14 Facts About Beth Mowins

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Elizabeth Mowins was born on May 26,1967 and is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network.

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Beth Mowins typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised college football games for ESPN in 2005.

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Beth Mowins began doing play-by-play for NFL games in 2017 and became the first woman to call a nationally televised NFL game.

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Beth Mowins was captain of the varsity basketball team for two seasons at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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Beth Mowins graduated from Lafayette with a BA in 1989, and from Syracuse University's S I Newhouse School of Public Communications with a master's degree in broadcast and digital journalism in 1990.

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Beth Mowins began her career in 1991 as news and sports director for WXHC-FM Radio in Homer, New York, and is one of the 2009 inductees into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.

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Beth Mowins joined ESPN in 1994, covering college sports, including basketball, football, softball, soccer and volleyball.

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Beth Mowins has been the network's lead voice on softball coverage, including the Women's College World Series.

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Beth Mowins was paired with Cat Whitehill on ESPN's tertiary broadcast team for the telecasts of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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In 2015, Beth Mowins became the play-by-play voice for Oakland and later Las Vegas Raiders pre-season TV broadcasts.

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In May 2017, Beth Mowins was reported by Sports Illustrateds Richard Deitsch to be the chosen play-by-play announcer on ESPN's Monday Night Football opening week late broadcast between the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos.

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In February 2021 Beth Mowins was named as a fill-in play-by-play announcer for Chicago Cubs games on Marquee Sports.

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In 2021, Beth Mowins made her NBC Olympics debut hosting softball for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Beth Mowins is married to Alan Arrollado, and stepmother to his son, Matt.