Brooke Olzendam Biography
Brooke Olzendam is a renowned American sportscaster who currently works for the Portland Trail Blazers as part of their Root Sports Northwest broadcast team. Previously, Brooke worked with Fox Sports Indiana as a host of Pacers Live and sideline reporter for the Indiana Pacers. In addition, she works for the Pac-12 Network.
Olzendam is also famous as the founder of Brooke Hearts Your Heart, a program that raises money for Heart Health Awareness. This organization was founded in honor of her husband who died ten days after their wedding.
Brooke is the sideline reporter and pregame/halftime/postgame host for Portland Trail Blazers telecasts. She does sideline reporting for Pac-12 Network. Olzendam joined the Pacers after spending two seasons with the CBS College Sports Network as their primetime sideline reporter.
Moreover, she had worked as a sideline reporter for NBC Sports Northwest covering professional baseball to horse racing. He also served as the pregame/halftime/postgame host for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Brooke started her career as the host of Huskies All-Access, covering the Washington Huskies. She further performed sideline reporting for Huskies football and basketball and served as a host of Running’ with the Pac.
Brooke Olzendam Age
Olzendam is 42 years old as of 2023. She was born on August 12, 1981, in Spokane, Washington, the United States of America. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on August 12th every year.
Brooke Olzendam Husband
Olzendam is married to her husband Josh Bennett. Josh was working with Naval Intelligence in Nashville. Brooke met Josh in 2014 after her mother’s friend who was at a conference in Nashville connected with him via email.
At first, she did not want to meet him but later made up her mind and met him. The couple later married and are proud parents of their son Theo who was born in 2015.
Brooke Olzendam Baby, Children
Olzendam remarried after her first husband passed away after suffering a heart attack in 2011. After three years, she married Josh Bennett and had a son named Theo, born in 2015.
Brooke Olzendam Husband’s Death
Olzendam lost her husband Andy Collins in 2011 after suffering a heart attack ten days after their marriage. Andy was a former college football quarterback at Occidental College and the University of Oregon. In honor of her husband Andy, Brooke launched a campaign to raise money to conduct heart health awareness.
Brooke Olzendam Education
Olzendam attended Shadle Park High School in Spokane for her high school education. She later enrolled at Washington State University in 1999 where she earned a degree in communications majoring in broadcast news from Edward R. Murrow School of Communications in 2003.
Brooke Olzendam Net Worth
Olzendam has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million. Her income is mainly from her successful career as a broadcast journalist.
Brooke Olzendam Salary
Olzendam receives an approximate annual salary of between $40,000 – $110,500.