Telly Hughes
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.{{Cite web |last=Bleachers |first=Right Field |title=Telly Hughes Interview |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/152161-telly-hughes-interview |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-14 |title=Telly Hughes out as Bucks TV broadcaster |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/telly-hughes-out-bucks |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=OnMilwaukee}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=B. T. N. |date=2022-07-26 |title=Big Ten Network Announces 2022 College Football Broadcaster Lineup |url=https://btn.com/2022/07/26/big-ten-network-announces-2022-college-football-broadcaster-lineup/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Big Ten Network |language=en-US}}
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Category:Baseball players from East St. Louis, Illinois
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Category:American television sports anchors
Category:College basketball announcers in the United States
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Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters