Mary Strong

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Mary Strong (born September 15, 1973 in Tarzana, California) is an American sports journalist. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where she was a full scholarship athlete on the women’s Division I volleyball team, and later spent time on the AVP pro-beach volleyball circuit.

Strong began her career as a news journalist for NBC and CNN, eventually earning an Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage. She parlayed her love for sports and broadcasting into a career on the sidelines for Fox Sports Network, covering AVP pro-beach volleyball, PAC-10 football, and Poker. She also helped launch the Sports Mix Channels for DirecTV.

As of September 2006, Strong began reporting for the NFL Network, covering breaking news on “NFL Network Now.”