Katrina Hancock
Local 4 Sports
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Katrina Hancock joined Bernie Smilovitz and the Local 4 sports department in December 2006.In addition to reporting on Detroit's always thriving sports scene on Local 4 News, Katrina also stepped into the role of host of the weekly Sports Final Edition airing Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m.Katrina's career in the sports broadcasting business reads like a minor-league baseball player's.She spent her first 17 months in Cheyenne, Wyo., at KGWN (Single-A), a year and a half at KSNT in Topeka, Kan. (Double-A), and the past three years at WTVG in Toledo, Ohio (Triple-A). She finally got called up to the major leagues in December of 2006 when she accepted the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter position here at Local 4. She's covered nearly every major sporting event in her eight-year career.Katrina graduated in 2000 from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Bachelor of Science in Communications. Before considering a career in television, she had aspirations of becoming a doctor. The obvious choice at the end of five years of college was sports broadcasting.If you would like to contact Katrina, you can e-mail her.Follow Katrina on Twitter @KatrinaHancock.
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