In an industry dominated by white, male broadcasters and bosses who have never given much room for women or minorities, Lesley Visser was a trailblazer.
Visser spent a decade as a reporter with The Boston Globe before making the jump to television work, where she’s the only broadcaster, male or female, to work the Final Four, NBA Finals, World Series, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, Olympics, Super Bowl, U.S. Open and World Figure Skating Championships.
That Visser spent a majority of her career doing sideline reporting and didn’t get a chance in the booth until 2001 as a color analyst for NFL games is more of a testament to the inherent sexism in the business. Her talent should have had her there much sooner.
