A new scholarship honoring hockey reporter Jessi Pierce will support women pursuing an education in sports broadcast journalism, according to the Minnesota Broadcasters Foundation. The initiative brings together the foundation, SKOR North and the hockey community.
Bring Me The Sports reported the launch November 9, including contributions from the Minnesota Wild and Blaze Credit Union. Planned fundraising includes a weeklong effort through SKOR North’s podcasts.
Pierce covered the Wild for NHL.com for 10 seasons and co-hosted the Bardown Beauties podcast. The foundation describes her as a mentor to other journalists and a supporter of youth hockey. She and her three children died in a house fire on March 21, 2026.
The foundation’s public page identifies the scholarship’s educational purpose but does not yet state an award amount, application deadline or first selection date. Prospective applicants should wait for the detailed criteria before assuming eligibility or making financial plans around an award.
The initiative gives local broadcasters a concrete example of combining a newsroom’s professional network with community fundraising to support future journalists. Its eventual application rules and selection process will determine how that support reaches students.