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'''Anne Doyle''' (born June 22, 1948), in [[South Bend, Indiana]], is an American journalist, and one of the first women TV sports broadcasters in the United States.<ref name="HilairePadwa2010">{{cite book|last1=Hilaire|first1=Chris St.|last2=Padwa|first2=Lynette|title=27 Powers of Persuasion: Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences & Win Allies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqyj-xnch2AC&pg=PT26|accessdate=3 July 2011|date=2010-09-07|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-7352-0451-5|pages=26–}}</ref> As a sports reporter and anchor for WJBK, CBS-TV in [[Detroit]], from 1978–1983, she played a leadership role in achieving equal access to sports locker rooms for women journalists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Half of Fame Journalist {{!}} Anne Doyle Leadership|url=https://www.annedoyleleadership.com/MeetAnne/Journalist/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.annedoyleleadership.com}}</ref> |
'''Anne Doyle''' (born June 22, 1948), in [[South Bend, Indiana]], is an American journalist, and one of the first women TV sports broadcasters in the United States.<ref name="HilairePadwa2010">{{cite book|last1=Hilaire|first1=Chris St.|last2=Padwa|first2=Lynette|title=27 Powers of Persuasion: Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences & Win Allies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqyj-xnch2AC&pg=PT26|accessdate=3 July 2011|date=2010-09-07|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-7352-0451-5|pages=26–}}</ref> As a sports reporter and anchor for ''WJBK'', ''CBS-TV'' in [[Detroit]], from 1978–1983, she played a leadership role in achieving equal access to sports locker rooms for women journalists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Half of Fame Journalist {{!}} Anne Doyle Leadership|url=https://www.annedoyleleadership.com/MeetAnne/Journalist/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.annedoyleleadership.com}}</ref> |
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She is the daughter of [[Detroit]] sports broadcaster Vince Doyle.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Doyle is the president of the Michigan chapter of the [[International Women's Forum]], and is the author of the book, ''Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Doyle|first=Anne|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Powering_Up.html?id=nVgRRaCY9REC|title=Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders|date=2011-01-26|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4568-1176-1|language=en}}</ref> She is the daughter of [[Detroit]] sports broadcaster Vince Doyle.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Doyle became one of the first women hired in the [[US]] as a major TV sports anchor and reporter in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anne Doyle featured in Insiders Sportsletter {{!}} EA Focus|url=https://eafocus.com/news/former-trailblazing-sports-broadcaster-anne-doyle-featured-in-insiders-sportsletter-for-paving-the-way-for-women-journalists-to-enter-sports-locker-rooms/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=eafocus.com}}</ref> The ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' reported in May 2006 about Doyle, "In places that reeked of testosterone, Anne Doyle spent years breaking barriers for women and letting in fresh air. From the locker room to the boardroom, she was a woman working and winning in a man's world." She tried countless times to enter into professional sports locker rooms to report but was continuously denied. |
Doyle became one of the first women hired in the [[US]] as a major TV sports anchor and reporter in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anne Doyle featured in Insiders Sportsletter {{!}} EA Focus|url=https://eafocus.com/news/former-trailblazing-sports-broadcaster-anne-doyle-featured-in-insiders-sportsletter-for-paving-the-way-for-women-journalists-to-enter-sports-locker-rooms/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=eafocus.com}}</ref> The ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' reported in May 2006 about Doyle, "In places that reeked of testosterone, Anne Doyle spent years breaking barriers for women and letting in fresh air. From the locker room to the boardroom, she was a woman working and winning in a man's world." She tried countless times to enter into professional sports locker rooms to report but was continuously denied. |
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Doyle would cover the [[NFL]], [[NBA]], [[NHL]], [[MLB]], [[NASCAR]], Formula One and the Big Ten and would report on the World Series, Super Bowl, and a number of Rose Bowls. Prior to covering sports, Doyle served as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor in [[Los Angeles]], [[Detroit]], Grand Rapids, and [[Lansing, Michigan]]. She was also a news editor for [[United Press International]] where she worked in the Atlanta bureau along with writing for the [[Detroit Free Press]].<ref name="family and work">{{cite web|title=Pioneering TV Sports Journalist|url=http://www.annedoylestrategies.com/MeetAnne/TVSportsJournalist/|accessdate=14 April 2013|publisher=Anne Doyle Strategies}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=November 2020}} |
