JAMIE EDMONDS

The Local 4 sports team drafted Jamie Edmonds in January 2013. Today, she anchors sports coverage Saturdays at 6 pm and 11 pm, and on Sundays at 6 pm, in addition to hosting Sports Final Edition. Before joining the Local 4 sports team, Jamie was a sports anchor/reporter at WEYI/NBC25 in Flint. She covered local, college, and Detroit teams. Before her time in Flint, she worked for several years in Lansing at WILX-TV. The Emmy-nominated reporter is a graduate of the University of Delaware where she and her figure skating team won a national title in 2002. She also has a graduate degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Her nearly 15 years in broadcasting include two Michigan Association of Broadcasters “best sportscast" awards. Edmonds has also been nominated twice for Michigan Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

Jennifer Hammond

When Jennifer Hammond was five years old, her dad first put a microphone in her hand. She confidently said, “Hello Sports fans” — and the rest is history. Today she is a Sports Reporter at Fox 2 Detroit. She began her career working as a receptionist at an audio production company. Here she met peers in the industry and upgraded her audition tape. Hammond received the opportunity to try out at Shadow Traffic and landed a full-time job. In November of 1997, after being a freelancer at Fox 2, a shift in management landed her a job in the sports department. Hammond has earned two Emmy awards for her work. The constant feedback and interaction with viewers and Detroit sports fans are among the most rewarding parts of her job.

Jeanna Trotman

Jeanna Trotman is the weekend sports anchor on 7 Action News at 6 pm and 11 pm on WXYZ, and at 10 pm on WMYD. She is also a sports reporter during the week, working in collaboration with Sports Director Brad Galli. Trotman was born in Detroit and raised in Detroit sports. If she wasn’t watching sports, she was playing sports and always loved to write. Trotman was raised as the only girl in her family, so growing a career in sports journalism was a natural path. She graduated from Henry Ford II High School in Sterling Heights before earning a Communication degree at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She also completed a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism with a specialization in Sports Reporting at Boston University. With professional to collegiate sports experience, Trotman prides herself on storytelling with an emphasis on local sports. Going from a small market to her hometown of Detroit, Trotman values and understands the role sports plays within a community.

Helping youth find their GREATness.

In partnership with the Detroit Police Department and community volunteers, Detroit PAL is helping youth find their greatness through athletic, academic, and leadership development programs. Detroit PAL enjoys a long history of providing quality sports and youth enrichment programs to Detroit-area youth. PAL has been serving kids in and around the city of Detroit since 1969. Throughout the years, an estimated 300,000 participants have been served through PALs programming. The organization offers programs in 12 different sports to more than 8,500 youth annually (ages 4-19) as well as youth enrichment opportunities. Learn more at