Tracy Wolfson

Tracy Wolfson

Tracy Wolfson, a University of Michigan graduate, is a reporter for CBS Sports.

Early life and career

She used to work for MSG Network as an anchor and reporter as well as covering golf, college football and Arena Football for ESPN from 2002-2003. Her on-air career began at WZBN in Trenton, New Jersey as a sports anchor. She also appeared as a reporter for Long Island News Tonight (LI News Tonight) a local Long Island college run news station.

Career at CBS Sports

She has been the lead college football sideline reporter since 2004 [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/stewart_mandel/08/18/mailbag/index.html SI.com - Writers - Stewart Mandel's Mailbag: Coming to a sideline near you - Wednesday August 18, 2004 12:47PM ] ] . She is considered to be part of one of the best college football broadcast teams in the country. [ [http://georgia.scout.com/2/484393.html Scout.com: Eye on Sports (The CBS Sports’ eye, that is) ] ] Additionally, she is an anchor on the CBS Sportsdesk as well a reporter for college basketball, auto racing, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, track and field and rodeo.. [ [http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/twolfson CBS Sports CBS Sports Team - CBSSports.com ] ]

Accolades

In 2005, she was asked to be a part of Mississippi State University's College Sports Speaker series [ [http://www.kinesiology.msstate.edu/tracywolfson.html Tracy Wolfson Visit ] ] and has been a spokeswoman and emcee for several Foundation for Diabetes Research events since 2005. [ [http://www.diabetesnj.org/ The Foundation for Diabetes Research ] ] In 2004 she was named one of the "Best New Faces" of the NCAA tournamet in the USA TODAY. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/martzke/2004-03-22-martzke_x.htm USATODAY.com - CBS: Pairing Packer, Martelli a 'pretty easy decision' ] ]

Criticism

Early in her career Tracy received some criticism regarding her on-air work, including an awkward interview with tennis player Lleyton Hewitt at the 2005 U.S. Open, where she was roundly booed by the crowd. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/pete_mcentegart/09/06/ten.spot/index.html SI.com - Writers - The 10 Spot: Sept. 6, 2005 - Tuesday September 6, 2005 9:48AM ] ]

Personal

She currently resides in New York with her husband.

References


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