Telly Hughes is an American television sports personality and Big Ten Network host.
Personal life
A native of Cahokia, Illinois, Hughes lives in Milwaukee with his family and is a graduate of Illinois State University where he pitched for the baseball team.
Career
He worked as a weekend sports anchor at WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia. Later on, he worked for WHO and KPLR before transferring to Fox Sports North covering the Minnesota Twins, Timberwolves, and Wild for one year.
He previously worked for Fox Sports Wisconsin as a sideline reporter and host for Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks telecasts. In 2009, he joined the network after spending a few years in the Twin Cities working for Fox Sports North. Hughes currently provides studio coverage for the Big Ten Network.
References
- Bleachers, Right Field. "Telly Hughes Interview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- "Telly Hughes out as Bucks TV broadcaster". OnMilwaukee. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- Communications, B. T. N. (2022-07-26). "Big Ten Network Announces 2022 College Football Broadcaster Lineup". Big Ten Network. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- Living people
- Baseball players from East St. Louis, Illinois
- Mass media people from Minneapolis
- Illinois State Redbirds baseball players
- Minnesota Wild announcers
- Minnesota Twins announcers
- Minnesota Timberwolves announcers
- Milwaukee Brewers announcers
- Milwaukee Bucks announcers
- American television sports anchors
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- NBA broadcasters
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- People from Cahokia, Illinois