Darren M. Haynes

Darren M. Haynes (born April 20, 1981) is an American sportscaster who joined ESPN in February 2014. He was previously a sports anchor for Al Jazeera America and WHDH (TV) in Boston MA.

Broadcasting career

Haynes' first television sports reporting job was with Rob Parker's SportsRap in Detroit in 2005.

Haynes then worked at ABC affiliate WLAJ in Lansing, Michigan, in 2006 as a reporter and sports anchor. His reporting duties included the Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Michigan State athletics, and high school sports.

Haynes also worked at CBS affiliate WBKB-TV in Alpena, Michigan in 2007, where he was a sports director

He then worked at KGBT-TV in Harlingen, Texas, from 2007–2010, where he was a sports anchor and reporter. During his three years at KGBT, he was Texas AP Sportscaster of the year in 2008 and Rio Grande Valley Sports Broadcaster of year in 2008 and 2009.

He then joined KABB in San Antonio, Texas from 2010–2012, as a sports anchor and reporter on Maximum Sports. At KABB, Haynes was nominated for two broadcaster Emmy Awards. He also worked a KMYS as a sideline reporter for Thursday Night Lights high school football show.

He then joined WHDH (TV) in Boston, Massachusetts from 2012–2013, as a sports anchor and reporter. He also was a sports anchor at Al Jazeera America in New York, New York in 2013.

Haynes then joined ESPN and debuted on March 13, 2014, on the 3:00 p.m. ET edition of Sportscenter

Personal life

Haynes is a Connecticut native, a graduate of Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut, and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi

Player career

Haynes was a highly recruited running back at Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Connecticut,. He attended University of Rhode Island on a full athletic football scholarship before transferring to play college football at the University of New Haven. There he broke the single game rushing record and received numerous NCAA accolades from both UNH and Wayne State University.

References

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    1. ↑ http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/02/darren-haynes-join-espn/
    2. ↑ http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20140226/woodbridges-darren-haynes-joining-espn-as-studio-anchor
    3. ↑ http://wsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=&rp_id=2020
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