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LINDSAY MC CORMICK
“But that’s the definition of
sports. It’s all about strategy...a
chess match of sorts.
Sometimes you make the right
move. And other times you
don’t.” Referring to the crazy end of this

year’s Super Bowl when the Seahawks made
an interesting play decision that cost them the
game, sports reporter and TV personality, Lindsay
McCormick, is the voice of authority when it comes
to all things sports-related. The blonde, Houston,
Texas native grew up in a sports loving family and
since college she has been on an unstoppable
path towards sports broadcasting success as a
female in a male-dominated world. She has found
immense success with many networks, including,
but not limited to: NBC “Sunday Night Football,”
Fox Sports’ “Courtside Jones,” ESPN, and Esquire.
com’s weekly “Monday Morning Cheerleader
with Lindsay McCormick.” Most recently she was
seen as the host of this year’s NFL Super Bowl live
events, and got to experience the craziness and
fun first hand. Fitness MOST managed to get ahold
of Lindsay to find out what life is like as such a
well-known and popular female sports broadcaster
and get a peek into a life on the road filled with
interesting personalities, numerous sports stadiums,
and in general living and breathing sports!
With a grandfather who was drafted by the
Redskins, a dancer for a mom, a dad who played
baseball growing up, and a brother who did

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By: Darcy Tharp

marketing for NASCAR races, Lindsay could not
help but grow up loving sports. She says, “My
family is on another level when it comes to sports.
You should see my mom’s play-by-play text
messages during games. When I was younger,
I went to tennis camp every summer and played
golf with my grandma, but dancing was my true
passion. My mom was a dancer and put me in
dance class when I was 2 years old. I started
competing at age 7 and then transitioned into
competing in ballroom after college.” However,
it was her love of broadcasting that had Lindsay
turning her passion for sports into a lifelong
profession. As an intern for ESPN during her
senior year of college, she learned from the best
sports anchors and reporters in the business
and produced highlights for shows including
“SportsCenter,” “NBA Fastbreak,” and “Baseball
Tonight.” She also began working with Eagle Eye
TV and started interviewing NCAA players for
the news and participating in press conferences
with coaches, which further solidified her chosen
career path. It is not only sports, but it’s anything
health related that Lindsay fee ls passionate
about. “I love finding new healthy restaurants, or
recipes that give a unique healthy twist on typically
unhealthy foods. I could live in a health food store.
My favorite part of my week is when I get to go to
the grocery store.” She reveals that if she was not
working in broadcasting or sports, it would be in
health or fitness or her other true passion, dancing.
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