Talent

Tennis Channel's on-air talent team features Emmy Award-winning sportscasters, internationally renowned tennis commentators, and championship players.

Bill Macatee

Sports broadcasting veteran Bill Macatee provides a variety of roles for Tennis Channel. He originally began during Tennis Channel's nightly, prime-time centerpiece show, French Open Tonight, on which the celebrated broadcaster serves as producer and solo anchor.

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Ted Robinson

A two-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster, Robinson completed his fourth season of play-by-play with the New York Mets and 22nd season of Major League Baseball. Anchoring NBC's coverage of Wimbledon and the French Open since 2000, he has also broadcast the last 20 U.S. Open Tennis Championships for USA Network partnering with John McEnroe.

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Leif Shiras

Leif Shiras is part of the on-air broadcasting team at Tennis Channel, the first and only 24-hour cable television network devoted exclusively to tennis and other racquet sports. As an announcer and commentator, his coverage for the network has included hosting duties for the WTA Tour, the Fed Cup final and the Davis Cup semifinals and final. A former Grand Slam competitor, Shiras joined the network when it launched in 2003.

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Katrina Adams

Since joining the network in 2003, Katrina Adams has been the lead analyst for coverage of the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Women's Fed Cup Team competition. Her duties have also extended to analysis during live Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour coverage and hosting the "Fed Cup Preview" show.

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Chris Myers

Chris Myers, an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcasting veteran of more than 20 years, is host of The Tennis Channel's signature interview series - "Center Court with Chris Myers" - that debuted in May 2003.

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Murphy Jensen

Murphy Jensen, one of the most charismatic personalities in the tennis world, is host of Tennis Channel's "Open Access," which goes behind the scenes at tournaments throughout the year. On "Open Access" Jensen is "Living the Dream," as he would say, taking the series around the globe and sharing intimate moments with the stars of tennis and entertainment, including former President George Bush, Shaquille O'Neal and Pete Sampras.

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Mayleen Ramey

As one of the original VJ’s for mtvU - MTV’s college network - Mayleen landed any 20-something’s dream job and traveled the country, hosting shows and interviewing the hottest music acts. Since then she’s been on many red carpets as a correspondent for E! News, TV Guide and CelebTV. She also hosted “Six Degrees of X”, a reality competition featuring Carmen Electra , as well the quirky web sensation, “The Yahoo! Talent Show”. Currently, Mayleen is a red carpet correspondent for entertainment website, Radar Online and MTV. And now she also hosts, “Destination Tennis".

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Brian Webber

Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Brian Webber helps comprise the on-air broadcasting team at The Tennis Channel as a play-by-play announcer and studio host. Webber joined Tennis Channel in May 2003 and has worked on a variety of the network's premier events including the ATP and WTA Tour, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Hopman Cup, US Open Junior Championships and NCAA Division I tennis championships.

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Kate MacKenzie

Her travels and experience have lead MacKenzie to work with tennis players from all walks of life, politicians, rock stars, actors, athletes, wheel chair competitors, special olympians, ceo's, juniors, seniors, beginners and pros. A private coach and published author MacKenzie holds a BA in English from Carleton College and an MBA from Fordham University. She resides in Manhattan and Los Angeles.

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Barry MacKay

Barry MacKay provides color commentary, play-by-play and lead analysis for Tennis Channel's coverage of the top tennis tournaments in the world. MacKay is an accomplished, versatile broadcaster with 30 years of experience off the court that has teamed him with Arthur Ashe, Bud Collins, Beth Herr, Leif Shiras, among others and made him the voice U.S. fans tuned to for events such as the US Open, Wimbledon and ATP tennis.

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Ian Eagle

Ian Eagle joins Tennis Channel's French Open team as an on-air commentator. He joined CBS Sports in March 1998 as a play-by-play announcer for the CBS Television Network's coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.

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Barry Tompkins

Emmy Award winner Barry Tompkins is a member of the on-air talent for Tennis Channel, the first and only 24-hour cable television network devoted exclusively to tennis and all other racquet sports. One of the sports world's most respected broadcasters, Tompkins has a virtually peerless career of nearly 40 years. He is Tennis Channel's lead play-by-play announcer for the International Tennis Federation Women's Fed Cup competition, and also serves as commentator and analyst for both the men's and women's professional tours.

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