Jenn Hildreth and Aimee Leone: Authors of "Tough As A Mother"
Release Date: 05/06/2025
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info_outlineHappy Mother's Day to all the fabulous moms in the world!
This week as a special bonus Mother's Day episode on The Hamilton Review, we are so happy to welcome the authors of the book, "Tough As A Mother" - Jenn Hildreth and Aimee Leone!
In this conversation, Jenn and Aimee discuss their experiences as working mothers in the sports world. They also share all the details of their amazing book (which makes a great gift for Mother's Day!) including why they decided to write it, some of the outstanding women that inspire them and so much more.
Jenn and Aimee demonstrate many reason why women are incredible, powerful and strong - a perfect tribute to mothers and women everywhere.
Don't miss this wonderful episode and Happy Mother's Day!
Jenn Hildreth is an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster with more than two decades of experience as a play-by-play commentator, studio host and reporter. A year-round play-by-play for ESPN and ACC Network, Hildreth regularly calls the NCAA Women’s College Cup, women’s basketball and softball properties across ESPN platforms.
Hildreth has called FIFA Women’s World Cup matches across multiple editions of the tournament for FOX Sports since 2015 and calls PxP for MLS on AppleTV. Among the more active national network commentators in women’s soccer, Hildreth’s résumé includes the college, professional and international levels of the sport, including the NWSL. Her international soccer work includes NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games (both men’s and women’s), ESPN’s coverage of UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, the U.S. Women’s National Team and the Women’s International Champions Cup. Additionally, she has called MLS for FOX Sports and men’s college soccer for ESPN.
Beyond soccer, Hildreth’s experience includes play-by-play duties for college basketball, softball and gymnastics as well as studio hosting and sideline reporting for NBA, MLB and college football. She also has appeared on SEC Network, the Big Ten Network, Turner Sports, FOX Sports South and Raycom Sports (syndication).
Hildreth attended Emory University, where she played goalkeeper on their soccer team and was a three-sport athlete, lettering in soccer, basketball and track & field. She resides in the Atlanta area with her husband and two daughters.
Aimee Leone is the Senior Vice President of Talent Relations at FOX Sports, where she leads a dynamic team focused on managing and developing on-air talent across all platforms, while providing strategic support for broadcast programming.
With over two decades of experience in the sports media industry, Aimee’s career has spanned leadership roles at some of the biggest names in television. Before joining FOX Sports, she served as Vice President of the Broadcasting and Speakers Divisions at WME/IMG, where she led talent representation and played an integral role in the company’s transition following the WME-IMG merger.
Prior to that, Aimee spent 17 years at NBC, working closely with legendary NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol. There, she helped drive the network’s evolution into a 24/7 sports powerhouse with the launch of NBCSN and earned four Emmy Awards for her work on Olympic coverage.
Aimee is also deeply committed to mentorship and service. She has been involved with the Women’s Sports Foundation, the March of Dimes New York Division, Women of FOX Sports, and serves as a mentor through FOX’s partnership with American Corporate Partners.
A proud graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Broadcasting and a minor in Journalism, Aimee is a native New Yorker who now resides in Los Angeles with her family. Her story is featured in Tough as a Mother, the newly released anthology that explores the powerful intersection of motherhood and elite careers in sports and media.
How to contact Jenn and Aimee:
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