1. Linda Cohn was born on November 10,1959 and is an American sportscaster.
21 Facts About Linda Cohn
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Linda Cohn graduated with a bachelor's degree in arts and communications in 1981.
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Linda Cohn was inducted to the Oswego State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Linda Cohn debuted as a sports anchor for the Patchogue, New York-based radio station WALK-AM in 1981 and worked there for four years.
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In 1987, Linda Cohn made sportscasting history by becoming the first full-time US female sports anchor on a national radio network when she was hired by ABC.
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In 1988, Linda Cohn got her first television break, after being hired by what was at the time one of ESPN's top competitors, SportsChannel America.
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Linda Cohn was a reporter at the SportsChannel America Network before being hired by KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington to work as a sports anchor there.
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Linda Cohn returned to the East Coast in 1992, when she was hired by ESPN to work on SportsCenter.
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Linda Cohn anchored her first SportsCenter on July 11,1992, with Chris Myers.
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Linda Cohn has been featured in many of the show's This Is SportsCenter commercials.
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Linda Cohn gave her six months to improve and hired a video coach to help her out.
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In 2005, Linda Cohn signed a contract extension with ESPN, which added play-by-play for WNBA telecasts to her duties.
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On June 20,2008, ESPN announced that Linda Cohn would be a regular anchor for the new morning block of SportsCenter, which launched on August 11 that year.
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Linda Cohn was to have been the co-anchor, alongside Steve Berthiaume, of the first three hours of the block, from 6 to 9 am ET on weekdays.
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Linda Cohn hosted her 5,000th edition of SportsCenter on February 21,2016, a record for SportsCenter anchors.
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Linda Cohn is the host of the podcast "Listen Closely to Linda Cohn".
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Linda Cohn has reported, commentated, interviewed, written, and called play-by-play throughout her career at ESPN.
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The network suspended Linda Cohn for saying in an April 2017 radio interview that left-wing bias at the network had contributed to a loss of subscribers.
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In 2008, Linda Cohn released her memoir, Linda Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club, in which she recounts her passion for sports and her experiences working on SportsCenter.
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In 2014, Linda Cohn was named one of the 25 most influential women in sports.
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Linda Cohn is a fan of the New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Knicks, and New York Rangers.