http://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-todayShow discusses the pros and cons of women covering big ticket sports like football, baseball and basketball in radio, television and print. Are these women necessary and important in the world of sports media?enCopyright Amy Goodwin (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 15 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMTMon, 05 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTSportsBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/b269316e-386e-4bee-9b13-d1d22cbe7bd9___amy-c-goodwin.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-todayShow discusses the pros and cons of women covering big ticket sports like football, baseball and basketball in radio, television and print. Are these women necessary and important in the world of sports media?feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comsports,female,cbs,sportscaster,sportscasters,nbc,nfl,olympics,women,espnWomen in Sports MedianoShow discusses the pros and cons of women covering big ticket sports like football, baseball and basketball in radio, television and print. Are these women neceepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/05/women-in-sports--bonnie-bernsteinSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/05/women-in-sports--bonnie-bernstein/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/05/women-in-sports--bonnie-bernsteinMon, 05 Aug 2013 17:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media- Bonnie Bernstein Bonnie Bernstein was named by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the top women sportscasters in her field. After spending 17 years covering some of the nation's most prestigious sporting events on-air for ESPN and CBS, Bonnie now is the VP of Content and Brand Development and the face of Campus Insiders. Prior to Campus Insiders, Bonnie worked eight years for ESPN, hosting several high profile shows including NFL Live, Outside the Lines, Jim Rome is Burning and First Take. On radio she hosted New York Football Live, Sunday Night Baseball among other shows. She is currently the lone female fill-in host for The Dan Patrick Show. Prior to ESPN she spent eight years at CBS where she was the Lead Reporter for NFL and the NCAA Men's Basketball Championships. She contributed features for  NFL Today and anchored various CBS sports shows. During Super Bowl XXXVIII, Bernstein became the first sideline reporter to serve as both a network TV (CBS) and network radio (West Wood One) correspondent on the same broadcast. Bernstein joined ESPN in 1995 as its Chicago Bureau chief. Prior to her initial work at ESPN, she was the first female weekday sports anchor at KRNV-TV in Reno, Nevada. Bonnie's very first job was News and Sports Director in Lewes, DE. at WXJN-FM. Bonnie graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Maryland's Merrill College of Journalism. She was also a college gymnast and a four-time Academic All-American. 00:21:00Women in Sports MedianoBernstein,sportscaster,ESPN,CBS,NFLBonnie Bernstein was named by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the top women sportscasters in her field. After spending 17 years covering somehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/02/women-in-sports-media-carly-reichert-blakeSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/02/women-in-sports-media-carly-reichert-blake/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/02/women-in-sports-media-carly-reichert-blakeFri, 02 Aug 2013 14:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Carly Reichert Blake, Producer Carly Reichert Blake is a Communications major out of The College of New Jersey. Upon graduation, Carly moved to California where she was a production assistant, post production coordinator and director's assistant on television shows ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and Monk.  Her production responsibilities included talent relations, aiding Assistant Directors in running first team and background, liason to all production departments, and production assistance of all post production dubbing, ADR and credits. When Carly returned to New Jersey, she was hired by MSG Varsity as a media trainer. Carly was promoted to Production Manager of Content Development in August of 2011. She works as a coordinator with the producers of HS Life, Student News and the Student Director's Cut, as well as the color analyst for MSG Varsity Softball. She also worked as a production coordinator for MSG Varsity's Talent Show and was an Associate Producer for MSG Varsity's V-Awards. Carly currently works for Cablevision, Optimum network and Local Programming. She co-produces Neighborhood Journal, a regional program in the tri-state. She also produces and edits PSA's for all of Cablevision.  