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
- Irish legend Chase Claypool makes NFL history
- Irish Legend: Chase Claypool
- Irish Legend: Rocky Boiman
- Honorary Notre Dame team member JoJo Sult’s cancer battle continues
- Irish Legend: One on one with Derrick Mayes
- One-on-one with Head Coach Niele Ivey
- One-on-one with Irish legend Brady Quinn
- Smith family shares Charlie Smith’s Notre Dame fan cave
- Notre Dame launches The Rally House for football fans
- One on one with former Notre Dame player Kyle McCarthy
- Louisville cheerleader whose nose was broken during last year’s game speaks out
- A peek inside Peter Schivarelli’s Fan Cave
- COVID-19 has changed how Notre Dame players prepare for game day
- One-on-one with Irish Legend Mike Golic
- USF's Charlie Weis Jr grew up on the sidelines at Notre Dame
- Coach McGraw starts Meals With Muffet to fight hunger
- One-on-one with Irish Legend Joe Theismann
- Mike Collins, the voice of the Fighting Irish, begins his final season
- Duke's starting linebacker, Rocky Shelton, has ties to Notre Dame
- Peter Schivarelli continues to give back to Notre Dame marching band
- One-on-one with Mike Collins, the voice of Notre Dame football
- Former player Jordan Cornette now host of ACC show The Huddle
- Coach Kelly says practices have been going well and they're ready for Duke
- Notre Dame releases plan for football season, stadium limited to 20% capacity
- Five more student-athletes at Notre Dame test positive for COVID-19
- Coach Kelly discusses training camp and COVID-19 challenges
- Football coach from Dowagiac hired by Toledo University
- Chicago Cubs prospects will use Four Winds Field for summer training camp
- Coach Kelly discusses how they've addressed race relations
- Coach Kelly discusses how players will be kept safe on campus
- 57 Pep Talks: Legendary sportscaster, coach Dick Vitale
- Best of 57 Pep Talks with Allison Hayes
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame player Ruth Riley Hunter
- 57 Pep Talks: Notre Dame player Rex Pflueger
- 57 Pep Talks: Joe Hart, President of the South Bend Cubs
- Pat Connaughton hopeful NBA can resume season soon
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Bethel men's basketball Coach Mike Lightfoot
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame player Rudy Ruettiger
- Notre Dame Football's game in Ireland remains on the schedule - for now
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame athlete and NBA player Pat Connaughton
- 57 Pep Talks: Notre Dame women’s basketball Coach Niele Ivey
- 57 Pep Talks: Notre Dame men’s basketball Coach Mike Brey
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame football player Ryan Harris
- Muffet McGraw on Niele Ivey as next head coach
- Muffet McGraw discusses her decision to retire and her legacy at Notre Dame
- One on one with Coach Muffet McGraw after retirement announcement
- 57 Pep Talks: Notre Dame women's basketball Coach Muffet McGraw
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame players Mike Golic Sr. and Mike Golic Jr.
- 57 Pep Talks: Former Notre Dame basketball player Jordan Cornette
- 57 Pep Talks: Notre Dame football Head Coach Brian Kelly
- Miles Boykin raising money for coronavirus relief with 1-on-1 video chats
- Notre Dame Football prepares for upcoming season
- NorthWood Girls Basketball prepares for first state championship game in 21 years
- Notre Dame defensive end Khalid Kareem shares his love of art
- A look back at the highlights of this season's ABC57 Saturday Kickoff
- Coach Kelly’s father, Paul, watches as his son lives out his dream
- One on one with Jack Swarbrick
- Notre Dame players bring Christmas joy to children at local hospitals
- Coach Muffet McGraw discusses the challenges of a rebuilding season
- Coming up on Saturday's ABC57 Tipoff
- Notre Dame looks to end regular season with 10-2 record
- Coach Kelly’s father, Paul, watches as his son lives out his dream
- Notre Dame Football team gears up for final home game of 2019 season
- 12-year-old JoJo joins Notre Dame football team
- 'Set the Expectation' encourages men to end sexual violence
- Coach Kelly reflects on win against Duke while preparing for game against Navy
- Hunter Bivin sets the GOLD standard in Notre Dame football player development
- Notre Dame students write new hype song for football fans
- Fighting Irish Fight For Life 'signs' kids with life threatening illnesses to Notre Dame teams
- Coach Brian Kelly reacts to Notre Dame's loss to Michigan
- Coach Kelly becomes 'Dad' when watching son Kenzel play football
- Notre Dame defensive end Khalid Kareem shares his love of art
- Khalid Kareem continues friendship with special fan Griffin Sotok
- Coach Kelly discusses Notre Dame's big rivalry game against Michigan
- Mike Golic Jr forging his own path
- Make-A-Wish recipient gets unprecedented access to Notre Dame football team
- Coming up on this week's ABC57 Saturday Kickoff
- Notre Dame prepares for rivalry match against USC
- Jafar Armstrong returns to the Fighting Irish lineup this week
- Peter Schivarelli continues to give back to Notre Dame