Turner was previously an analyst and reporter for Atlanta Dream and ACC games on Bally Sports
Bally Sports Southeast welcomes Tabitha Turner as its new reporter for Atlanta Hawks telecasts in 2023-24.
“Atlanta has been home to me for over a decade, from playing my college ball at Georgia Tech, to rooting my life here and embracing the CULTURE of this city,” said Turner. “I couldn’t be more excited to tell the stories of the Atlanta Hawks organization and highlight these incredibly talented athletes on and off the court.”
Turner has been an analyst and reporter for the networks’ Atlanta Dream coverage over the last three years and five years total going back to 2017. She was also an analyst and sideline reporter for ACC women’s basketball games on the regional sports network from 2019-23.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Tabitha to our Atlanta Hawks coverage,” said Jamie Shapiro, Executive Producer at Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast. “As a high-level player herself, she brings a unique perspective to the reporter role and we’re excited for her to share those insights.”
Turner has been very active as a broadcaster in Atlanta, including several roles calling basketball games in the area. She was a sideline reporter for the Hawks’ G-League team, the College Park Skyhawks, on Peachtree TV in 2021-22, a color analyst for Georgia Tech men’s and women’s basketball games on ACC Network/ESPN since 2018, a color analyst for Kennesaw State women’s basketball games on ESPN3 in 2021-22 and a radio color analyst for Georgia Tech women’s basketball games on WREK 91.1 FM from 2016-19.
Other Atlanta roles include working as a sideline reporter and interim arena host for the Georgia Swarm on CW69 and Bleacher Report Live since December, 2016. She has been a sideline reporter for high school football games on Georgia Public Broadcasting since November, 2021, as well as an in-studio analyst for the 2022 GHSA Girl’s Basketball Championship on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
A Miami native, Turner has worked as an engineer since graduating from Georgia Tech in 2010 with degrees in civil engineering and business management, where she played college basketball for the Yellow Jackets. She started work as a civil engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2011 and moved back to Atlanta in 2016 to work for the Georgia Department of Transportation and start her broadcasting career.
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