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- Christine_Brennan abstract "Christine Brennan (born May 14, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American sports columnist, TV and radio commentator, best-selling author, and nationally-known speaker.She is especially known for her coverage of the Olympics and has written three books on the subject of figure skating: the best-selling Inside Edge (1996), Edge of Glory (1998), and Champions on Ice (2002).Brennan received Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University in 1980 and 1981, respectively. She started her career as the first female sports reporter for the Miami Herald in 1981[citation needed] before moving to the Washington Post in 1984. There, she became the first woman to cover the Washington Redskins. In 1988, Brennan was elected the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media.[citation needed] A longtime advocate for women in sports journalism, she started a scholarship-internship program for female journalism students that now honors six to seven students annually.[citation needed] Two of the scholarships are named after her late parents.Brennan now is a sports columnist for USA Today, an on-air commentator for ABC News, CNN, PBS NewsHour, NPR and Fox Sports radio and the author of seven books, including the national best-seller Inside Edge. Brennan has covered the last 15 Olympic Games, Winter and Summer, beginning with the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.Her three books on figure skating include Inside Edge, which was named one of the top 100 sports books of all-time by Sports Illustrated. Brennan also broke the news of the pairs figure skating scandal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.Brennan has written and spoken on women's sports issues. Her 2002 USA Today column on Augusta National Golf Club triggered the national debate on the club's lack of female members. She broke the story of Augusta's first two female members in August 2012. Her 2006 memoir, Best Seat in the House, is the first father-daughter memoir written by a sports writer. She also has written and spoken over the years about performance-enhancing drugs in sports and the behavior of role models, including Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong.She is a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism Hall of Achievement. She has received honorary degrees from Tiffin (Ohio) University and the University of Toledo. She was honored by the NCAA and the Women's Sports Foundation in ceremonies commemorating the 40th anniversary of Title IX in 2012.Brennan is a member of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University. Brennan has initiated mentoring and speed-networking events for female student-athletes at Northwestern, as well as for students in Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.".
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