Tiffany Blackmon

Last updated
Tiffany Blackmon
Born
Tiffany Danielle Blackmon

(1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 39)
Education Georgia State University
Occupation Sports reporter

Tiffany Danielle Blackmon (born October 10, 1984) is an American sports reporter for NFL on CBS and College Football on CBS Sports. She previously was a sports reporter at NFL Network and ESPN College Football. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life and education

Blackmon is the daughter of Jacqueline and former NFL linebacker and former NFL assistant coach Donald Blackmon. [3] Blackmon has one sister Candice and one brother Donald Jr. [4] Blackmon was a four-year starter for the North Gwinnett High School soccer team, where she was named defensive MVP and overall MVP. Blackmon was selected All-Gwinnett County high school team. Blackmon also was selected to the All-State team. [4] Blackmon attended Georgia State University, where she played 49 games with the soccer team.

Career

Prior to joining NFL Network, Blackmon worked as an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Houston. [5] Blackmon was the co-host for the weekly Houston Rockets All-Access show. [1] Blackmon also served as the host of SportsNet Reports. [1] Blackmon also worked at the NBC affiliate KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, where she was the reporter for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonnie Bernstein</span> American sports journalist and executive

Bonnie Lynn Bernstein is an American sports journalist and media executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association, spending nearly 20 years as a reporter and studio host at ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports, covering the NFL, NBA, MLB and college football and basketball. Bernstein is currently the founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, a multimedia production company specializing in non-scripted sports and entertainment content.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suzy Kolber</span> American football sideline reporter, co-producer, and sportscaster

Suzy Kolber is an American football sideline reporter, co-producer, and a former ESPN sports anchor and reporter. She was one of the original anchors of ESPN2 when it launched in 1993. Three years later, she left ESPN2 to join Fox Sports, but returned to ESPN in late 1999. In 2023, she and several other ESPN employees were terminated by the network in what was described as a cost-cutting measure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Gumbel</span> American sportscaster (born 1946)

Greg Gumbel is an American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports. The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, he became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. Gumbel is currently the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS until 2023.

KHOU is a television station in Houston, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Conroe-licensed Quest station KTBU. The two stations share studios on Westheimer Road near Uptown Houston; KHOU's transmitter is located near Missouri City, in unincorporated northeastern Fort Bend County.

Jeanne Zelasko is an American journalist and sportscaster who worked for "The Beast" AM980 KFWB and Fox Sports West in Los Angeles County, California. Prior to taking that position Zelasko had a relatively lengthy career working for Fox Sports as a reporter and analyst for various programs, as well as reporting for MLB Network, ESPN and as the court reporter on Judge Joe Brown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michele Tafoya</span> American reporter and broadcaster

Michele Tafoya is an American reporter and retired sports broadcaster. Most notably, from 2011 to 2022, she worked primarily as a sideline reporter for NBC Sunday Night Football. Over the course of her career, she covered the National Football League, the Olympics, and professional basketball. Since Tafoya's departure from sportscasting, she has worked as a conservative political consultant and makes television appearances to discuss the state of American politics and culture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dana Jacobson</span> American journalist

Dana Jacobson is a host and correspondent for CBS News currently serving as a co host for CBS Saturday Morning. She is also an anchor & reporter for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. She joined CBS News in 2015, 2 years after she began working for CBS Sports Network. Prior to that Jacobson spent a decade at ESPN, from 2002 until 2012. In March 2005, she was named co-host of Cold Pizza and transitioned with the show as it became First Take. On December 30, 2011, she left First Take and returned to anchoring SportsCenter. On March 27, 2012, USA Today announced that Jacobson would leave ESPN when her contract expires at the end of April. Monday, April 30, 2012, was her final day at ESPN when she anchored the 6–8 p.m. ET SportsCenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pam Oliver</span> American sportscaster

Pam Oliver is an American sportscaster known for her work on the sidelines for various National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curt Menefee</span> American sportscaster

Curt Menefee is an American broadcaster who hosts the Fox Network's NFL pregame show Fox NFL Sunday. He is also the co-anchor of Good Day New York on Fox's New York City flagship station, WNYW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Gwinnett High School</span> School in Suwanee, Georgia, United States

North Gwinnett High School is a public high school outside the city limits of Suwanee, Georgia, United States. It is part of the district Gwinnett County Public Schools. The school's principal is Nathan Ballantine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Craig Bolerjack</span> American sportscaster

Kyle Craig Bolerjack is an American sportscaster. He is currently calling Utah Jazz telecasts on KJZZ with Thurl Bailey. He also calls games for CBS, ESPN, and CBS College Sports Network in a national broadcasting career that dates back to the late 1990s.

Spencer Allen Tillman is an American former professional football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tina Cervasio</span> American sports anchor

Tina Cervasio is an American sports anchor. She is the lead sports anchor for Good Day New York on Fox 5 NY WNYW and the host of Sports Extra on Sunday nights at 10:30 in New York City. She has worked for CBS Sports Network as a sideline reporter, SiriusXM NBA Radio as a host, the New York Red Bulls television broadcasts as the pre-game and halftime host and reporter. Cervasio is the winner of Seven New York Emmy Awards as part of the New York Knicks Broadcasts on MSG Networks from 2008 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sara Walsh</span> American sportscaster

Sara Elizabeth Walsh is an American sportscaster who currently works for NFL Network. She worked for ESPN from 2010 to 2017. Walsh came to ESPN from WUSA in Washington, D.C., where she served as the station's weekend sports anchor and Redskins beat reporter from 2006 to 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Blackmon</span> American football player (born 1990)

Justin Carl Blackmon is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, twice earning unanimous All-American honors before being selected by the Jaguars fifth overall in the 2012 NFL draft. With Jacksonville, he was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy and was suspended indefinitely for another violation later that year and has not played since. Blackmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maria Taylor (sportscaster)</span> American sportscaster

Suzette Maria Taylor is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports. She has worked for ESPN and the SEC Network. She has covered college football, college volleyball, National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and men's and women's college basketball.

Erin Michelle Coscarelli is an American anchor, who works for NFL Network. She was the host of NFL Network's weekday morning show, NFL HQ. She hosts Fantasy and Friends on NFL Network. Erin also appeared as a correspondent on ABC's “The Ultimate Surfer.”

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leila Rahimi</span> American television sports reporter

Leila Rahimi is an American television sports anchor and reporter.

Kate Scott is an American sportscaster who is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers. Scott also calls international soccer for Fox Sports and CBS Sports and is the preseason television voice of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "NFL Profile". NFL.com.
  2. "TV/radio briefs: Free house giveaway, Tiffany Blackmon, February radio ratings, Praise fundraiser". ajc.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. "Q&A with Sports Reporter Tiffany Blackmon". sportstvjobs.com.
  4. 1 2 "Georgia State Profile". georgiastatesports.com.
  5. "Black History Moment: CSN's Blackmon becomes Houston's first black female sports anchor". forwardtimesonline.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.