Cindy Brunson Paves the Way for Black Women in Sports

Written by on June 1, 2025

Second of two partsBrunson, left, with WNBA legend and HOF Seimone Augustus Credit: Photo courtesy of X

Black females historically have been underrepresented in sports broadcasting. But Cindy Brunson as a youngster found a Black woman who would serve as an inspiration for her to eventually go into broadcasting herself.

“The first person I saw that looked like me on TV talking about sports was Jayne Kennedy,” recalled Brunson of Kennedy (now Overton), the first Black woman to host a national sports broadcast, CBS NFL Today in 1975. “I just thought she was stunning. Oh my gosh . . .



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