Allison Hayes, Anchor

Allison Hayes joined the ABC57 team in August of 2016 to head up our coverage of Notre Dame football, as host of Saturday Kickoff. Allison is an award winning sports broadcaster from right here in Michiana. Allison has been working as a reporter for the Big Ten Network since 2013 and previously worked for 8 years as the sports anchor at WSJV-FOX 28 in South Bend, as well as the Sunshine Network in Florida and WCJB. She is also the sideline reporter for the Indiana Champions Network, covering the Indiana High School state championships for the IHSAA.
Allison was born and raised in Niles, Michigan and is a graduate of Niles High School. She went on to study Telecommunications at the University of Florida and earned her Masters degree in Commercial Recreation and Sports Tourism.
Allison has covered many major sporting events throughout her career, at the professional, collegiate and high school level. But her favorite events include Notre Dame’s undefeated season enroute to the National Championship game, as well as multiple bowl games, and the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament, Final Four and National Championships.
“I honestly believe I have my dream job!” Allison says of her career.
When she isn’t on the sideline, you can catch her on the golf course or the water. And, she is the founder of the non-profit organization One Good Deed Michiana. Her charity recognizes people in our community who go out of their way to help others in need and has a scholarship in her late husband’s memory, the Robert Freeze Memorial Scholarship. To learn more about Allison’s organization go to onegooddeedmichiana.org.
But above all, Allison’s greatest joy is raising her beautiful daughter, Emery.
Articles by Allison Hayes
- Bettis on a Bus: Getting schooled
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Spring games
- Irish Legends: Live with Mike Golic Jr.
- Notre Dame running back volunteers with Center for the Homeless
- Mike Golic talks upcoming Golic Sub-Par Classic golf tournament
- Notre Dame football kicks off season with first spring practice
- Preparations continue for Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame football program
- Head Coach Marcus Freeman finalizes coaching staff, prepares for new era
- Red Zone Remix returns as the Irish prepare for Fiesta Bowl
- Dave Hunziker, voice of Oklahoma State football, talks with ABC57 Kickoff about Saturday’s matchup
- Houston Griffith reflects on his decision to play for the Irish
- Notre Dame football managing defensive play calling for the Fiesta Bowl
- Notre Dame football team volunteers time with Arizona youth
- Niles Lights and Sights celebrates holiday season
- Holiday Heroes: Christmas Commandos help provide brighter holiday for grieving families
- Joe Theismann discusses Freeman’s hire as Notre Dame’s new head coach
- Key moments in Freeman’s official introduction as Notre Dame football’s new head coach
- Lou Holtz weighs in on next Notre Dame Football head coach Marcus Freeman
- Chris Zorich talks Freeman’s potential at Notre Dame
- Breakdown of Brian Kelly’s move from Notre Dame to LSU
- Live with Rudy Ruettiger
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Tunnel vision
- Ask the Experts with Te’von Coney and Tim O’Malley
- Chris Zorich discusses this year’s Notre Dame football team
- On the Mend: Player injuries and illnesses
- Live with Te’von Coney
- NBC sports reporter Jac Collinsworth talks Notre Dame and his dream job
- ICYMI: Filmmakers talk creation of ‘Rudy’
- Chris Zorich returns to South Bend for Dismas House fundraising dinner
- Lisa Kelly talks Domer Dishes cookbook with ABC57 Kickoff
- Ask the Experts with Lisa Kelly and Ryan Harris
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Inside the Notre Dame football locker room
- History of the Notre Dame – Navy rivalry
- Coach Holtz weighs in on coaching a new generation of players
- Brian Polian’s book outlines what it takes to coach the next generation
- Live with Muffet McGraw, winningest basketball coach in Notre Dame history
- Live with Ryan Harris, color analyst for Notre Dame Radio Network
- Former New Prairie stand-out helps Notre Dame against Navy’s triple option
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Football and a cemetery
- ND vs. UNC game day need-to-knows
- Sean Stires of Weekday Sportsbeat talks Notre Dame’s outlook ahead of UNC game
- The Ratigans and Notre Dame
- ABC57 Kickoff: Live with Coach Ivey and Sonia Citron
- Ask the Experts with Jones Angell
- ESPN anchor Hannah Storm talks Notre Dame, Thursday Night Football
- Ryan Abraham of uscfootball.com talks Notre Dame, USC matchup
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Meet Mrs. Golic
- Like father, like son: getting to know Bill and Brian Polian
- Mike Golic discusses Notre Dame, USC outlook
- Lifelong Irish fan Timothy Donovan and family talk Notre Dame, Dillan Gibbons friendship
- Ask the Experts with Joe Theismann and Reggie Brooks
- Ask the Experts with Bob Nagle, Caleb Noe, and Jessica Smetana
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Furry friends and football
- Live on campus with Mike Collins
- Catching up with Irish legend Rick Mirer
- Notre Dame offensive lineman Zeke Correll and family reflect on his Cincinnati roots
- Coach Lou Holtz discusses Notre Dame, his foundation and the Purdue rivalry
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Mike Golic takes a swing at the Burke Golf Course
- Notre Dame fans competed against legends at Holtz's Heroes Cornhole Tournament
- Ask the Experts with Brandon Wimbush, Bob Nagle, and Tom Dienhart
- Jack Kiser: A Family Affair
- Brandon Wimbush and Ayden Syal discuss connecting athletes with opportunities
- Tom Dienhart of goldandblack.com discusses Purdue’s outlook ahead of Saturday’s game
- On the Mend: Notre Dame vs. Purdue
- Coming up on this week's ABC57 Kickoff
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Mike Golic discusses first trip to campus, fishing, ESPN exit
- Ask the Experts with Bob Nagle and Chris Ackels
- Chris Ackels discusses his journey to Notre Dame Stadium as the new PA announcer
- Irish legend Rocket Ismail looks back on his time with Notre Dame football
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Florida State at the season opener
- Golic in a Golf Cart: Mike Golic discusses Notre Dame-FSU match-up
- #WithTheHeadCoach: Looking back at photos and videos of Coach Kelly
- Dillan Gibbons raises money to send Timothy Donovan to ND-FSU game
- Coach Brian Kelly discusses upcoming football season
- Notre Dame football ranked number 7 in USA Today Coaches Poll
- Irish making progress under new defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman
- Chicago Cubs shake up roster, trade star players for prospects
- Preview of ABC57's coverage of the Chicago Cubs vs. White Sox game
- Mark McGill becomes fill in PA announcer for Chicago Cubs
- Recapping the Fighting Irish Blue-Gold game