May 2013
8 posts
Jay-Z Hires Football Agent To Represent Players At... →
http://Jay-Z Hires Kimberly Ann Miale To Represent Roc Nation
“We wanted to bring as many women as possible together to find common ground on...”
– From Five Questions with AWSM founder Kristin Huckshorn on why they started the AWSM, and why they began the annual convention. http://awsmonline.org/five-questions-with-awsm-founder-kristin-huckshorn/
4 Lessons from Women in the Business of Sports |... →
Senior women in the business of sports, who learned the game from men, then re-learned to play with women, offer a unique perspective on gender in business.
Why Women Are Leaving ESPN →
Charissa Thompson is leaving ESPN for another network and she’s not the first woman to do so.
'Let Them Wear Towels' Film About Female... →
During the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the playersâ locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the clubhouse remained. Through interviews with pioneering female sports writers, Let Them Wear Towels captures the raw behavior, humorous retaliation, angry lawsuits...
Susannah Collins Gets A Lesson In 'Women In Sports...
You cannot be a woman in sports media and say ‘sex’ instead of ‘success’ during a live report from a hockey game. Period.
Susannah Collins learned that this week after her employment with the Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago was terminated.
One blogger’s response was to go so far as to say she shouldn’t have been fired in the first place.
...
Digging deeper: Investigative reporter Paula... →
She Knows!: ESPN Investigative Reporter Paula Levine
April 2013
7 posts
Don Cherry Doesn't Have To Think We're Equal. We...
Ok, this one just drops in our laps and it’s almost too obvious to address.
It’s too easy to brush off, laugh at, and toss in the garbage.
Which is exactly where I’ll toss it, right after this…
First, the Canadian sports broadcaster was, at the very (very) least, honest. Many players, coaches, and people in sports don’t treat women as equals, and dance around it,...
Kirsten Karbach Joins Clearwater Threshers...
The Clearwater Threshers radio booth has a new number two.
Kirsten Harbach will join the team, alongside Threshers voice Ben Gelman, announced via Twitter Saturday night. (credit goes to Tampa Yankees broadcaster Nicholas Flammia).
Kirsten has been the University of South Florida sports radio coordinator since 2010.
You can read her work here:...
Women In Baseball...Keep Your Pants On?
In the newest issue of Marie Claire magazine, the usually on-point Tim Gunn offers advice to a worried girl who is beginning a job at a baseball stadium.
She explains to Tim that she “can’t show up in a dress and heels.”
….I’ve missed the memo on this then? A professional woman can’t show up in a professional environment- a baseball stadium- in a dress and...
“Clare Balding, Alice Arnold’s partner, has just won another gong for her...”
– Ladies: British sports journalism is waiting for you - Telegraph
Flashback: Grantland Took On The MLB Dress Code
In cleaning out some old files, I found one of my favorite stories discussing the MLB Dress Code. The story was written just after the dress code was established in December 2011.
Charles P. Pierce viewed it as obvious sexism directed at women, making excellent points along the way about many things, including baseball writers that dress like German tourists. (what’s the problem?)
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Every at-bat had to be a quality at-bat. I was going to earn every opportunity. - Leslie Visser, AWSM Interview
AWSM's first Pioneer Award winner: Lesley... →
AWSM Interview with sports journo pioneer Leslie Visser-
March 2013
6 posts
Women's History Month: Sports Reporter Mary... →
EspnW Piece On Female Analysts Shows Men Don't...
I posted Sarah Spain’s excellent article on women in sports being qualified to do much more than report from the sidelines, but after reading it twice, I had a kind of delayed reaction.
[ Read the full story here: http://espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/9028045/espnw-women-sports-analysts-yes-can#comments]
What was so alarming about the article was the tweets she shared discussing this topic....
espnW: Women as sports analysts? Yes, we can →
Lansing Lugnuts Hire Female PA Announcer →
Add Jennifer Swanchara to the short list. Congratulations to her!
Katherine Webb Isn't A Sports Reporter. And Stop...
A recent article by Andrea Duke was just one of many taking down the guys (an assumption, but I’ll take that chance) that hired Katherine Webb to cover the Super Bowl for Inside Edition.
You know Inside Edition. That show that no one watches or cares about? The one that no sports fan is watching for sports news? That one. That show that’s all about gossipy-National Enquirer type news...
Women big part of sports journalism evolution →
Jane McManus and other female sports journalists visit TCU, and talk about breaking in to sports journalism.
February 2013
5 posts
Thoughts on 'Said To Lady Journos', With A Hand...
Women’s History Month is just around the corner and a new site about sexist remarks to female journalists is making waves just in time. http://saidtoladyjournos.tumblr.com/
The site is run anonymously and allows women in the industry to anonymously share the dumbest remarks men can imagine, then actually speak, to female reporters. Many sites, including Poynter, have paid attention....
Positive Thought For Female Sports Journos: Ignore...
