Audra Martin is a field reporter on Minnesota Twins baseball and, for more than a decade, a studio host on Minnesota Wild hockey. Audra Martin joined FOX Sports North in October 2015 and her first Wild show came that same month. Before any of it she was an audience coordinator on Family Feud, and the first time her voice carried through a professional arena she was singing, not reporting.
| Fast facts: Audra Martin | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Field reporting on Minnesota Twins broadcasts and studio hosting on Minnesota Wild broadcasts |
| Current role | Field reporter, Twins broadcasts |
| Employer | Twins.TV. Her hockey work was for FanDuel Sports Network North, which shut down in April 2026 |
| Hometown | Elk Grove Village, Illinois |
| Education | University of Central Florida, broadcast journalism with a criminal justice minor |
| Previous roles | WKRN in Nashville, WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Atlanta Thrashers sideline reporter, audience coordinator on Family Feud |
| Hockey connection | None as a player. Her hockey work began as a fill-in reporter on Atlanta Thrashers games |
Why is Audra Martin not on Wild broadcasts?
Nothing has been announced either way, and that is the honest answer. What is on the record is that the Wild have published their Wild+ on-air roster twice without her on it. The club’s release of 21 July 2026, announcing the network, named Anthony LaPanta, Kevin Gorg, Katie Storm and Wes Walz.
A fuller version on 1 October 2026 set out the whole crew: LaPanta on play-by-play, Ryan Carter as lead analyst, Gorg rink-side, Storm and Walz hosting the pregame and postgame shows, and Alex Stalock and Lou Nanne on selected games. On the day the network was announced the Minnesota media writer Judd Zulgad reported that Mitch Helgerson, the Wild’s chief revenue officer, did not have confirmation on whether she would return as a host, and noted that she has been on Wild telecasts for several seasons but is full-time on Twins.TV.
So this is a question about a schedule, not a departure. No club, network or outlet has reported that she was replaced or let go. Her hockey employer also stopped existing: FanDuel Sports Network North wound down in April 2026 and the Wild took their telecasts in-house. The channels and streams for Wild games are in our guide to how to watch the Minnesota Wild.
What is Audra Martin’s career?
| Year | Role | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Broadcast journalism student, crowned Miss University of Central Florida | University of Central Florida |
| 2010 | Audience coordinator | Family Feud |
| 2011 | Fill-in sideline reporter, Thrashers | FOX Sports South |
| 2011 | Sports anchor and reporter | WAAY-TV, Huntsville |
| 2012 | Sports anchor and reporter, and Tennessee Titans sideline reporter | WKRN, Nashville |
| 2015 | Sideline reporter and host, Twins and Wild | FOX Sports North |
| 2025 | Field reporter | Twins.TV |
How did Audra Martin get into broadcasting?
Through daytime television, and a piece of advice she has repeated ever since. Pulltab Sports reports that she spent two years working directly with Steve Harvey as Family Feud’s audience coordinator, and that her parents were relieved she dropped an earlier plan to become a police officer.
FOX Sports North announced her on 14 October 2015, and the release lists her previous jobs newest first: three years at WKRN in Nashville, before that WAAY-TV in Huntsville, Alabama, and before that Atlanta. Read forwards, her route was Atlanta, then Huntsville, then Nashville, then Minnesota.
Does Audra Martin sing?
Yes, and in an arena before she ever held a microphone as a reporter. Audra Martin has sung since she was twelve, plays the violin, and performed the national anthem at a WNBA game for the Atlanta Dream in 2009. She sang God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch at Target Field on 4 August 2024, and WCCO Radio introduced her as a national anthem singer in August 2026 after another performance that season. She has also played the anthem on the violin alongside the Moorhead Orchestra.
Where is Audra Martin from?
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, in the north-western suburbs of Chicago. She went to Conant High School and then to the University of Central Florida, where she studied broadcast journalism with a minor in criminal justice. The Daily Herald covered her in February 2008 as a Conant graduate who had just been crowned Miss University of Central Florida and was heading for the Miss Florida pageant.
Has Audra Martin covered hockey before Minnesota?
Yes, for a team that no longer exists. Audra Martin filled in as a sideline reporter on Atlanta Thrashers games for FOX Sports South while working in the Atlanta Braves front office, and the Thrashers were sold to Winnipeg’s True North in May 2011 and became the Jets when the league approved the move that June.
Her high school sports were softball and cheerleading, and she has never played hockey.
How old is Audra Martin?
Audra Martin is 40 years old.
Is Audra Martin married?
She has never said publicly that she is married, but she posts regularly about her long-term partner, Adam.
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