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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 .
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May 17, 2020 · Phyllis George, who was crowned Miss America in 1971 and became the first female co-anchor on The NFL Today, has died at 70. She died of polycythemia vera, a rare blood cancer, her family said. She was a sportscaster, author, and former First Lady of Kentucky.
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May 18, 2020 · Phyllis George, the 50th Miss America in 1971 and a pioneer of female sportscasting on CBS' "The NFL Today," has died at a Lexington hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder. She was 70. Her children, former CNN correspondent Pamela Ashley Brown and former NFL executive Lincoln Tyler George Brown, released a joint statement praising her as a great mother and a special person.
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May 16, 2020 · Phyllis George, Trailblazing Sportscaster, Is Dead at 70 Four years after being crowned Miss America, she became a celebrity, and drew criticism, as a co-host of the CBS show “The NFL Today ...
May 17, 2020 · Phyllis George, a broadcast television pioneer who became the first female co-anchor of the football pregame show “The NFL Today,” has died. She was 70.
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May 17, 2020 · 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. She was 70. A family ...
May 17, 2020 · Sat, May 16, 2020 · 2 min read. Phyllis George Brown, a former Miss America winner and the first female sportscaster to work at a major network, died on Thursday after complications from a blood ...
