Lisa Byington

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Lisa Byington
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Byington in 2015
Born (1976-05-18) May 18, 1976 (age 47)
Alma mater Northwestern University
Sports commentary career
Genre Play-by-play
Sport(s) Basketball, Soccer
Association football career
Position(s) Forward [1]
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Northwestern Wildcats

Lisa Byington (born May 18, 1976) is a play-by-play announcer, studio host, and feature producer/reporter. She has broadcast games for Fox Sports, FS1, Big Ten Network, CBS, Turner Sports, Pac-12 Network, ESPN, and the SEC Network.

Byington has worked primarily as a play-by-play announcer and reporter on FOX Sports and Big Ten Network's coverage of college football and basketball games. In 2017, Byington became the first female play-by-play to call a college football game for the Big Ten Network. [2] [3] [4]

Byington announced the 2019 Women's World Cup for Fox [5] and the 2020 Olympic Games as a play-by-play announcer for men's and women's soccer. [6] Byington has also worked as a sideline reporter for the NCAA men's basketball tournament with CBS and Turner since 2017. On March 19, 2021, she became the first woman to do play-by-play in March Madness history for CBS and Turner Sports. [7]

In 2021, Byington became the first female full-time play-by-play voice for a major men's professional sports team when she became the full time play-by-play announcer of the Milwaukee Bucks. [8] Byington also handles play-by-play work for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky.

Byington, a native of Portage, Michigan, [1] was a two-sport athlete at Northwestern University, playing four years of basketball and two years of soccer. [9] Both teams made the NCAA Tournament.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Late Goals Put Badgers Ahead in Women's Soccer". Northwestern Wildcats . October 9, 1998. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Wilton (March 11, 2021). "Lisa Byington to Call NCAA Tournament Play-by-Play". SI.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nothaft, Patrick (June 24, 2021). "Michigan native Lisa Byington preparing for dream job as Olympic play-by-play announcer". MLive.com. Advance Digital. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ Haugh, David (September 13, 2017). "BTN broadcaster Lisa Byington braces for historic football assignment". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "FOX Sports Unveils Broadcaster Assignments for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ Group Stage". Fox Sports PressPass. June 4, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  6. ↑ "RECORD 178 COMMENTATORS JOIN NBC OLYMPICS' COVERAGE OF THE GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD FROM TOKYO, JAPAN". NBC Sports Pressbox. June 23, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021. Handling soccer play-by-play from NBC Sports Group's International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn., will be Lisa Byington, Mark Followill, Jenn Hildreth, and Derek Rae.
  7. ↑ Brockway, Ella. "Lisa Byington Ready for History-Making March Madness Moment". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Milwaukee Bucks [@Bucks] (September 15, 2021). ".@LisaByington becomes the first female full-time TV play-by-play announcer for a major men's professional sports team. Welcome to Milwaukee, Lisa!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Northwestern Women's Soccer 2018 Record Book & Almanac" (PDF). Northwestern Wildcats . December 11, 2018. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.


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