Christine Brennan

Christine Brennan born May 14 1958 is an American sports columnist for USA Today a commentator on ABC News CNN PBS NewsHour and NPR and an author She was the first female sports reporter for the Miami Herald in 1981 the first woman at the Washington Post on the Washington Redskins beat in 19851 and the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media2 in 1988 Brennan won the 2020 Red Smith Award presented annually by the Associated Press Sports Editors to a person who has made major contributions to sports journalism