Tara Slone

Most people are lucky to have one successful career but thats not the case for actorturnedrockerturnedmorning show hostturned hockey broadcaster Tara Slone Tara first pursued her passion for music professionally by becoming the lead singer of the Junonominated rock group Joydrop and then as a finalist on the hit CBS series Rockstar INXS Tara also appeared in dozens of films television shows and stage productions early in her entertainment career In 2010 Tara became host of Breakfast Television Calgary where she spent five years It was there that she was given the opportunity to work in the world of sports acting as a regular contributor to Sportsnet Canadas 1 Sports channel covering the WHL and USports hockey curling soccer and bobsleigh For 8 years Tara cohosted the groundbreaking NHL broadcast Rogers Hometown Hockey alongside Ron MacLean where she became the first woman to host a national NHL show Tara also helmed the weekly Sportsnet series Top of HER Game in 2020 and 2021 focusing on stories of empowered women in the world of sports Tara is also a 2021 Canadian Screen Award nominee for her work on the CityTV music program Budweiser Stage at Home Tara Slone uses her extensive experience from theatre music and broadcasting to connect to her audiences on multiple levels as a genuine entertainment professional