Phyllis George
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Phyllis George

Shattering the Ceiling

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Phyllis George

Shattering the Ceiling

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In 2019, the NFL issued a list of football's one hundred greatest game-changers, and among the legendary athletes and coaches was one broadcaster: Phyllis George. The first female anchor of a major network sports show, George broke the glass ceiling in sports journalism and embodied the complexities of the women's movement of the 1970s.

As a young woman, George first hit the media radar in 1971 when she won the crown of Miss America and toured the world. While many in the budding feminist movement looked down on the pageant queen, George parlayed her success into a television career and excelled in sports journalism. While she was not immune to criticism, George was never deterred by it, and constantly showed her inner strength and perseverance. Through the decades she cultivated a reputation as one of the most respected and strong-willed players in the rough and tumble businesses of sports and network news, breaking through the glass ceiling in one of the most male-driven industries in the world. She was a pioneer who helped pave the way for a new generation of female broadcasters. A published author and champion of the arts, George remained a stalwart advocate for female empowerment until her death in 2020.

In Phyllis George: Shattering the Ceiling authors Lenny Shulman and Paul Volponi trace George's evolution from Miss America to professional broadcaster, to arts advocate, author, philanthropist, and also as First Lady of Kentucky who was instrumental in getting her husband, John Y. Brown Jr., elected Governor of that state. George's life was defined by her professionalism, her strength of character, and her uncanny ability to leave an indelible impression on all she met.

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Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Year
2022
ISBN
9780813195827
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. 1. Championship Day
  8. 2. Texas Born and Raised
  9. 3. Becoming Miss Denton
  10. 4. There She Is . . .
  11. 5. A Year of Reign
  12. 6. It All Gets Real
  13. 7. Abroad in Vietnam
  14. 8. Return to Atlantic City
  15. 9. The Next Step Forward
  16. 10. Lights, Camera, Action
  17. 11. Hut! Hut! Hut!
  18. 12. Cracking the Ceiling
  19. 13. Smile . . .
  20. 14. Roger and Ruffian
  21. 15. Goddess of the Gridiron
  22. 16. Turnabout Is Fair Play
  23. 17. Matrimony, Take One
  24. 18. The Lost Season
  25. 19. A New Relationship
  26. 20. Camelot
  27. 21. First Lady . . . and More
  28. 22. Weighty Matters
  29. 23. Fight Night (The Greek and Brent)
  30. 24. Causes
  31. 25. Start Spreading the News
  32. 26. Hard News
  33. 27. The Diagnosis
  34. 28. A Return to TV
  35. 29. Moving On . . . Again
  36. 30. Hearts and Bones
  37. 31. The Next Generation
  38. 32. The Pageant over Politics
  39. 33. Making the Most of Life
  40. 34. Strength
  41. 35. Sisterhood
  42. 36. You Are My Sunshine
  43. Epigraph
  44. Acknowledgments
  45. Notes
  46. Index