It's Official :: Bonnie joins ABC Sports/ESPN
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BONNIE BERNSTEIN JOINS ESPN AND ABC AS COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND MLB GAME REPORTER; BEGINS JULY 2
Bonnie Bernstein, who most recently worked as the lead sideline reporter for CBS Sports NFL and NCAA Mens Basketball Championship coverage, has joined ABC and ESPN (where she worked from 1995-98). The 15-year broadcasting veteran will serve as a sideline reporter on ESPNs Sunday Night Baseball and ABC’s weekly college football telecasts.
Bernstein will begin with ESPN July 2 at 8 p.m. ET when she joins the Sunday Night Baseball team of
Jon Miller, Joe Morgan and Peter Gammons on the N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees inter-league showdown. She will work with commentator Brad Nessler and analysts Bob Griese and Paul Maguire for weekly ABC college football telecasts this fall. Bernstein will also fill in as host on various ESPN programs and will contribute features to ESPN platforms.
"I feel like I hit the jackpot," said Bernstein. "I get the best seat in the house for baseball and college football, and also have the opportunity to grow as a host and in-depth reporter. I've always strived to be multi-dimensional and there is no place better to do that than right here."
Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president, remote and studio production, added, "With her skills, knowledge and sports reporting experience, Bonnie will be a tremendous asset for several ESPN and ABC platforms."
Bernstein worked for CBS Sports from 1998
to 2005 where she held a broad range of responsibilities. In addition to covering the NFL and college basketball, she contributed features for The NFL Today, hosted the Championships of the NCAA anthology series and NCAA Womens Gymnastics Championship, and anchored SportsDesk and At the Half. She also covered track and field, figure skating and U.S. Open tennis championships.
Bernstein has worked in radio since 2001 when she joined the NFL broadcast team for CBS/Westwood One. She served as a sideline reporter for its coverage of Monday Night Football, the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl. This season, she will work NFL Thursday night games and post-season.
This past spring, Bernstein made broadcast history during the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship as the host of the Sprint Tournament Center, the first sports studio show created exclusively for wireless phones.
From 1995-98, Bernstein served as a SportsCenter correspondent for ESPN covering events such as the NBA Finals, Major League Baseball playoffs and the NCAA Womens Basketball Championship. While at ESPN, she also contributed to College GameDay and NFL studio shows.
Prior to joining ESPN, Bernstein was a weekday sports anchor for KRNV-TV in Reno, Nev. (1993-95). She was the weekend news anchor at WMDT-TV in Salisbury, Md. (1993), and the sports and news director for WXJN radio in Lewes, Del. (1992-93).
Bernstein graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland’s prestigious Merrill College of Journalism. She currently serves on the College’s Board of Directors. While at Maryland, Bernstein was a four-time Academic All-America selection (gymnastics) and received the Thomas M. Fields Award for academic and athletic excellence.
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