Carly has been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards. Two for her work as a production coordinator on the Talent Show and one for being an Associate Producer on the V-Awards. 00:30:00Women in Sports MedianoCarly,MSG Varsity,Cablevision,Sports producer,femaleCarly Reichert Blake is a Communications major out of The College of New Jersey. Upon graduation, Carly moved to California where she was a production assistanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/01/women-in-sports-media-elinor-kaineSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/01/women-in-sports-media-elinor-kaine/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/08/01/women-in-sports-media-elinor-kaineThu, 01 Aug 2013 14:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Elinor Kaine Elinor Kaine-Penna is one of the first female sportswriters to cover pro-football in the 1960's. Kaine is most famous for not getting into the Yale Bowl pressbox on August 18, 1969 at the New York Jets 37-14 exhibition victory over the NY Giants. Miss Kaine went to court before officials would allow her to cover the game from the pressbox with 356 male writers and broadcasters. Yale granted persmission, but when Miss Kaine arrived she was seated in an auxiliary lower section. The picture of her pressbox rejection was circulated in newspapers all over the world, and she was quoted as saying, "A lot of men came down at halftime to say hello." A 1957 Smith College graduate, Kaine's columns, Line Back, Football Broadside and A Woman's Angle, appeared in newspapers all over the country. She also had columns in the game programs of eight pro football teams. In 1969 Macmillan published her book, Pro Football Broadside. Kaine appeared twice on the popular game show "What's my Line". From 1969-1971 she did the Sunday Pre-Game show before NFL games on CBS with Pat Summerall and Jack Whitaker. She left sportwriting in 1971 when she married and moved to France. John Steadman, Sports Editor for Baltimore News-America said of Kaine, "She can gather more inside information without venturing inside a single locker room than J. Edgar Hoover, Walter Winchell and Louella Parsons combined." And John Crittenden, Sports Editor, Miami News said, "Elinor Kaine is the Tokyo Rose of Pro Football." 00:26:00Women in Sports MedianoElinor,Kaine,Female,CBS,sportswriterElinor Kaine-Penna is one of the first female sportswriters to cover pro-football in the 1960's. Kaine is most famous for not getting into the Yale Bowl pressbhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/07/26/jane-chastainSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/07/26/jane-chastain/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/07/26/jane-chastainFri, 26 Jul 2013 22:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Jane Chastain Jane Chastain made history as one of the nation's first female sportscasters. She spent 17 years covering sports on television. In 1966 she was the first female sports reporter allowed on the field for a National League Baseball team (covering the Atlanta Braves),  She was also the first woman allowed in the NASCAR pits. In 1974, she became the first woman in an NBA basketball locker room where she interviewed the Portland Trailblazers. In 1963 Jane began her career making football predictions as Coach Friday for Atlanta's WAGA-TV. In 1967 she moved to Raleigh-Durham, NC where she covered sports for WRAL. In 1969 Chastain moved to Miami and worked for the CBS affiliate WTVJ-TV. In Miama she sent from three feature sports stories a week to anchoring the top sports news show in the market, with a record of 10 news stories in one day. In Miama she also worked with an independent producer on "The Jane Chastain Show-Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Sports but Were Afraid to Ask, a series of 195 90 second vignettes which were inserted in local news programs in 88 of the nation's top television stations. In 1974 CBS hired Chastain as the first woman to broadcast sports on a regular basis for a network. She covered teh NFL, NBA, the Cotton Bowl, the Sun Bowl, the Pan Am Games goft and tennis. Ater a one year contract with CBS, she returned to Miami for a year, then moved to Los Angeles where she anchored sports for KABC-Tv until leaving sports in 1978.  Lesley Visser, another long-term female sportscaster says of Chastain, "She's our Jackie Robinson.) 00:26:00Women in Sports Medianojane,chastain,female,sportscaster,CBSJane Chastain made history as one of the nation's first female sportscasters. She spent 17 years covering sports on television. In 1966 she was the first femalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/04/18/women-in-sports-media-betty-caywoodSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/04/18/women-in-sports-media-betty-caywood/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/04/18/women-in-sports-media-betty-caywoodThu, 18 Apr 2013 21:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media: Betty CaywoodBetty Caywood is an American sportscaster. She was one of the first female Major League Baseball broadcasters, providing color commentary on radio and television broadcasts for the Kansas City Athletics in September , 1964. Caywood previously worked as a weather reporter on a Chicago television station. On September 16, 1964, Caywood was hired by Athletics' owner Charles Finley to provide a female perspective on the games.  