| Birth Date: | 25 May 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Occupation: | Sports Broadcaster |
| Known For: | SportsCentre, TSN |
Natasha Staniszewski (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian sports reporter and media host for the Calgary Flames and Calgary Stampeders. She is a former anchor on SportsCentre, TSN's flagship news and information show.[1]
Staniszewski began her career in 2006 as a news reporter at CTV Yorkton in Saskatchewan, before moving to sports reporting at CTV Prince Albert.[2] In 2007, she relocated to CTV Saskatoon as the station's sports anchor and reporter, covering the WHL and university athletics.[3]
Two years later, Staniszewski returned to CTV Edmonton in 2009, where she covered the Edmonton Oilers, the Edmonton Eskimos and the 2010 Grey Cup, and anchored the station's top-rated nightly and weekend sportscasts. After covering the 2010 Grey Cup, TSN vice-president Mark Melliere was looking for someone to fill Jennifer Hedger's anchor position while she left for maternity leave.[4] Staniszewski eventually co-hosted the weekend SportsCentre alongside Bryan Mudryk following Holly Horton's departure in 2011. Soon after, she moved over to the morning SportsCentre co-hosting with Kate Beirness, becoming the first regular female duo to anchor the show.[5] She then anchored SportsCentre regularly with another female, Lindsay Hamilton, and the female duo acted as the alternative morning show to SC with Jay and Dan.[1]
On February 4, 2021 after 10 years at TSN, Staniszewski was let go as part of a series of layoffs at Bell Media.[6] On March 8, 2022, it was announced that she had been hired by Calgary Sports and Entertainment as a media host for the Calgary Flames and Calgary Stampeders.[7]
Staniszewski was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and is of Polish descent.
She was an athlete growing up, excelling in basketball and volleyball, won a provincial title in volleyball in high school. She then earned a business degree from the University of Alberta but decided at the age of 26 that she did not want to pursue a career in business, but rather a career as a sports broadcaster. She went on to complete her broadcasting degree at NAIT in Edmonton.