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5 Ideas I Wish All Women Would Embrace

May 16, 2019

  STICK TOGETHER: So many of our industries are still male dominated, yet too often instead of women viewing each other as allies, we see each other as competitors. So, we throw each other under the bus and then back over each other, all while vying for the attention of our bosses. I’ll always remember […]

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The Most Misused Words in Sports

November 29, 2015

LeBron James recently butchered a common idiom to describe why he walked off the court and took himself out of a game against Atlanta. In the locker room afterward, he explained to reporters that he blew a “casket.” What he meant was that he blew a gasket, a common expression used to indicate one becoming […]

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The ESPN Reporter That Should Be Getting The Attention

April 20, 2015

People have been asking me my take on the female reporter who was caught on tape insulting a tow company employee. I’ve kept my mouth shut for the most part, because I know in my 22-year career I’ve made a lot of mistakes, said things I wish I could take back and haven’t always treated […]

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A Different Kind of Sideline Job

June 19, 2015

Young women ask me often for advice on how to find a job in sports media. The sideline job that I do gets a lot of exposure, but there are so many other opportunities to explore. I’ve met many talented kick-butt women in my industry. I’ve asked a number of them to share their stories. […]

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3 things that will help you get a job in sports broadcasting

March 25, 2015

I’ve been asked at least a thousand times for advice on getting a job in sports broadcasting. So here it is… This part of my website and series of posts is dedicated to helping you get a job! GET AS MUCH PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AS YOU CAN. The best way I know to do this is through […]

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NFL Execs…An Important Message From The Late Maya Angelou

April 30, 2015

The late poet Maya Angelou has a famous quote that would help NFL Teams if they would only listen. “When someone shows you who they are believe them; the first time.” It’s human nature to think we can change people. Our spouses. Our parents. Our friends. Even our favorite football players. But ask any life […]

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What Do The NBA Coaching Box and the Cockpit Have in Common? Nothing.

May 15, 2015

Dear Coach Blatt, Time out. Did I hear correctly that you compared your job as an NBA head coach to a fighter pilot? Why in the world would you say such a thing except to give graphic artists a field day, superimposing your face on every Top Gun photo they could find. Wait. You do […]

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What Two NFL Players Did To Promoted Peace

April 30, 2015

As parts of Baltimore, Maryland were being set on fire earlier this week in an angry response to the death of Freddie Gray, Ravens defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore found himself a few blocks away from the chaos promoting peace. Lewis-Moore is from Weatherford, Texas, not Maryland, but when he saw what was happening in the […]

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