Caywood provided color commentary while Monte Moore and George Bryson provided the play-by-play. She did not return to the broadcasts in 1965. 00:25:00Women in Sports Medianosportscaster,baseball,Major Leagues,female,sportsBetty Caywood is an American sportscaster. She was one of the first female Major League Baseball broadcasters, providing color commentary on radio and televisiohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/31/women-in-sports-media-katie-hnidaSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/31/women-in-sports-media-katie-hnida/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/31/women-in-sports-media-katie-hnidaThu, 31 Jan 2013 22:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media: Katie Hnida Katie Hnida is a pioneer in the world of sports, being the first woman to play and score points in a NCAA Div. I footballball game. Katie's football career began at Chatfield Senior High School in Littleton, CO, where she played varsity football for four years. As a senior, she was named Colorado Sportswoman of the Year as well as Teen People Magazine's "Number One Teen Most Likely to Change the World." After high school Katie attended the University of Colorado, where she became the first woman to make the team and dress for a national bowl game. Katie eventually left Colorado and attended the University of New Mexico where she played three seasons. On August 30, 2004, she kicked two extra points vs. Texas State to become the first woman in NCAA history to score in a Div. 1 game. Her shoes and uniform are in the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2005 Katie spoke out publicly about the sexual harassment and rape she endured at the University of Colorado. She has become a prominent speaker on violence against women. In addition to speaking, Katie is also the author of "Still Kicking: My Journey as the First Woman to Play Division I Football," published by Scribner in 2006. Her writing has appeared in publications such as People Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Katie has appeared as a guest on numerous television shows including Larry King Live, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, ESPN and Catherine Crier Live and has been featured in various magazines and newspapers including Time, Sports Illustrated, Glamour, People, Marie Claire, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, USA Today and The Washington Post. Katie has continued her football career, most recently becoming the first woman to play professional arena football with the Ft. Wayne Firehawks in 2010. 00:22:00Women in Sports Medianofemale football,Division I,Football,Colorado,NCAAKatie Hnida is a pioneer in the world of sports, being the first woman to play and score points in a NCAA Div. I footballball game. Katie's football career behttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/02/women-in-sports-media-mary-carilloSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/02/women-in-sports-media-mary-carillo/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2013/01/02/women-in-sports-media-mary-carilloWed, 02 Jan 2013 20:00:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Mary Carillo Mary Carillo served as a late night host and Olympic correspondent for NBC at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Carillo served in the same role for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games and in 2008 Bejiing Olympic Games. At the 2004 Athens Games, Carillo earned critical praise in her debut as a full-time Olympic host of Bravo's coverage in addition to anchoring the USA Network's live, Grand-slam style coverage of the tennis gold medal finals.  In 2003 Carillo joined NBC as an analyst for the network's French Open and Wimbledon's coverage teaming with John McEnroe and Ted Robinson. Carillo's candid and insightful commentary has earnedher accolades througout the industry including the distinction of being called "the sport's top analyst" by Sports Illustrated. Carillo worked as a tennis analyst for ESPN 2003-2011 and has worked for CBS since 1986. She has also been a correspondent on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" since 1997. Carillo worked as both a host and analyst on Turner Sports' coverage of Wimbledon from 2000-2002 and as HBO's Wimbledon coverage from 1996-1999. Prior to ESPN, she worked for USA Network (2000-2007) and PBS (2001-2006) and MSG Network (1981-1988) Carillo received two Peabody Awards, one for her work on the HBO documentary "Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer" and one for co-writing with Frank Deford the HBO documentary "Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports."  