![]() The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its clubs. She also worked as the play-by-play announcer for men's and women's soccer games at the Tokyo Olympics on NBC Sports Archives Big Ten announces Lisa Byington Award for top female broadcaster on Big Ten Networks Student U Lisa Byington becomes Bucks new TV play-by-play. More recently, in 2021, Byington became the first female play-by-play voice to work the NCAA men’s basketball tournament when she called first-round games for CBS and Turner Sports. Soccer match analyst/co-commentator Cat Whitehill. 5 out of those 6 names belonged to Germany players including all 3 2nd-half substitutes. Women’s National Team member Cat Whitehill, would proceed to mispronounce at least 6 names during their broadcast. Also in 2019, she worked the play-by-play for the Women’s World Cup on FOX. Byington and her match analyst/co-commentator, former U.S. She is also a current Chicago Sky broadcaster. That same year, she was also part of an MLS game broadcast that was the first all-female broadcast of any of the five major men’s professional leagues.īetween 20, she worked as a sideline reporter for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and Turner Sports. Byington is a former two-sport star at Northwestern University, playing Wildcats basketball and soccer. She became the first full-time female play-by-play voice for a college football game on the Big Ten Network in 2017. 7, veteran broadcaster Lisa Byington called the first Big Ten women’s college basketball game on FOX with Stephanie White as Iowa took down Michigan in Ann Arbor, 94-85. “Must See TV” - Jim Paschke September 15, 2021Ī basketball and soccer player at Northwestern University, Byington is a veteran multi-sport play-by-play announcer and has prior experience in doing play-by-play for NBA and WNBA games. ![]() She replaces Jim Paschke, who retired at the end of the 2020-21 campaign after 35 seasons with the franchise.Ĭongratulations Lisa!Your excitement and enjoyment will only grow sitting next to and working with the incomparable Fans, just consider the basketball IQ of your new Bucks Broadcast Team. We look forward to Lisa becoming the voice of the Bucks.” While we appreciate the significance of selecting Lisa, and we celebrate this historic moment, Lisa earned this position based on her extraordinary skills and experience. “Lisa’s extensive television broadcasting background, including her play-by-play work for high-level NCAA basketball on several national networks, makes her the perfect choice to take on this major role. Milwaukee Bucks, Big Ten Network As play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Bucks & longtime Big Ten Network broadcaster, Lisa Byington. Here, she gathered the policies of covering sports and hosted the web show titled ‘Gatorzone.’ After a while, she had created enough waves within the broadcasting world to be known by larger networks. I applaud the Bucks for taking the first steps toward making hires like this more of the norm in the NBA. She said it was addressed with her, but never made the focus of any discussions with the team. ![]() “We are so excited to welcome Lisa to the Bucks family and to bring such a talented play-by-play announcer to our broadcast team,” said Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin in the team's official release. Once she graduated from Langley high school in 2001, she registered at the University of Florida. Lisa Byington acknowledged that there will be talk of history related to her hire. The historic hiring makes Byington the first female full-time TV play-by-play announcer among major men's professional leagues. Byington played basketball and soccer at Northwestern before embarking on a career in sports media that has included announcing and reporting roles for the Big Ten Network, CBS, ESPN, FOX Sports. “I love that story because a lot of great things have happened to me but people don’t realize what it takes to get to that job.The defending NBA champions announced the appointment of Lisa Byington as the team’s television play-by-play announcer for games on Bally Sports Wisconsin. “I had a dream of working the tournament but as a sideline reporter.” After ten years working her way up through the industry, even doing sideline work on Division II football, she got her chance. She is also the first woman to call play-by-play for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the culmination of a long-term goal. ![]() If I did I don’t think I’d be able to do my job.” Byington, the guest on this week’s “Tell Me A Story I Don’t Know” podcast with George Ofman, became the first female voice of an NBA team last season joining the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. When I say I don’t describe myself as a trailblazer that’s not denying the fact that I do understand what I’m doing is helping open doors for other women who are coming after myself. ![]() You could call Lisa Byington a “trailblazer,” but she prefers another description: “Broadcaster. ![]()
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