Emily Harlan

Emily Harlan is an experienced Sports Reporter and Host who was born and raised in Southern California. She has over 12 years of experience in broadcasting, reporting and hosting.

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She currently is the Digital and In Arena Host for the San Jose Sharks as well as a contributor for the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcasts. Wanting to expand her hosting role beyond sports, Emily is also the afternoon drive host for Bay Country 94.5. Previously Emily worked as a Host and Reporter for FOX Sports San Diego covering the Anaheim Ducks, San Diego Padres, San Diego Gulls and more! She has appeared on FOX Sports West's weekly television series, 'Ducks Weekly' as well as on other FOX Sports television and digital platforms. 

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She was also a Co Host on Fox5 for a biweekly televised segment 'Gulls All Access' that she helped launch in 2019. The show gave fans a behind the scenes look at stories surrounding the San Diego Gulls.

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Another of her roles was working for the San Diego Gulls as the In Arena Host, Digital Correspondent and Entertainment Coordinator. Her role included interviewing the team, in-arena hosting for up to 12,920 fans per night, writing and hosting monthly recap pieces as well as community segments and bringing digital content directly to the fans.

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Emily also appeared twice on the sports debate show 'Going Roggin' on NBC. She made it to the top 6 out of hundreds of contestants on 'The Choice'.

 

Emily was the pre and post game host for the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League where she interviewed players and coaches and was the color commentator for weekly games. She was also the sports reporter for Fullerton College Athletics where she wrote and recorded her own content for game recaps, hosted Hall Of Fame red carpet events, wrote blog posts to be featured on the web and was given the Sports Reporter of the Year award.

 

Her favorite highlights of her career so far have been interviewing Teemu Selanne and Willie O'Ree.  

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From Emily: "I love meeting passionate sports fans and hearing about what makes them so dedicated to their favorite teams. I grew up in a sports family and love talking about, watching and cheering for every sport you can imagine."

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Emily received her bachelor's degree from California State University, Long Beach in Communication Studies and also studied Radio and TV Sports Broadcasting at Fullerton College.

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She has trained with some of the best hosting coaches, including Emmy nominated Suzanne Sena.

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Emily was a host for AfterbuzzTV which is owned by Maria Menounos.

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"Something special happens when people follow their passions" -Craig Sager