Lesley Visser (CBS Sports) Bio, Age, Net Worth, Husband, Podcast and NFL
Lesley Visser Biography and Wiki
Lesley Visser is an American sportscaster, television and radio personality, as well as sportswriter. She serves as a CBS Sports and News reporter, writes for CBSSports.com. She was the first woman to be a TV analyst for an NFL game in 2009.
Lesley Visser Age
Visser is 68 years old as of 2021, she was born on September 11, 1953, in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lesley Visser Height and Weight
Visser stands at an average height and moderate weight. She appears to be quite tall in stature of her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by.
Lesley Visser Family
Visser was born to a school teacher and engineer. However, she has not disclosed any further information on her family or her siblings.
Lesley Visser Education
Visser graduated from South Hadley High School, and later attended Boston College, where she majored in English.
Lesley Visser Husband
Visser is married to her loving husband Robert Cranston Kanuth. In their marriage, Lesley and her husband have not stated whether they have children or not. Lesley was initially married to sportscaster Dick Stockton from 1983 to 2010.
Lesley Visser Salary
Visser receives an annual salary of $75,000-$90,000 from her career as a sportscaster.
Lesley Visser Net Worth
Visser has an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2022.
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Lesley Visser CBS
Visser came to public attention in January 1981 with her story about the 1978-79 Boston College basketball point shaving scandal after being falsely informed by gamblers and members of the New York Mafia that Boston College Eagle basketball player Michael Bowie was involved. Later, the Globe and Bowie reached an agreement that included a confidentiality clause.
Joe Levine, an ESPN producer, persuaded Bowie to take a break and speak with the network. In 1983, she appeared in a few CBS specials. Visser began working part-time for CBS Sports in 1984 and was promoted to full-time in 1987. Her assignments included the NBA, college basketball (including the Final Four), MLB, college football, horse racing, tennis and the Olympics.
After CBS lost the broadcasting rights to NFL games in 1993, Visser moved to ABC Sports and ESPN. She made history as the first woman to report from the sidelines of a Super Bowl when she covered Super Bowl XXXIX for ABC in 1995. In 1998, she was the first woman to be assigned to Monday Night Football. She also covered Super Bowl XXXIV for ABC in 2000. In September 2007, she returned to her roots by writing a column for CBSSports.com.
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