Background
Hellie was born in Manila, Philippines, and was raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Hellie was born in Manila, Philippines, and was raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
He attended Magruder High School, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. The sportscaster graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor"s degree in broadcast journalism. He was also a member of the FIJI fraternity during his time in Knoxville.
Before that, he was in the same position for World Rally Championship-television, an National Broadcasting Company affiliate in Washington, District of Columbia Hellie began his career in Alexandria, Minnesota, as an editor, producer and reporter. After nine months, he landed a job in Florence, South Carolina, as a reporter/anchor.
Following his two years in Florence, Hellie called Florida home, first working in West Palm Beach at WPTV, and then, in 2003, as sports director at WFTV in Orlando. In 2005, Hellie was named best sportscaster in Florida.
The Associated Press also awarded him best feature story for a piece he did on bull riding.
In the feature, Hellie attempts to ride a bull and stays on for 1.8 seconds. In July 2006, Hellie returned to the District of Columbia area. He was hired by the legendary George Michael to work for World Rally Championship-television as an anchor/reporter, where he covers his hometown teams.
On July 11, 2013, Hellie announced he would be leaving World Rally Championship-television for the NFL Network
Hellie now works for the NFL Network, where he co-anchors NFL Total Access alongside Lindsay Rhodes.