Marion Reimers

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reimers and the second or maternal family name is Tusche.

Marion Reimers
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Reimers in 2017
Born
Marion Renate Reimers Tusche

(1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 36)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesLa Reimers
Alma materTecnológico de Monterrey
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Occupation
  • Sports journalist
  • commentator
  • television host
Years active2006–present
TelevisionCentral Fox (2008–July 2021)
Fox Sports Radio Mexico (2017–July 2021)
TNT Sports Mexico (August 2021–present)
Academic background
Academic work
InstitutionsTecnológico de Monterrey de la Ciudad de Mexico

Marion Renate Reimers Tusche (born 2 August 1985)[1][2] is a Mexican sports journalist, commentator and television host. She is currently signed to TNT Sports Mexico. She is best known for her tenure with Fox Sports Mexico and Fox Deportes, where she anchored the nightly sports news program Central Fox from 2008 to 2021.[3][4] She is also the co-founder and president of the non-profit, non-government organization Versus.[5]

Early life and education[]

Marion Renate Reimers Tusche was born on 2 August 1985 in Mexico City. She is of German descent.[6] She has played sports such as swimming, tennis, football and athletics since she was four years old, and was a karate national champion.[7] She studied art history and photography in Florence, Italy, but later decided to study communications at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she graduated in 2010.[8][9]

In 2014, Reimers earned a master's degree in journalism from the Universidad Torcuato di Tella, in association with the newspaper La Nación.[3]

Career[]

Reimers began her career as an editor for the North Cone of Fox Sports Latin America in 2006. In 2007 she began her broadcasting career, first as a reporter and then as weekend anchor of Diario Fox Sports. In 2008 she became the main presenter of Central Fox sports news show which airs in Latin America on Fox Sports and in the United States on Fox Deportes. She has covered numerous events, including the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, FIFA World Cup in 2010, 2014, and 2018, UEFA Champions League in 2015, 2016 and 2019, and Copa Libertadores.[3]

Reimers began calling Liga MX Femenil matches on Fox Sports 2 in Mexico as a match analyst and co-commentator when the league was launched in July 2017. She became the lead play-by-play commentator in July 2019.[10] She was also the play-by-play commentator for 4 German Bundesliga men's matches on Fox Sports Mexico and Fox Sports Central America in May-June 2020 when the Bundesliga resumed play after a 2-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

As the play-by-play commentator, Reimers begins each fútbol match broadcast at the first half kickoff with her signature catch phase "Con el privilegio de estar siempre cerca del balón." (meaning "With the privilege of always being close to the ball.")[12]

On 1 June 2019, Reimers became the first Hispanic woman to broadcast the UEFA Champions League Final, where she was a match analyst and co-commentator on Fox Sports Mexico and Fox Sports Central America.[13][14]

On 4 August 2021, Reimers announced that she has left Fox Sports Mexico after fifteen years to go to TNT Sports Mexico, where she will continue to broadcast UEFA Champions League matches and finals.[15]

Other ventures[]

Business[]

In May 2021, Reimers, alongside her partner Leonora Milán, joined the minority investor group of National Women's Soccer League team Washington Spirit.[16]

Philanthropy[]

Reimers identifies as a feminist. In 2017, she co-founded Versus, a non-profit, non-government organization devoted to bringing public awareness and combating gender, racial, and class discrimination in sports journalism.[17] She also serves as the organization's president. The organization launched with a viral video on YouTube featuring Reimers, Vero Rodríguez and Jimena Sánchez. The video shows how they are met with harmful, violent and misogynistic comments because of their role as women in sports.[18][19][20][21]

Writing[]

Reimers has contributed to publications such as La Nación and The New York Times.[22][23] Her first book, ¡Juega como niña! (Play like a Girl!), was published on 16 April 2021.[24]

Personal life[]

In 2012, Reimers moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, as part of an employment exchange with the South Cone of Fox Sports Latin America while she studied for her master's degree. She is fluent in Spanish, English, German, and Italian. Her hobbies include reading, photography, and music.[25]

Reimers is a journalism professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey de la Ciudad de Mexico.[26]

Reimers identifies as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.[27] She is in a relationship with scientist and broadcaster Leonora Milán.[28][29]

Coverage[]

Reimers has covered the following events and leagues for Fox Sports Mexico:

Publications[]

Awards[]

In 2008, Reimers was awarded the Medal of Merit in Communications and Journalism in Mexico. In 2012, she was awarded the "Female Revelation in Sports Journalism" award by the Higher Institute of Sports Journalism in Buenos Aires.

