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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). At the time, George took maternity leave from her duties on CBS' NFL pregame show, The NFL Today.
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 on December 28, 1933, in Lexington, Kentucky. [1] He was the only son of five children born to John Y. and Dorothy Inman Brown. [2] His father was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky General Assembly for nearly three decades, including a term as Speaker of the House.
Wholesome, blond Miss America 1971 winner Phyllis George — who became one of the NFL’s first female sportscasters and then first lady of Kentucky — has died at 70. George died Thursday of ...
Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. A family spokeswoman said ...
View Article The post Samira Wiley: Fans ‘very confused’ about daughter George’s name appeared first on TheGrio. On Mother’s Day, Samira Wiley shared the news that she and her wife had ...
Phyllis George (Gamma Phi) – former First Lady of Kentucky, Miss America 1971, Emmy Award-winning television host, and network television's first woman sportscaster [1] Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser – First Lady of North Carolina, Chair of the North Carolina Commission on Citizen Participation, and Member of the U.S. National Council on ...
She graduated from Denton High School in 1970 and was the second Miss America from that high school as Phyllis George was crowned Miss America before her in 1971. She later attended North Texas State University and earned her bachelor of science in elementary education and her master's degree in guidance counseling.