Linda Cohn, who has been with ESPN since 1992, has announced her retirement. Cohn, who in the late 80s, worked on KIRO 7 TV here in Seattle, has anchored more Sports Centers than anyone else in history, according to the ESPN website.
Cohn returned briefly to the airwaves in Seattle to do commentary on Kraken games.
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Great Tribute post Mike. Linda Cohn is widely celebrated as an absolute trailblazer in sports media, a National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame inductee, and the most prolific anchor in ESPN history. She has hosted over 5,500 editions of SportsCenter, which is more than any other anchor in the history of the network. When she joined ESPN in 1992, female hosts in sports television were incredibly rare. She broke barriers by proving she "knew her stuff" and could command the desk as effectively as anyone in the business. he openly shares that her proudest achievement isn't a broadcasting record but rather knowing that "little girls grew up watching SportsCenter, enter this business, and succeed in it. As a former collegiate hockey goalie at SUNY Oswego, she brought unmatched credibility and deep passion to ESPN’s NHL and hockey coverage.
No doubt Cohen has inspired many women to enter the sports broadcasting business. It is no longer just a world for men, and the industry is better off for it.
Her knowledge and love of sports really resonated in a field that not only had few women, but also reporters and anchors that were pretty, but seemingly not as enthusiastic as Linda.
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