Lesley Visser to become the first woman to receive the Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award

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The pioneering sportscaster, who's worked at CBS Sports, ABC Sports and ESPN, will be honored as the first woman to receive the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sports Emmy Awards on April 28. “To be a pioneer at nearly every juncture of sports reporting isn’t easy despite how Lesley Visser makes it look,” said Justine Gubar, executive director of the Sports Emmy Awards. “Lesley has spent her career serving as an unparalleled role model and mentor to countless up-and-coming journalists including myself.” Visser is the first NFL TV analyst and the only sportscaster in history (male or female) who has worked on Final Four, NBA Finals, World Series, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Figure Skating Championships and the U.S. Open network broadcasts.