She has co-written two books: Tennis My Way with Martina Navratrilova and Tennis Kinetics with Rick Einstein. Carillo played on the professional tennis tour from 1977-1980. Teaming with John McEnroe, whom she grew up with, Carillo won the 1977 French Open mixed doubles title. 00:31:00Women in Sports MedianoMary Carillo,female sportscaster,NBC,CBS,OlympicsMary Carillo served as a late night host and Olympic correspondent for NBC at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Carillo served in the same role for the 2010 Vahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/10/10/women-in-sports-media-andrea-kremerFootballhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/10/10/women-in-sports-media-andrea-kremer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/10/10/women-in-sports-media-andrea-kremerWed, 10 Oct 2012 21:00:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Andrea Kremer Andrea Kremer has been called "the best TV interviewer in the business of covering the NFL" by the Los Angeles Times. She currently serves as a reporter for NBC Sports and correspondent for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which she joined in 2007. For five seasons, she was the sideline and feature reporter for the Emmy Award-winning Sunday Night Football on NBC. She also periodically reported on football for the network's Today morning show. She previously contributed to the NFL Network as a special correspondent and was one of the original columnists for NFL Magazine. Before joining NBC, Kremer was ESPN's Los Angeles -based correspondent, providing in-deprth reports for SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown among other studio shows. Kremer has worked more than 20 Super Bowls. A versatile reporter, she has covered the NBA Finals and All-Star Game,  Major League Baseball's All-Star Game and League Championship Series, and college football bowl games. She covered swimming at both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Kremer's forte is breaking news stories. Prior to joining ESPN, Kremer worked at NFL Films (1984-1989), where she was a producer/director and on-air reporter for the nationally syndicated show This is the NFL.  Kremer received an Emmy nomination in 1986 for writing and editing the critically acclaimed NFL Films special Autumn Ritual. She also produced several one-hour specials. Her first assignment at NFL Films was working on the HBO program, INSIDE THE NFL. Before joining NFL Films, Kremer was sports editor from 1982-84 of the Main Line Chronicle in Ardmore, PA.. A Philadelphia native, Kremer graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. 00:31:00Women in Sports MedianoAndrea Kremer,NFL,Female Sportscaster,NBC,HBOAndrea Kremer has been called "the best TV interviewer in the business of covering the NFL" by the Los Angeles Times. She currently serves as a reporter for NBhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/08/22/women-in-sports-media-carolyn-peckSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/08/22/women-in-sports-media-carolyn-peck/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/08/22/women-in-sports-media-carolyn-peckWed, 22 Aug 2012 21:30:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Carolyn Peck With experience as a basketball player, coach and analyst, Carolyn Peck made her debut on NBC as a sports desk reporter at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.   Originally from Tennessee, Peck was a two-time All-American and named Tennessee's Miss Basketball in 1987.  She continued her basketball career at Vanderbilt University  where she was recipient of the Inaugural Trailblazer of the Game Award and played professional basketball in Japan and Italy.  In 1994 she began coaching  and in 1999 she was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Associated Press National Coach of the Year while coaching at Purdue.  That same year she led Purdue to victory as NCAA Champions before becoming Head Coach of the WNBA's Orlando Miracle followed by Head Coach of the University of Florida from 2002-2007.  In 2010 Peck was inducted to the Great Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.   