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Phyllis Ann George (June 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020) was an American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster. In 1975, George was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show The NFL Today , becoming one of the first women to hold an on-air position in national televised sports broadcasting .
Brown was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of businessman and former Governor of Kentucky John Y. Brown Jr. and former Miss America and businesswoman Phyllis George (1949–2020). George took maternity leave from her duties on CBS' NFL pregame show, The NFL Today, to give birth to Pamela.
John Y. Brown Jr. John Young Brown Jr. (December 28, 1933 – November 22, 2022) was an American politician and entrepreneur from Kentucky. He served as the 55th governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, and built Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) into a multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.
Miss America 1971. Miss America 1971, the 44th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 12, 1970. [1] [2] The Women's Liberation Front demonstrated at the event [1] and Miss Iowa 1970, Cheryl Browne, [3] was the first African American contestant in the history of the Miss America pageant.
The NFL Today. The NFL Today is an American football television program on CBS that serves as the pre-game show for the network's National Football League (NFL) game telecasts under the NFL on CBS brand. The program features commentary on the latest news around the NFL from its hosts and studio analysts, as well as predictions for the day's ...
Phyllis George Brown and John Y. Brown are shown in this 1984 file photo dacing at the Lexington Ball in Lexington, KY, on April 24, 1984. Saving Governor’s Mansion
The Pretender was released after the suicide of Browne's first wife, Phyllis Major, and one of the album's songs "Here Come Those Tears Again" (co-written by Major's mother Nancy Farnsworth) is dedicated to her. The album has production by Jon Landau and a mixture of styles.
Phyllis George was the first female sportscaster to work at a major TV network, and hosted CBS’s “The NFL Today” for nearly a decade.