Combined with The Herd featuring Colin Cowherd, along with Undisputed with Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, the programming slate experienced aggregate growth and is continuing to bolster its reach as the new football season begins. While FOX Sports draws high ratings and various revenue streams from these flagship sports properties, it has a deep daily studio lineup to enhance the network’s comprehensive portfolio and bring viewers informative and entertaining discussion.Įntering last fall, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) Executive Vice President of Content Charlie Dixon unveiled a new studio lineup with the revamped edition of Speak and a change in time slot for First Things First. Standing out from the rest of the pack is Super Bowl LVII, which garnered accolades for the most-watched television program in American history with an adjusted average final viewership of 115.1 million households. “Through her work on college basketball and the many other sports she’s covered, Lisa is ready for this opportunity.Over the last calendar year, FOX Sports has broadcast its fair share of marquee events and attained viewership records within several of its properties. “We’re thrilled to add Lisa to the Bally Sports Wisconsin team,” Bally Sports Wisconsin Executive Producer Tony Tortorici said.
She also has experience doing play-by-play for NBA and WNBA games. From 2017-19, Byington worked as a sideline reporter for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and Turner Sports. More recently, Byington worked the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo for NBC Sports as a men’s and women’s soccer play-by-play announcer and also did play-by-play for the women’s World Cup on FOX in 2019. In March, Byington became the first female play-by-play voice to work the NCAA men’s basketball tournament as she called first-round games for CBS and Turner Sports. “In fact, I applaud the Bucks for taking the first steps toward making hires like this more of the norm in the NBA. “I understand the groundbreaking nature of this hire, and I appreciate the fact that during this process that aspect was addressed, but never made a primary focus,” Byington said. I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge his work and commitment to the franchise, and it’s my honor to be the one who takes the baton from him.”īyington joins a Bucks broadcast team that includes Marques Johnson, Zora Stephenson and Steve Novak.
“I know that I will be stepping into the role long-held by Jim Paschke, and I appreciate his passion for the team and the memorable moments his voice will always be a part of. “I’m absolutely thrilled for this opportunity and the ability to work with a first-class franchise and a championship organization like the Milwaukee Bucks,” Byington said. Throughout her career, she has broadcast games for FOX Sports, FS1, Big Ten Network, CBS, Turner Sports, Pac-12 Network, ESPN and the SEC Network in both play-by-play and reporter roles.īyington, 45, replaces Jim Paschke, who retired at the end of the season after serving as the Bucks’ television play-by-play announcer for 35 years. In 2017, Byington became the first female play-by-play voice for a college football game on the Big Ten Network and shortly after was part of an all-female Major League Soccer game broadcast.Ī basketball and soccer player at Northwestern University, the Portage, Michigan-native began her broadcasting career with two local television stations in Michigan before moving to FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network, where she has served in a number of roles over the past decade. While we appreciate the significance of selecting Lisa, and we celebrate this historic moment, Lisa earned this position based on her extraordinary skills and experience.” “Lisa’s extensive television broadcasting background, including her play-by-play work for high-level NCAA basketball on several national networks, makes her the perfect choice to take on this major role. “We are so excited to welcome Lisa to the Bucks family and to bring such a talented play-by-play announcer to our broadcast team,” Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin said.
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The NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks have named Lisa Byington as the team’s television play-by-play announcer for games on Bally Sports Wisconsin, making her the first female full-time television play-by-play announcer for a major men’s professional sports team.
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