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What Goes Into Being A Sports Broadcaster

October 11, 2020

Post game interview with Aaron Donald

Not many people outside of the industry understand the work that goes into broadcasting a football game on TV.  Each time an announcing team televises a football game, they spend the week leading up to it studying and learning like they are preparing to take the SAT. The expectation for all of the announcers broadcasting […]

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Jason Whitlock’s Sexist Schtick Is Shocking, But All Too Familiar

September 22, 2020

jason whitlock called me a barbie

    Jason Whitlock’s misogynistic comments regarding ESPN’s Maria Taylor and Katie Nolan made me hot in the face. Not only because of the abusive, cruel, and divisive nature of his words but because it reminded me of the time I was the target of Whitlock’s sexist schtick. It has been more than nine years […]

Filed Under: Athletes, Broadcasters, Career Advice

Media Notes On The Kickoff Of The 2020 NFL Season

September 11, 2020

  Unfortunately, the NFL network has one less female host.  Amidst the thousands of tweets about Chief’s head coach Andy Reid’s fogged up visor Thursday night was a post on Twitter from my former co-worker, Lindsay Rhodes. After 12 years at the NFL Network, she announced she is not working there any longer. It has […]

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5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other

May 16, 2019

  5 Ways Women Can Support Each Other 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 […]

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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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