In 2015, Reimers became the first Mexican woman to be nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in the United States. She was nominated for Outstanding On-Air Sports Personality in Spanish.[3][30]

References[]

  1. ^ septiembre, Eve Alcalá González 25; Junio 3rd, 2018; 2020. "Marion Reimers: El deporte es un romance que dura para toda la vida". Luchadoras (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "FOX Sports MX on Twitter: "¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS! ¿Qué sería del periodismo deportivo en México, sin los aportes de @LaReimers? ¡Enhorabuena Marion!".
  3. ^ a b c d "Marion Reimers | Fox Sports PressPass". Fox Sports PressPass. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ México, El Universal. "Marion Reimers, mujer que hace historia (Marion Reimers, woman who makes history)". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ "What the Women's World Cup Says about Gender Equality". iadb.org. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Comentaristas deportivos que no nacieron en México o tienen raíces de otros países". La Razón. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Marion Reimers: "Las mujeres en la industria de los deportes llegamos para quedarnos"". Futbol RF (in Spanish). 21 May 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Tecnológico de Monterrey". fr-fr.facebook.com (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Marion Reimers: una periodista deportiva que lucha por la equidad". tec.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Marion Reimers, María Fernanda Mora y Mónica Arredondo, hablan de la actualidad de la Liga MX Femenil". Futbol Total: Un juego auténtico lleno de nobleza y emoción. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "¿Quién es Marion Reimers y por qué critican cómo narra la Bundesliga? | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. ^ publimetro. "Marion Reimers, la primera mexicana en comentar una Final de Champions". Publimetro Test. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. ^ Salmerón, Cristina. "Marion Reimers, la primera mujer en narrar la final de Champions League". mexico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. ^ La final de la Champions por Fox Sports, retrieved 20 March 2021
  15. ^ "Marion Reimers deja Fox Sports para seguir narrando la Champions League en otra televisora". Bolavip Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  16. ^ Small, Jordan (10 May 2021). "The Washington Spirit Investor Group Expands with the Addition of Washington Capitals Star Alex Ovechkin, Nastya Ovechkina and 11 Other Business and Community Leaders » Washington Spirit". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  17. ^ "¿Quiénes sómos?". Versus (in Spanish). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  18. ^ Daen, Arturo. "Conductoras y periodistas deportivas vs. la discriminación (Presenters and sports journalists vs. discrimination)". animalpolitico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  19. ^ Versus AC (11 February 2017), Versus México, por la igualdad de género, retrieved 26 November 2017
  20. ^ "Con un video, conductoras deportivas denuncian acoso sexual (With a video, sports conductors denounce sexual harassment)". Televisa News (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  21. ^ "ONG expone acoso sexual a conductoras de Fox Sports (non-profit organization exposes sexual harassment to Fox Sports presenters)" (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Últimas noticias de Autor - Marion Reimers - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  23. ^ null (8 December 2018). "¿Por qué los fanáticos del futbol perdonan los pecados de sus ídolos?". The New York Times (in Spanish). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  24. ^ González, chilango-Carlos Hugo (3 June 2021). "¡Juega como niña!, de Marion Reimers: deportes sin prejuicios". chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Marion Reimers, periodista mexicana, deja con la boca abierta a Jürgen Klopp con una sola frase". es-us.deportes.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Marion Reimers". Fox Sports PressPass. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  27. ^ "Voces del Orgullo (Parte 2)". Life and Style (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Marion Reimers on Instagram: "No hay fotos suficientes para ilustrar lo que vivo contigo y cómo me siento, pero elijo esta por ser la primera. Un lustro, el más maravilloso. Salud por todos los que vienen, @leosrobot