If I can give any of my girls out there a boost today, it’s to decide whose opinion matters to you and ignore the rest. You will hear so much noise from so many people, and you can’t let that affect you.
I’ve made a habit of not focusing on what everyone thinks about female journalists and what they say. Ignore negative perception.
I honestly don’t care what fans or...
Southern Africa: Female Sports Journalists Jockey... →
Association for Women in Sports Media Student... →
Women Can't Be 'Busty' or 'Blonde' In Sports...
I hesitated to write this, because I’d made a decision that this blog would always focus on the positives and be uplifting. But I decided to write about a recent story with the hope that it would inspire confidence and celebrate women in this industry, which is the reason I started this Tumblr.
In her January piece, entitled, ‘It’s Time For Sports Broadcasting To Stop Relegating...
January 2013
2 posts
“I am not going to focus on breaking the stereotype, and I encourage other women...”
– Meredith Perry “She’s Game Sports”
Advice? Women In Sports Media Might Benefit From...
Social media feeds on information, and people love not only to read the most personal kind, but, often, to share it.
I love those people. But I’m not one of them.
And while this isn’t just advice I’d give to women in the sports industry, this is a blog for them…and, truthfully, I think it works even better in our favor to keep the private, private.
There’s a lot of...
December 2012
7 posts
“Just knowing not just where I started and where I am now, but in a broader sense...”
– AWSM official website
Ten Really Short Pieces Of Advice For Women In...
Inspired by ESPN.com and ESPN senior writer Don Van Nata Jr.’s (@DVNJR) advice to sports journalists on Twitter, here is my advice tailored to the gals.
Ignore perception.You will hear. it. all.
But be professional and you’ll gain respect from those that matter. (you’ll have to decide whose opinion matters and then decide to block out the rest)
Don’t have a mental...
“Every day is a battle. You have to win the battle every day. It’s about leading...”
– Amanda Rykoff at AmandaRykoff.Posterous.com
“The best way to gain respect is to be respectful. Ask questions in a respectful...”
– Amanda Rykoff at AmandaRykoff.Posterous.com
“I support what you’re doing. Believe me, you’re important in what we do.” Pat...”
– Amanda Rykoff blog at AmandaRykoff.Posterous.com
Blog Addresses My Being Denied Clubhouse Access In... →
Women GMs In Minor League Baseball →
October 2012
4 posts
Flashback: Christina Kahrl: Get used to it: Women... →
“There’s still the perception that you’re still just a groupie with a notebook.”
Association For Women In Sports Media Celebrating...
This year will mark 25 years that the AWSM has been in existence, an organization that has given women a support system and platform in sports media.
In 1987 Nancy Cooney, Susan Fornoff, Michelle Himmelberg, and Kristin Huckshorn formed the advocacy group that would help protect women’s rights in the industry, as well as provide them a network to find work and connect with other women.
...
Women Seen Unfit for Football as Men Run 97% of... →
“I’m very hard on myself. I’m very insecure. I just don’t want...”
– AOL News
September 2012
2 posts
Handling What You Hear & See In Clubhouse/Locker...
My general rule on this is that you don’t report or talk about anything in the clubhouse/locker room.
As a woman, this isn’t always easy, because you want to get on the bullhorn and let the world know what an athlete is REALLY like. He’s the one everyone loves & he treats women in a disrespectful or abusive way.
I’ve gone on record once about a specific incident and...
A league of their own: female trainers thrive in... →
August 2012
3 posts
Are We Hiding Harassment In Sports Media?
A morning DM asking for help and advice made me sigh and my heart fluttered with anxiety.
A young female intern for a minor league baseball team asked what she thought she should do when someone questioned her friendly congratulatory hug with a player she’s friends with. The question was whether she was sleeping with the player. The person asking was a game day guy in the press box.
I...
“It doesn’t matter what they think, it only matters what you know.”
– My advice to any aspiring female sportswriter.
Disrespectful Press Box Talk About Women
There’s a line and it’s often crossed when it comes to how some men talk in the press box.
What never bothers me is the lighthearted joking. Dirty jokes, no issue. But when men in the press box blatantly talk about women in front of me and other female professionals in an overtly sexual and demeaning way, it’s unacceptable.
The press box is a professional environment. The men...
July 2012
12 posts
Olympics: All Teams Have Female Athlete, Still... →
Possible NFL Replacement Ref First Woman in... →
“Stefanie Loh is a candidate for your consideration for AWSM president.”
– Election for next AWSM president to be held in the coming weeks
“Had I known then what I now know about the nature of the sport and about the men...”
– ‘Foul Ball’ by Alison Gordon
Truth: Some Players Will Never Respect Female...
For girls just entering the sports reporting field, there’s a lesson I’d like to pass along that I wish someone had told me.
When you’re putting all your hard work and effort in, don’t pursue respect from players and feel you’ve failed if they don’t. Many never will. That’s not your problem and, as I learned, it’s not important.
There are plenty...