Doyle would cover the [[NFL]], [[NBA]], [[NHL]], [[MLB]], [[NASCAR]], Formula One and the Big Ten and would report on the World Series, Super Bowl, and a number of Rose Bowls. Prior to covering sports, Doyle served as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor in [[Los Angeles]], [[Detroit]], Grand Rapids, and [[Lansing, Michigan]]. She was also a news editor for ''[[United Press International]]'' where she worked in the Atlanta bureau along with writing for the ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''.<ref name="family and work">{{cite web|title=Pioneering TV Sports Journalist|url=http://www.annedoylestrategies.com/MeetAnne/TVSportsJournalist/|accessdate=14 April 2013|publisher=Anne Doyle Strategies}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=November 2020}} |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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For her pioneering work in the 1970s and early 80's, Doyle was named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anne Doyle {{!}} Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame|url=https://mijournalismhalloffame.org/doyle-2/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=mijournalismhalloffame.org}}</ref> and listed in the "Who's Who of American Women in the South" (1987).<ref name=":0" /> Like her father, she is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer [[Detroit Tigers]] announcer [[Ty Tyson]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=County official honored by DSBA|url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/county-official-honored-dsba-89492|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.candgnews.com|language=en}}</ref> |
For her pioneering work in the 1970s and early 80's, Doyle was named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anne Doyle {{!}} Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame|url=https://mijournalismhalloffame.org/doyle-2/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=mijournalismhalloffame.org}}</ref> and listed in the "Who's Who of American Women in the South" (1987).<ref name=":0" /> Like her father, she is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer [[Detroit Tigers]] announcer [[Ty Tyson]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=County official honored by DSBA|url=https://www.candgnews.com/news/county-official-honored-dsba-89492|access-date=2020-11-10|website=www.candgnews.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:54, 10 November 2020
Anne Doyle (born June 22, 1948), in South Bend, Indiana, is an American journalist, and one of the first women TV sports broadcasters in the United States.[1] As a sports reporter and anchor for WJBK, CBS-TV in Detroit, from 1978–1983, she played a leadership role in achieving equal access to sports locker rooms for women journalists.[2]
Doyle is the president of the Michigan chapter of the International Women's Forum, and is the author of the book, Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.[3] She is the daughter of Detroit sports broadcaster Vince Doyle.[4]
Career
Doyle became one of the first women hired in the US as a major TV sports anchor and reporter in 1978.[5] The Detroit Free Press reported in May 2006 about Doyle, "In places that reeked of testosterone, Anne Doyle spent years breaking barriers for women and letting in fresh air. From the locker room to the boardroom, she was a woman working and winning in a man's world." She tried countless times to enter into professional sports locker rooms to report but was continuously denied.
Doyle would cover the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, Formula One and the Big Ten and would report on the World Series, Super Bowl, and a number of Rose Bowls. Prior to covering sports, Doyle served as a radio and TV news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles, Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing, Michigan. She was also a news editor for United Press International where she worked in the Atlanta bureau along with writing for the Detroit Free Press.[6][dead link]
Awards
For her pioneering work in the 1970s and early 80's, Doyle was named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame (2007)[7] and listed in the "Who's Who of American Women in the South" (1987).[2] Like her father, she is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, founded in 1948 by pioneer Detroit Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.[4]
References
- ^ Hilaire, Chris St.; Padwa, Lynette (2010-09-07). 27 Powers of Persuasion: Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences & Win Allies. Penguin. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-7352-0451-5. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Half of Fame Journalist | Anne Doyle Leadership". www.annedoyleleadership.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Doyle, Anne (2011-01-26). Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4568-1176-1.
- ^ a b "County official honored by DSBA". www.candgnews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Anne Doyle featured in Insiders Sportsletter | EA Focus". eafocus.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Pioneering TV Sports Journalist". Anne Doyle Strategies. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Anne Doyle | Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame". mijournalismhalloffame.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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