Now an analyst of college and professional basketball for ESPN Carolyn origianlly joined ESPN in 2001 and returned in 2007 as a basketball analyst for college and professional including men's & women's college basketball, NBA and WNBA. 00:29:00Women in Sports MedianoESPN,WNBA,Olympics,sportscasters,PeckWith experience as a basketball player, coach and analyst, Carolyn Peck made her debut on NBC as a sports desk reporter at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in Lonhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/28/women-in-sports-media-ann-liguoriSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/28/women-in-sports-media-ann-liguori/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/28/women-in-sports-media-ann-liguoriThu, 28 Jun 2012 14:00:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Ann Liguori   Ann Liguori is a true pioneer in the field of sports broadcasting, owning her sports radio and television properties, maintaining the rights to her shows from the beginning of her career in 1982.  After graduating from the University of South Florida with a broadcasting degree, Ann received a fellowship from the International Radio and Television Society Foundation to work in New York. Once completing the fellowship she worked freelance for CBS Sports, USA Today ABC Radio Sports, and various magazines. WFAN New York,  the first radio station to go to an all-sports format,  hired Ann as the first woman sports talk show host. She hosted “Hey Liguori, What’s the Story,” a weekly call-in sports radio show every weekend for 21 years. Ann also was the first woman to host and produce a prime-time weekly series for the Golf Channel. “Conversations with Ann Liguori” which aired every Wednesday evening on the Golf Channel for the first four years of the channel’s inception, featuring Ann interviewing the top names in sports, entertainment, music and business. Ann’s long-running “Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori” weekly interview series is the longest running sports show, hosted, produced, owned, sold and distributed by a woman. The series featured Ann interviewing legends in sports and aired weekly on cable networks such as MSG Network and Fox Sports throughout the country from 1989-2005. Ann’s book, “A Passion for Golf, Celebrity Musings About the Game” was published in 1997. She currently resides in the Hamptons and hosts a weekly sports show which broadcasts in the greater Hamptons area. She also writes a column for WFAN and serves as their tennis and golf correspondent. Ann also has the Ann Liguori Foundation which raises money and awareness for cancer prevention. 00:25:00Women in Sports MedianoLiguori,Ann,Hamptons,Sportscasters,WFANAnn Liguori is a true pioneer in the field of sports broadcasting, owning her sports radio and television properties, maintaining the rights to her shows frhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/15/women-in-sports-media-andrea-joyceSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/15/women-in-sports-media-andrea-joyce/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/15/women-in-sports-media-andrea-joyceFri, 15 Jun 2012 16:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media: Andrea JoyceAndrea Joyce graduated from the University Michigan in 1976. She worked as a news/field reporter for TV stations in Denver, Detroit, Wichita Kansas, and Colorado Springs before landing a weekend sports anchor job at WFAA-TV Dallas in 1987. Joyce debuted as a sports reporter on ESPN in 1988 covering the Summer Olympics, the NFL Draft and the French Open. She also hosted MSG Sports Break for Madison Square Garden Network. Joyce joined CBS in 1989 where her hosting duties included early-round coverage of the 1991 NCAA Div 1 Men's Basketball Championship, College Football Today, the College Football Studio Show,  the NCAA Div. 1 Women's Basketball Final Four, the Heisman Trophy Award Show, the US Open, three Winter Games.  In 1993 she became the first woman to cohost network television coverage for a World Series. In 2000 Joyce joined NBC Sports. She's covered Olympic Summer Games in 2000, 2004, 2008 and is covering the upcoming Olympics Games in London. She currently covers gymnastics and figure skating  for NBC Sports as well as anchors  NBC Sports Update 00:27:00Women in Sports MedianoJoyce,CBS,Sportscaster,Olympics,gymnasticsAndrea Joyce graduated from the University Michigan in 1976. She worked as a news/field reporter for TV stations in Denver, Detroit, Wichita Kansas, and Coloradhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/13/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-ann-meyers-drysdaleBasketballhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/13/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-ann-meyers-drysdale/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/06/13/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-ann-meyers-drysdaleWed, 13 Jun 2012 19:00:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Ann Meyers Drysdale   Ann Elizabeth Meyers Drysdale, a retired American basketball player and current sportscaster, was the first player to be part of the U.S. National team while still in high school. She was the first woman at UCLA to be signed to a four-year athletic scholarship. She was also the only woman to sign a contract with an NBA team, the Indiana Pacers (1979).  