Martine Gaillard | |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1971 |
Birth Place: | Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Known For: | Co-host of the Sportsnet Central program. |
Martine Gaillard (; born May 21, 1971) is a Canadian sports television personality currently working for Rogers Sportsnet as a co-host of the Sportsnet Central program.
After graduating from Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Gaillard attended Ryerson University, from which she graduated with a degree in Radio and Television Arts.[1] Gaillard then worked for a time at The Weather Network and as a game host for Toronto Maple Leafs broadcasts before joining The Score as their first-ever female anchor.[2]
During her time at The Score, Gaillard co-hosted The Score Tonight alongside Greg Sansone for six years and covered events such as the 2000 World Series (a.k.a. the "Subway Series"), MLB and NHL all-star games.[3] She was also hired as part of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada team, and got to work rinkside at hockey games with her idol, CBC hockey anchor Ron MacLean.[4]
In August 2005, it was announced that Gaillard had taken a job at Rogers Sportsnet.[5] She made her debut on the network on October 4, 2005 as co-anchor of Sportsnetnews alongside Mike Toth.