Lisa Kerney

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Lisa Kerney
Born
Lisa Diane Gangel

(1981-07-08) July 8, 1981 (age 41)
Education Lynn University, 2004
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s) Patrick Kerney
(m. 2010–present)
Children4

Lisa Diane Gangel Kerney [1] (born July 8, [2] 1981) is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN until April 2018.

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Early life and education

Kerney grew up in Leawood, KS where she graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, KS in May, 2000. [3] Upon graduation, Kerney attended Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, as a broadcast communications major and was point guard and captain of the women's basketball team; [4] the Fighting Knights are in NCAA Division II. She earned a bachelor's degree in May 2004 and gave the commencement address a dozen years later in 2016. [5]

Career

It was announced in September 2018 that Kerney would host "More Ways to Win" on FanDuel's TVG. [6]

Kerney joined ESPN in February 2014 and was the co-anchor of the 11 p.m. Sportscenter . Her last day on ESPN was on April 27, 2018.

Prior to joining ESPN, Kerney was the sports anchor at WCBS-TV in New York, for CBS 2 News This Morning since January 2012. She had also been at MLB Network from October 2010 to December 2011, where she was a sports contributor/reporter. Kerney worked for five years at KING-TV in Seattle, from October 2005–10, as weekend sports anchor and Northwest Sports Tonight host.

She received The Montana Standard 2005 People’s Choice Awards: Top Choice for "Best Sports Reporter," and "Best TV Personality," while sports producer/reporter/anchor at KXLF-TV in Butte, Montana (September 2004–05). In the summer of 2003, she interned at Metro Sports in her native Kansas City, Missouri. [4]

Personal life

Her husband Patrick Kerney (b. 1976) was a defensive end for eleven seasons in the National Football League. They married in 2010 and have four children. [5] [7] [8]

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References

  1. Lynn University. "Lisa Diane Gangel". Lynn University. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. Lisa Kerney (@LisaKerneyESPN) (July 8, 2013). "Having the best birthday! THANK YOU to everyone for your sweet messages! I love you all!!! xoxoxo". Twitter . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  3. "Next stop 'SportsCenter' for Aquinas grad". (Kansas City, Missouri): The Kansas City Star. 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Local business briefs". Montana Standard. (Butte). September 19, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "ESPN sports anchor Lisa Gangel Kerney to deliver 2016 commencement address". (Boca Raton, Florida): Lynn University. 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. "TVG/FanDuel launch two new gambling shows, the Lisa Kerney-hosted More Ways to Win and The Barstool Sports Advisors". Awful Announcing. September 7, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  7. O'Neil, Danny (December 25, 2010). "Where are they now: Patrick Kerney". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  8. MacDonald, Frank (January 30, 2014). "Count the Kerneys among all-in Seahawks fans". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved December 29, 2016.