Meyers Drysdale currently resides in Huntington Beach, CA, and Phoenix, AZ, where she serves as Vice President for the WNBAs Phoenix Mercury and Vice President of the NBA's Phoenix Suns. For nearly 30 years, she served as a network television sports analyst for ESPN, CBS and NBC. In 2006, Meyers Drysdale was awarded the Ronald Reagan Media Award from the United States Sports Academy. She has covered a wide variety of sports for major networks in the U.S, including the 1986, 1990 and 1994 Goodwill Games, men's and women's college basketball,  NCAA softball and volleyball and the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics for NBC. June 12th was the official release date of her book- you let some GIRL beat you? which she wrote with Joni Ravenna. 00:28:00Women in Sports MedianoNBA,Mercury,Phoenix,Ann Meyers Drysdale,BasketballAnn Elizabeth Meyers Drysdale, a retired American basketball player and current sportscaster, was the first player to be part of the U.S. National team whilhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/24/women-in-sports-media-michael-weisman-tv-producerSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/24/women-in-sports-media-michael-weisman-tv-producer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/24/women-in-sports-media-michael-weisman-tv-producerThu, 24 May 2012 20:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Michael Weisman, TV producer Michael Weisman attended the University of North Carolina on a baseball scholarship and graduated from Queens College with a bachelors of arts in radio television. In 1971 he started out at NBC as a page and tour guide for the Johnny Carson show. In1972 he joined NBC Sports  and became special assistant to the producer, then Associate Producer, Producer, Coordinating Producer, in February 1983 he became Executive Producer of NBC Sports in charge of all sports. (Only the third executive producer in NBC sports history) Weisman is recognized for his ground breaking coverage of sporting events ranging from the World Series, to the Super Bowl, to the Olympics. Sports Illustrated dubbed him, "Boy Wonder." The Los Angeles Times called him "the most creative force in sports television."  He left NBC Sports in 1989 and moved to Los Angeles to work for CBS entertainment, executive producing the "Late Night Show".  In 1995 he moved to Fox to be coordinating producer of baseball. In 2004 he executive produced the Jane Pauley Show and also worked for the Today Show. In 2007 he returned to NBC Sports and executive produced "Football Night in America." He has won 22 Emmy Awards.  He currently resides in New York City and owns an independent sports production company and still maintains close conections to the television networks. He is a champion to females in sports media, because he introduced the first-ever (and only) female play-by-play NFL announcer, Gayle Sierens, as well as the first female network sports host, Gayle Gardner. 00:23:00Women in Sports MedianoWeisman,NBC,Fox,Producer,TelevisionMichael Weisman attended the University of North Carolina on a baseball scholarship and graduated from Queens College with a bachelors of arts in radio televishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/23/interview-with-gayle-sierens-first-woman-nfl-play-by-playFootballhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/23/interview-with-gayle-sierens-first-woman-nfl-play-by-play/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/23/interview-with-gayle-sierens-first-woman-nfl-play-by-playWed, 23 May 2012 13:30:00 GMTGayle Sierens, first woman NFL play-by-play Gayle Sierens co-anchors WFLA-TV News Channel 8's Live at 5, 6 and 11PM newscasts in Tampa, FL. Sierens joined the Channel 8 staff in 1977 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter and became the 11PM weekday sports anchor in March of 1983.  In 1984, Sierens was honored with a Florida Emmy Award for sports reporting.  In addition to those responsibilities, she freelanced as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN, the cable sports network.  Then, in October of 1985, Gayle made the transition from sportscaster to news anchor.  In 1987 Sierens became the first women to do play-by-play for an NFL game and appeared weekly on "NFL Live" on NBC.  NBC offered her to call play-by-play for six NFL games the next season. Sierens declined and instead continued to be a full-time news anchor for WFLA.  