Lesley was the first female sideline reporter and was named number 2 overall in a Sports Broadcast Journal article. Sideline reporting dates back to the first Super Bowl in 1967 and to 1974 for college football. It was introduced as a regular feature by two legendary broadcast executives, ABC’s Roone Arledge and his then executive …
Lesley speaks with Jeff ‘Defo’ DeForrest on the popular sports radio podcast “The Defo Show” on 940 WINZ/1230 “The Zone” about being included in the all-time greatest voices from television and radio as NFL celebrates 100th season.
As part of the celebration of the NFL’s 100th season, Lesley was on a panel at the Paley Center in NY with former CBS Sports President Neal Pilson, Giant legend Carl Banks, NFL historian Joe Horrigan and moderator Kenny Albert to discuss professional football over the decades.
Lesley became part of the ground-breaking show that began 50 years ago and changed the way America watched football.
Rick Pitino talked exclusively about his tumultuous tenure at Louisville and why he left Greece. Read this USA Today article and watch the CBS piece that appears at the end of the article.