 |
Bonnie BernsteinAmerican television sports commentator
Date of Birth: 16.08.1970
Country:  USA |
Content:
Biography of Bonnie Bernstein
Bonnie Bernstein (born August 16, 1970) is an American television sports commentator. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Howell, New Jersey. Bernstein attended the University of Maryland, where she studied broadcast journalism and became a four-time US gymnastics champion among college students. She received the Thomas M. Fields Award for outstanding achievements in academics and sports. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
Early Career
Before gaining popularity on ESPN, Bernstein worked for various television and radio channels. She was known as the first female commentator on the local sports channel KRNV-TV in Reno, Nevada. Prior to that, she was a news anchor in Salisbury on WMDT-TV. Her first television job was as a news and sports producer on the local channel WXJN-FM in Lewis, Delaware.
ESPN and Career Highlights
Bernstein first appeared on ESPN in 1995, reporting on the record-breaking basketball championship of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls from 1996 to 1998. She also covered the Major League Baseball and the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. In August 1998, Bernstein became the lead basketball analyst for CBS Sports and a special correspondent for NFL Today. In 1999, she transitioned from men's basketball to football and worked as the sideline reporter in tandem with Vern Lundquist and later with Dan Dierdorf. She continued in this role until 2004, when she returned to NFL Today and substituted for main commentators Jim Nantz and Phil Simms. Bernstein commentated on Super Bowls XXV and XXXVIII. For Super Bowl XXXVIII, she provided coverage for both television and radio as a correspondent for Westwood One Radio, making her the first commentator in history to simultaneously work in both mediums. Bernstein also reported on the women's gymnastics championship for CBS and served as the studio host for shows like "SportDesk" and "At The Half" (a program about college basketball). She also covered horse racing and figure skating.
Later Career and Advocacy
In July 2006, Bernstein returned to ESPN as a sideline reporter for "Sunday Night Baseball" and occasionally appeared as an analyst for college football on ABC. In addition to her sports broadcasting career, Bernstein is an official representative of "The Coalition to Prevent DVT," an organization dedicated to preventing deep vein thrombosis. She joined the organization after being diagnosed with the first signs of thrombosis in October 2006.