Sierens is the first women to call NFL play-by-play and possibly the last. 00:22:00Women in Sports MedianoSierens,Sportscaster,NFL,play-by-play,femaleGayle Sierens co-anchors WFLA-TV News Channel 8's Live at 5, 6 and 11PM newscasts in Tampa, FL. Sierens joined the Channel 8 staff in 1977 as a weekend sportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/15/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-donna-lopiano-1Sportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/15/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-donna-lopiano-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/15/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-donna-lopiano-1Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Donna Lopiano Dr. Donna Lopiano is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation (1992-1997) and was named one of "The 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports" by Fox Sports.  The Sporting News has repeatedly listed her as on of "The 100 Most Influential People in Sports."  She has been nationally and internationally recognized for her leadership advocating for gender equality in sports by the International Olympic Committee, the NCAA, the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators and teh National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.  Dr. Lopiano also served for 18 years as the University of Texas at Austin Director of Women's Athletics. She is currently President of Sports Management Resources. 00:22:00Women in Sports MedianoLopiano,women,sports,University of Texas,Sports Management ResourcesDr. Donna Lopiano is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation (1992-1997) and was named one of "The 10 Most Powerful Women in Sportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/06/women-in-sports-media-michelle-himmelbergSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/06/women-in-sports-media-michelle-himmelberg/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/05/06/women-in-sports-media-michelle-himmelbergSun, 06 May 2012 20:30:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media: Michele HimmelbergMichele Himmelberg blazed a trail for female sports journalists, working for equal access in the NFL. She is credited for opening the San Francisco 49'ers locker room to women. She is also co-founder of the Association for Women in Sports Media. Michele began her career as a sportswriter with assignments covering the NFL, NBA, and the Olympics. Her awards include "Best Sports Story of the Year" from the California Newspaper Publishers' Association in 1991 and the Pioneer Award from AWSM in 2001. She's an alumni of the University of Southern California. 00:18:00Women in Sports MedianoHimmelberg,sports,sports writer,Tampa Bay,femaleMichele Himmelberg blazed a trail for female sports journalists, working for equal access in the NFL. She is credited for opening the San Francisco 49'ers lockehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/19/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-pam-wardFootballhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/19/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-pam-ward/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/19/women-in-sports-media-interview-with-pam-wardThu, 19 Apr 2012 20:30:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media-Pam Ward Pam Ward joined ESPN in 1996 as an ESPNEWS anchor. Ward now serves as a play-by-play commentator on college football and women’s college basketball. She has also calls WNBA games, as well as college baseball and softball, including several Women’s College World Series.            Ward has also hosted WNBA Shootaround, NBA Today, NBA 2Night, NHL 2Night, NFL Tonight and for ESPN Radio The NFL on ESPN Radio and major league baseball pre- and post-game shows. On November 22, 2000, Ward became the first woman to work play-by-play on a Division I college football game when she called ESPN2’s telecast of Bowling Green at Toledo. That same year she called the Division III Championship and the Motor City Bowl for the networks. In 2001, Ward called her first full season of college football. In July 2010, CoSIDA honored Ward as the recipient of the Jake Wade Award, which annually recognizes an individual “who has made an outstanding contribution in the media to the field of intercollegiate athletics.”  Before joining ESPN, Ward was a host at WBAL-Radio in Baltimore. Her duties included hosting WBAL’s Baltimore Ravens pregame show on Sundays. She also served as a fill-in sports anchor on WBAL-TV in Baltimore from 1995-96. In 1996, Ward began working as a sideline reporter for ESPN2’s college football games; she also served as an analyst for select games during ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage of the 1996 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship.  Since 1992, she had worked women’s college basketball games on a variety of networks, including Home Team Sports (HTS).  