Niagara Falls basketball reporter hired by Miami Heat in NBA

Amy Audibert is taking her talents to Miami — again.

The Niagara Falls native, who has become a trusted on-screen presence in Canada on telecasts of the Toronto Raptors, Raptors 905 and Canadian Elite Basketball League games, has found a new spot in the sports media world. Audibert, who recently departed from Sportsnet, has been hired by the Miami Heat as their radio analyst and TV studio analyst.

Last season, Audibert was part of the Raptors broadcast crew as a sideline reporter and studio analyst on Sportsnet. For the past few seasons, the Niagara College alumna had also been the sideline reporter for CEBL telecasts that stream and air on CBC platforms. The CEBL has teams in Hamilton and St. Catharines.

Per Heat: Heat have have hired Amy Audibert as their new radio analyst and television studio analyst.

— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) October 24, 2022

Per source, Heat hiring Amy Audibert as new radio analyst and Bally TV studio commentator. Former UM player and Raptors annoucer.

— Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) October 24, 2022

In a social media post on Oct. 1, she announced her departure from Sportsnet.

“This chapter of my story may be short — but I’m confident it will also be one of the best,” she said.

🚨 Life/Career Update 🚨
& a few thoughts before this glorious chapter covering the Raptors closes
✌️🫶🏼 🏀 pic.twitter.com/vCeQJMvfPY

— Amy Audibert (@AmyAudibert) October 1, 2022

Audibert has some name recognition in Miami. From 2003 to ’07, she played high-major Division I college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes, during a period when Miami navigated from the original Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

She then built on her studies of sports administration at Miami. She graduated from Niagara’s BRTF (broadcasting – radio, television and film) program in 2012. In an article published at NC’s website in 2021, she credited program coordinator Peter (Dutch) VandenBerg for his strong mentoring.

Audibert was a game analyst for Raptors 905. In March 2021, she was part of a TSN telecast with an all-female on-air team. Audibert was cohost and studio analyst. A pair of Hamilton natives, Meghan McPeak and Kia Nurse, were also the play-by-play and colour commentators.