Meredith Marakovits

Meredith Marakovits was born on July 22, 1983, in Walnutport, Pennsylvania. She attended Allentown Central Catholic High School, where she excelled in volleyball, earning recognition as the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Most Valuable Player and achieving first-team all-District 11 honors. She graduated in 2001 and received a scholarship to play volleyball at La Salle University, where she graduated in 2005 with a degree in Communications. Her collegiate athletic career was impacted by lower-leg injuries, which led her to explore a career in sports broadcasting. During college, she interned at Fox Sports in Los Angeles as a production assistant on the MLB on Fox pregame show, which solidified her interest in the field.

Marakovits began her professional career in 2005 as a reporter and photographer with Service Electric in Allentown, Pennsylvania, covering local high school and college sports. She worked as a sideline reporter for college football, indoor football, and college basketball broadcasts. In 2006, she joined SportsTalk Philadelphia on 950 ESPN/97.5 The Fanatic as a third voice on the morning radio show. When Service Electric acquired the rights to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Double-A and Triple-A teams in 2008, she expanded into baseball coverage, reporting on the Reading Fightin Phils and hosting pre- and post-game shows for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. During this period, she also secured a segment on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia’s “farm report” and covered the 2009 Yankees-Phillies World Series for SportsNet New York (SNY).

In 2010, Marakovits transitioned to ESPN 1050, covering the New York Mets and New York Yankees, and in April 2011, she moved to WFAN-AM 660, providing overnight updates and fill-in reporting for shows like “Boomer and Carton.” She continued her roles as an anchor for SNY, contributing to programs such as The Wheelhouse, Daily News Live, and GEICO Sportsnite. She also served as a Philadelphia 76ers sideline reporter and contributor to Toyota Sportsnite for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, along with being a fill-in anchor for Comcast SportsNet New England. In March 2012, Marakovits was named the New York Yankees clubhouse reporter for the YES Network, succeeding Kim Jones. In this current role, she reports on the team for YES Network’s Yankees game telecasts, pre- and post-game shows, Yankees Batting Practice Today, and Yankees Hot Stove programs. She also periodically hosts Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows and has made guest appearances on MLB Network shows like The Rundown and MLB Now. Since 2023, she has hosted special Batting Practice All-Access shows from Yankee Stadium. She is a nine-time New York Emmy Award winner, including two in 2023 for her reporting and pre-game coverage, and another in 2024 for her role in YES’ season-long Yankees game coverage.