Jeff Marek

Jeffrey James Marek

On July 6, 2011, it was announced that Marek has joined Sportsnet.

Marek left Hockey Night in Canada Radio during the Summer of 2011.

Marek was a co-host on the podcast Marek vs. Wyshynski with Yahoo's Greg Wyshynski for 6 years, ending when Wyshynski moved from Yahoo to ESPN. In the 2021–22 season, Marek was replaced by Caroline Cameron as studio host of Sportsnet's Wednesday Night Hockey, but continued to serve as an inside reporter for the network. He also co-hosted the Sportsnet-produced podcast 32 Thoughts with Elliotte Friedman.

Marek is also an annual NHL Draft Hockey Career Conference speaker for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide.

In July 2024, Marek was quietly dismissed from Sportsnet, with two years remaining on his contract, because he leaked selections from the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft one or two minutes before they were announced to his friend Mark Seidel; Marek had been presenting on the television broadcast of the draft and was privy to the selections ahead of their official announcement as a member of the crew. While no gambling was involved, Seidel posted the information on Twitter, which alerted league authorities to the potential of a possible leak before the first round had concluded; Seidel had previously correctly predicted several first round selections on Twitter moments before the picks were officially announced. Marek had been silent for several weeks after the June 28 first round of the draft, missing several scheduled radio and podcasts appearances and not posting online, before the separation was officially announced on July 26, though revealed by insiders a day earlier. The incident was investigated by the Nevada Gaming Control Board after the NHL alerted the agency to the leaks.

Personal life Jeff was adopted. He has since reconnected with his biological mother; however, he has never met his biological father. On the January 5, 2016, podcast episode of Marek Vs Wyshynski, Jeff declared his desire to find his biological father but didn't know where to begin.

He's married to Claire, and has two sons, Brody and T.J. He has been a vegan since 2008.

Jeff has said that "Dope Fiends and Boozehounds" by the Rheostatics is his favourite song.

Marek was originally slated to pursue a Ph.D. in English before accepting an entry-level position with TheFan590, which would eventually become Sportsnet radio.