Hughes joined FSN's "Southern California Sports Report" in July 2002 as an anchor and reporter for the nightly sports program. Hughes hosts FSN 2's Dodgers pregame show, "Dodgers Dugout" and "Fox Sports Net Across America." Prior to joining FSN, Hughes worked at KVIA-TV, the ABC affiliate in El Paso, Texas where she served as the co-host of Good Morning El Paso, the area's number one rated morning show. Prior to her work on the morning show, the native Texan anchored the weekend sports update on KVIA-TV.