Watch Pam Ward video 00:18:00Women in Sports MedianoPam,Ward,female,sportscasters,footballPam Ward joined ESPN in 1996 as an ESPNEWS anchor. Ward now serves as a play-by-play commentator on college football and women’s college basketball. She has alhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/18/inview-with-lesley-visserSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/18/inview-with-lesley-visser/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/18/inview-with-lesley-visserWed, 18 Apr 2012 21:00:00 GMTWomen In Sports Media: Lesley Visser Lesley Visser's name is associated with many "firsts" in the world of female sportscasting: First and only Woman Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. First Woman Assigned to Monday Night Football. First Woman Assigned to a Super Bowl Sideline. First and only woman to handle a Super Bowl Trophy Presentation. First Woman Sportscaster to carry the Olympic Torch. First and only sportscaster, male or female, to have worked on the network broadcast of the Final Four, The Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the Triple Crown, the Olympics and the World Figure Skating Championships. Voted the No. 1 Female Sportscaster of All-Time by the American Sportscaster Association. Join me as I interview Lesley Visser on Wednesday, April 18th. 00:22:00Women in Sports MedianoVisser,Sportscasters,CBS,sports,LegendLesley Visser's name is associated with many "firsts" in the world of female sportscasting: First and only Woman Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/11/interview-with-dona-de-varonaSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/11/interview-with-dona-de-varona/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/11/interview-with-dona-de-varonaWed, 11 Apr 2012 19:30:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Donna de Varona Donna De Varona was dubbed in 1962 the best all-round swimmer in the world by  Sports Illustrated.  At 17 she retired from swimming and began a career in sportscasting. She was one of the first women to appear consistently on network sports telecasts.  She was a sports broadcaster, writer and producer for 46 years. In 2000 she filed suit against ABC for wrongful termination. Although the suit was settled out of court, it raised awareness of ageism and sexual discrimination against women that exists in the world of female sportscasting. 00:16:00Women in Sports Medianosportscastsers,De Varona,ABC,sports,femalesDonna De Varona was dubbed in 1962 the best all-round swimmer in the world by  Sports Illustrated.  At 17 she retired from swimming and began a career in sporthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/02/female-sportscasters-guest-joanne-gerstnerSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/02/female-sportscasters-guest-joanne-gerstner/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/04/02/female-sportscasters-guest-joanne-gerstnerMon, 02 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMTWomen in Sports Media: Joanne Gerstner, espnW Join me as I interview Joanne C. Gerstner.   Joanne is a staff writer for espnW.com. She is an award-winning sports writer having covered the Olympics, NBA and college sports. Her work regularly appears in the New York Times, USA Today and Detroit News. Gerstner was AWSM president in 2005.   We will cover topics such as: differences in sports broadcast jobs available to women on television; the different levels of expectation of beauty and competence in each job. 00:16:00Women in Sports MedianoSports,Women,Broadcasters,Gerstner,TelevisionJoin me as I interview Joanne C. Gerstner.   Joanne is a staff writer for espnW.com. She is an award-winning sports writer having covered the Olympics, NBA andhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/03/26/female-sportscasters-whats-the-dealSportshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/03/26/female-sportscasters-whats-the-deal/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/female-sportscasters-today/2012/03/26/female-sportscasters-whats-the-dealMon, 26 Mar 2012 22:30:00 GMTFemale Sportscasters-Do They Add Value? I've been studying female sportscasters since 2000. I've been a member of AWSM. I've written a fictional book about a 17-year-old who wants to become one. I've read various nonfiction books, interviewed countless female sportscasters. Anytime I write about them on my blog, I get men writing in saying, "They're terrible. They're just a pretty face. They don't know sports."  Who are these women? Why do they do what they do? Is it just a ploy for male attention?Or do they have an aptitude, a talent, a certain intelligence that can only be demonstrated in the male sports arena, particularly football, basketball and baseball. Are certain women better suited to different settings? Does a certain type of woman belong on the sidelines? Does another type of woman belong in the booth? Tune in to hear my musings. I may also be interviewing a few female fatales in the future. 00:16:00Women in Sports Medianofemale,sportscaster,women,sports,broadcastingI've been studying female sportscasters since 2000. I've been a member of AWSM. I've written a fictional book about a 17-year-old who wants to become one. I've