Daniella Bruce: Red Wings Reporter and a Radio First

Daniella Bruce of the Detroit Red Wings broadcast

Daniella Bruce is a broadcast reporter for the Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers, working for both clubs under the same ownership. Daniella Bruce became the first woman to appear on a Red Wings radio broadcast in January 2022, providing analysis alongside play-by-play announcer Ken Kal during a game in Los Angeles. She had already covered the club for nearly five seasons by then, as a digital reporter rather than an on-air one.

Fast facts: Daniella Bruce
Known for	Reporting on Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers broadcasts, and a first on Red Wings radio
Current role	Broadcast reporter, Red Wings and Tigers
Employer	Ilitch Sports + Entertainment
Education	Michigan State University, broadcast journalism, class of 2016
Previous roles	Digital reporter and producer for the Red Wings; internships at a local public television station and at ESPN
Hockey connection	None as a player. She came to hockey through the club’s digital team

Who is Daniella Bruce?

Daniella Bruce is one of three broadcast reporters on Detroit Red Wings telecasts, and the club confirmed her role for 2026-27 in its broadcast announcement on 18 September 2026, alongside Logan Reever and Trevor Thompson. The same release marks the 30th season of Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond as the lead television pair.

She works for the clubs rather than for a network. Ilitch Sports + Entertainment owns both the Red Wings and the Tigers, and Bruce reports on both. The channels and streams for every team are in our guide to how to watch NHL hockey.

Was Daniella Bruce the first woman on a Red Wings broadcast?

On radio, yes. In January 2022, Bruce became the first woman on a Detroit Red Wings radio broadcast, providing analysis alongside Ken Kal during a game in Los Angeles.

What is Daniella Bruce’s career?

Year	Role	Outlet
Student years	Internships at a local public television station and at ESPN	Michigan State University
2016	Graduated, broadcast journalism	Michigan State University
About 2017	Digital reporter and producer, Red Wings	Ilitch Sports + Entertainment
2022	First woman on a Red Wings radio broadcast	Red Wings radio
Since	Broadcast reporter, Red Wings and Tigers	Ilitch Sports + Entertainment

Daniella Bruce covered the Red Wings for nearly five seasons before appearing on one of their broadcasts. The digital job came first, and the microphone came later.

Her interest started early. She has said it began around the age of eleven or twelve, that she grew up in a family of boys, and that the journalist who made the job look possible was Shannon Hogan, then working for Fox Sports Detroit and now hosting Islanders coverage in New York.

Does Daniella Bruce cover the Tigers as well?

Yes, and that depends on who employs her. Ilitch Sports + Entertainment owns the Red Wings and the Tigers, and Bruce is a broadcast reporter for both, which means a working year that runs from NHL training camp in September through to the end of a baseball season.

It also means she is one of the few reporters in American sports whose two beats share an owner, an arena district, and a digital department, not just a city.

Where did Daniella Bruce go to school?

Michigan State University, where she earned a broadcast journalism degree and graduated in 2016, and where she interned at a local public television station and at ESPN. MSU has since featured her on its alumni podcast to tell her story.

Does Daniella Bruce have a Wikipedia page?

No. The page that comes up on the surname belongs to Bruce Martyn, the Red Wings’ radio voice for more than thirty years and a Hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster, which is a coincidence worth enjoying: the first woman on a Red Wings radio broadcast is outranked on her own name by the man who defined Red Wings radio.