1. Dan Hellie was born on May 23,1975 and is an American sports announcer for Fox Sports and the UFC.
20 Facts About Dan Hellie
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Dan Hellie was a sports anchor for WRC-TV, an NBC affiliate in Washington, DC.
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Dan Hellie moved to Shoshone, Idaho until he was in fourth grade, then to Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Dan Hellie's mother was a middle school teacher for Montgomery County and his father worked at the Interior Department.
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Dan Hellie attended Magruder High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball.
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Dan Hellie attended the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
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In 2014, Dan Hellie was awarded the University of Tennessee Alumni Promise Award.
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Dan Hellie began his career in Alexandria, Minnesota, as an editor, producer and reporter.
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Dan Hellie received an Associated Press award for best feature story for a segment he did on bull riding in which he rode a bull for eight seconds.
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In July 2006, Dan Hellie moved to WRC-TV in Washington DC area where he served as an anchor-reporter.
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In 2011, Dan Hellie was awarded Emmys for Outstanding Sports Anchor and Outstanding Sports Daily or Weekly Programs.
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Dan Hellie has contributed to several segments nominated for Emmy awards nominations on NFL Total Access, including Emmys for Outstanding Studio Show-Daily and the Shorty Award for Best Social Integration with Live Television.
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Dan Hellie is the play-by-play announcer for Tennessee Titans preseason games with fellow NFL Network analyst Charles Davis.
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On July 11,2017, Hellie joined former UFC Lightweight Yves Edwards to launch Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender series which aired digitally on UFC Fight Pass.
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Dan Hellie teamed with Snoop Dogg and UFC Hall of Fame Inductee Urijah Faber on the series.
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Dan Hellie is the host of the UFC's official Weigh-In Show, which is done for most pay-per-view events.
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Dan Hellie is joined by Laura Sanko, Daniel Cormier and a special guest analyst.
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Since March 2023, Dan Hellie has hosted all Power Slap slap-fighting events alongside Michael Bisping.
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In 2008, Dan Hellie presented the commencement speech at his alma mater, Magruder High School.
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Dan Hellie was inducted into the Magruder Athletic Hall of Fame on October 26,2012.