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The First Female Sportscaster

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Everyone knows that back in the 70s, being a female trying to make her way in what was considered more of a ‘man’s world’ was not the easiest thing, but former Miss Ohio, Jayne Kennedy, was able to do succeed. In 1978, she was able to become the first female sportscaster on NFL Today, paving the way for the women who would come after her. Although she admits that it was nerve-wracking, she shared, “When I found out The NFL Today had an opportunity, I was excited. First of all, I’d always loved football… Sports had always been a huge part of my life. I knew I could do the job, and I knew it would have been a passion project for me: to be able to work with all of these sports figures who had been my heroes. I managed to convince the head of sports talent for CBS out of New York to give me an audition. When I walked in, there were 15 girls there with blond hair and blue eyes, and then there was me. I said ‘Here we go again. I’m never going to get this job, I’m not what they’re looking for.’”