Lindsey Smith
Lindsey has joined Cox7-AZ as the Social Media Reporter for the Arizona Rattlers. As a social media reporter her goal is to bring the fans and the game together on a more personal level. Through answering questions during live games that fans have for players/coaches/announcers, live game updates, giveaways and truly being that connecting factor from the fans to the game. Lindsey has always had an outgoing personality and been involved in sports, making it very easy for her to love her job.
An Arizona Native, Lindsey was born in Sierra Vista where she graduated from Buena High School. Going on to attend college at ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism she graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. When she is not working, you can find her exploring Phoenix in search of good food and local music.
Kevin Ray
Kevin begins his 10th year with Cox7-AZ Sports as the play by play voice of their High School Sports package. Kevin has been a part of the Phoenix sports landscape for more than 17 years. In that time he’s become one of the longest tenured sports broadcasters in this fast growing marketplace.
The majority of those 17 years he spent with 620 KTAR, one of the country’s top News Talk & Sports stations. During his time at KTAR Kevin held several different positions and titles. Kevin’s accomplishments with KTAR showed his versatility as a broadcaster. He went from Producer to Talk Show Host, Program Director, Sports Director and beyond.
As the Host for the Planet Orange Pregame and Postgame Shows on the Suns Radio Flagship 620-KTAR the last several years he’s become the voice that Phoenix Suns fans can count on to get their night started and the one that delivers the breakdown afterwards. During his time with KTAR he had the opportunity to cover Super Bowls, NBA Playoffs, National Championships in College Football & numerous other sporting events. While at KTAR Kevin won several Associated Press Awards for his radio broadcast work!
Along with his commitments to the Suns broadcasts, he has been the Play-by-Play voice of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury & the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (9years). Kevin has won several Associated Press Awards for his radio broadcast work!
Kevin also Co-owns Pure Sports Marketing, which is the official broadcast/marketing partner of the AIA Broadcast Network, bringing live Arizona Prep Sports to the Phoenix metro area via The Fan AM 1060 Sports Radio. Kevin and his wife Marci reside in Glendale with their children Devon,Zachary & Alexandra
Dale Hellestrae
Dale is well known to Arizona football fans for his various television and radio work with Cox Communications, Fox Sports Arizona, and KPNX TV12. He also has a radio show on 1260am from 1-3pm Monday through Fridays.
Dale graduated from Scottsdale’s Saguaro high school in 1980 where he was an all-state performer on the Sabercats state runner-up football team as well as an all-state basketball player. He went on to a stellar collegiate career as an offensive lineman at SMU where he opened holes for Eric Dickerson and Craig James, the famed Pony Express backfield. Dale spent 17 seasons playing in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. He won three Super Bowl rings in 1993, 94, and 96 while a member of the Cowboys. Dale made his mark as one of the top long snappers in NFL history.
He currently resides in Scottsdale with his wife Brooke and their two daughters, Hillary (20) and Kendyll (17). Dale owns and operates “Cookies by Design” in Scottsdale.
Chris Harris
Chris is returning to Cox7-AZ as a Play by Play Announcer and Sideline Reporter for high school games. He also contributed to Cox 7′s coverage of the 2012 Arizona Rattlers season.
Prior to joining the Cox7AZ team, Chris was an award winning TV Reporter for the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Utah for 8 years. During his time at KJZZ-TV, Chris conducted interviews with the NBA’s elite, reported feature stories, and traveled with the Jazz on road trips. While in Salt Lake City, Chris was also the TV Sideline Reporter for the Utah Blaze, University of Utah football team, and filled in as a sports talk radio show host. He also had the opportunity to work as the Sideline Reporter for NBA TV’s broadcasts of summer league games.
Chris got his start in television in 1993 working locally here in Phoenix at KPNX (Channel 12) for a year before moving on to KNXV (Channel 15), where he spent 5 years. During his career, Chris has covered the Olympics, Super Bowls, NBA Playoff and All Star Games, NCAA Championship Games, and numerous other major sporting events.
A native of Arizona, Chris graduated from Scottsdale’s Saguaro High School in 1988 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Arizona in 1993.
Seth Dhaenens
Seth graduated from Mountain Pointe High School in 2002.
He went on to play at Arizona State from 2003-2006.
After that he became a member of the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006-2008.
He is currently the Color Analyst for the Arizona State Baseball Broadcasts.