Tracy Wolfson
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Tracy Wolfson, a University of Michigan graduate, is a reporter for CBS Sports.
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[edit] Early life and career
She used to work for MSG Network as an anchor and reporter as well as covering golf, college football and Arena Football for ESPN from 2002-2003. Her on-air career began at WZBN in Trenton, New Jersey as a sports anchor. She also appeared as a reporter for Long Island News Tonight (LI News Tonight) a local Long Island college run news station.
[edit] Career at CBS Sports
She has been the lead college football sideline reporter since 2004[1]. She is considered to be part of one of the best college football broadcast teams in the country.[2] Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, track and field and rodeo..[3]
[edit] Accolades
In 2005, she was asked to be a part of Mississippi State University's College Sports Speaker series [4] and has been a spokeswoman and emcee for several Foundation for Diabetes Research events since 2005.[5] In 2004 she was named one of the "Best New Faces" of the NCAA tournamet in the USA TODAY.[6]
[edit] Criticism
Early in her career Tracy received some criticism regarding her on-air work, including an awkward interview with tennis player Lleyton Hewitt at the 2005 U.S. Open, where she was roundly booed by the crowd.[7][8]
[edit] Personal
She currently resides in New York with her husband.
[edit] References
- ^ SI.com - Writers - Stewart Mandel's Mailbag: Coming to a sideline near you - Wednesday August 18, 2004 12:47PM
- ^ Scout.com: Eye on Sports (The CBS Sports’ eye, that is)
- ^ CBS Sports CBS Sports Team - CBSSports.com
- ^ Tracy Wolfson Visit
- ^ The Foundation for Diabetes Research
- ^ USATODAY.com - CBS: Pairing Packer, Martelli a 'pretty easy decision'
- ^ SI.com - Writers - The 10 Spot: Sept. 6, 2005 - Tuesday September 6, 2005 9:48AM
- ^ Pro Kennex Silver Ace 90 4 3/8 [Archive] - Talk Tennis