Lindsay Czarniak
Lindsay Czarniak | |
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Alma mater | James Madison University |
Occupation | Sports anchor and reporter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable credit(s) | The George Michael Sports Machine co-host (2005-2007) WRC-TV sports anchor and reporter (2005-2011) ESPN sports anchor (2011-2017) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Lindsay Ann Czarniak (born 1977 or 1978)
She has also been a pit reporter and studio host for
Biography
Early life
Lindsay Czarniak was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[6] Her father, Chet Czarniak, spent 17 years working in a local newspaper's sports department. Growing up a sports fan, she played lacrosse and field hockey at Centreville High School. In 2000, she graduated from James Madison University with a major in online journalism.[7][8] She was a member of the sorority Sigma Kappa.[9]
Career
Czarniak started out as an intern for
In June 2005, Czarniak returned to the D.C. area and joined
In March 2007, George Michael stepped down as WRC-TV's sports anchor. Czarniak and her colleague, Dan Hellie, then became the co-sports anchors. She was also tapped as a pit reporter for TNT's six-race Sprint Cup Series schedule from Pocono to Chicago. She remained with TNT for the same schedule in 2008.
Following the murder of
Czarniak made a guest appearance on the edition of May 22, 2008, of The Tony Kornheiser Show, occupying the "chick chair." On that show, she told a humorous anecdote of being arrested for expired license plates by the DC Police on her way to a News 4 interview, which turned out to be an important public service warning for those who visit Washington, D.C.
On July 17, 2008, Czarniak was honored at the Reading Phillies at Bowie Baysox doubleheader where she threw the first pitch. Czarniak also signed autographs during a meet and greet session throughout the games. Initially, Lindsay Czarniak Day was set to take place on July 21, but was changed due to a scheduling conflict. Fans at either the July 17 and the July 21 games received Lindsay Czarniak bobble heads.[10][11]
On July 29, Czarniak posted one of several blogs just before leaving for her
On June 23, 2011, it was announced that Czarniak would leave WRC-TV to work at ESPN. On July 13, 2011, Czarniak made her final broadcast as a sports reporter at WRC-TV.[14][15] On August 19, 2011, Czarniak made her SportsCenter debut covering the evening's preseason football games.[16] In December 2012, she took the place of Jay Harris as co-host of the 6 pm SportsCenter after Harris moved to the 11 pm SportsCenter.
On April 24, 2013, ESPN/ABC revealed that Czarniak would be replacing Brent Musburger as the host of ABC's coverage of the 2013 Indianapolis 500. She became the first woman to ever host the telecast. She succeeded Musburger as well as previous hosts and broadcast legends Jim McKay, Keith Jackson, Paul Page, and Al Michaels. In August 2017, her contract with ESPN expired.
On February 12, 2018,
On February 5, 2019, Czarniak signed with
Personal life
Czarniak's parents are Chet and Terri. Chet worked for the sports department at a Washington, D.C.-based newspaper for 17 years before becoming the current managing editor of
Czarniak appeared in the 2000 independent action film Aquarius, in which she played a character named Mist.
Czarniak married WRC-TV reporter and weekend anchor
References
- ^ "On Love: Romance at NBC4". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018.
- ^ Shuster, Rachel (March 4, 2014). "The Next Generation". The Honolulu Star-Advertiser. p. 6B.
Lindsay Czarniak, 36: ESPN SportsCenter anchor, last year became the first woman to host network Indianapolis 500 coverage.
- ^ "Lindsay Czarniak".
- ^ Farhi, Paul (April 12, 2010). "Sportscaster Lindsay Czarniak's career trajectory is only headed up". The Washington Post.
- ^ Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com Archived November 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Press Release (February 5, 2019). "FOX NASCAR Rounds Out 2019 Studio Roster with Addition of Hosts Lindsay Czarniak and Sara Walsh". FOX Sports.
- ^ Messages from Alumni Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Washington Flyer - League of Her Own". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Significant Sigma Kappas". Significant Sigma Kappas. 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Bowie Baysox
- ^ "Lindsay Czarniak Honored At Bowie Baysox Game - Sports News Story - WRC | Washington". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "NBCOlympics.com - Lindsay Leaves For Beijing". Archived from the original on September 9, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "NBCOlympics.com - Wardrobe sneak peek". Archived from the original on September 9, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- ^ Steinberg, Dan (July 14, 2011). "Lindsay Czarniak's emotional farewell to NBC". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Farhi, Paul (June 22, 2011). "Lindsay Czarniak, sports anchor, to leave NBC4 for ESPN". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Steinberg, Dan (July 1, 2011). "Lindsay Czarniak on going to ESPN". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Putterman, Alex (February 14, 2018). "Lindsay Czarniak is joining Joe Gibbs Racing's team coverage for Daytona 500". Awful Announcing. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Hyperdrive on Netflix: Charlize Theron's car rodeo is a gloriously full-throttle joy ride". Evening Standard. August 28, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "USATODAY.com". USA Today. May 16, 2005.
- ^ "Fairfax County Public Schools - Directory of Schools & Centers". Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ Aquarius (2000)[unreliable source?]
- ^ ESPN's Lindsay Czarniak and MSNBC's Craig Melvin wed
- ^ Heil, Emily (March 11, 2014). "Lindsay Czarniak, Craig Melvin welcome baby boy". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Bucci and Anderson announce Czarniak is pregnant on SportsCenter". ESPN. June 16, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Petit, Stephanie (November 6, 2016). "Craig Melvin and Lindsay Czarniak Welcome Daughter Sybil 'Sibby' Ann". People. Retrieved February 1, 2019.