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Lisa Byington
Sports commentary career
GenrePlay-by-play
Sport(s)Basketball, American football

Lisa Byington is a freelance broadcaster of many sports in many roles. Primarily, she has worked as a college football sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network, as well as a play-by-play announcer, studio host, and feature producer/reporter.[1] She has also broadcast games for FS1, FS2, Pac-12 Network, ESPN, SEC Network, CBS Sports Network and the Chicago Sky on WCIU-DT 26.2.[2][3][4] She was a two-sport athlete at Northwestern University, playing four years of basketball and two years of soccer. Both teams made the NCAA Tournament.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Richey, Scott (September 28, 2016). "Richey's volleyball preview: Nebraska up next". The News-Gazette. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  2. ^ SVG Staff (December 29, 2016). "Fox Sports Goes All-Access, Commercial-Free for Big East Women's Hoops Matchup". Sports Video Group. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Sherman, Ed (May 8, 2015). "Chicago Sky criticized for replacing female announcers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sky Welcomes Back Lisa Byington to Broadcast Team". WNBA. June 21, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  5. ^ http://btn.com/about/btn-talent/
  6. ^ http://lisabyington.com/bio
  7. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2015/10/08/pac-12-networks-announces-air-talent-programming-fourth-season-womens-basketball