 Profile
| One of the top Junior Olympic track and field athletes in high school, Rebecca Haarlow attended Princeton University and later channeled her energy into a career as a sports broadcaster and television host. At Princeton, Ms. Haarlow was First Team All-Ivy, captain of the Track and Field team, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Tiger Inn Club, and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with an emphasis in American Studies and the Civil War. Originally from Chicago, the sports and history buff began her professional career working in San Francisco as an intern for ABC, NBC, and the Golden State Warriors. Later, she used her familiarity with the NBA to land a position as a co-host of the television series Kingswatch, which covers the Sacramento Kings. Between 2003 and 2006, Ms. Haarlow also worked for the San Jose Sharks, SAP Open, and San Jose Stealth as a Public Relations Coordinator and reporter for Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, before she eventually joined Fox Sports Net (FSN) in Los Angeles. Making her national television debut in 2007, Ms. Haarlow traveled to Australia with FSN as a host of the Aussie Millions poker tournament. Most recently, Ms. Haarlow is the Sideline Reporter for the Portland Trail Blazers and a broadcaster for the Big Ten Network (BTN) in Chicago. When BTN launched in August 2007, she was one of the network’s initial hires to cover college football and various other NCAA sports. One of the youngest broadcasters in the NBA, Ms. Haarlow is in her second season with the Trail Blazers. Working directly for the team, she is one of three television broadcasters who travels with the Blazers to cover both home and away games. Duties include providing insight from the sideline and timeouts, interviewing players and coaches, and producing features for pre and postgame shows.
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