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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Phyllis_GeorgePhyllis George - Wikipedia

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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 .

   • Succeeded by: Bill Collins
   • Governor: John Y. Brown Jr.

   • Children: 2, including Pamela
   • Occupation: Sportscaster, actress

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3. people.com › tv › phyllis-george-dead-at-70Phyllis George Dead at 70 - People.com

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   May 17, 2020 · George was the first woman to co-anchor The NFL Today and a beauty queen who paved the way for other women in sports. She died of a rare blood cancer after living with the condition for 35 years.

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4. www.nytimes.com › phyllis-george-deadPhyllis George, Trailblazing Sportscaster, Is Dead at 70

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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 ...

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     Remembering former "NFL Today" co-host Phyllis George, who died at age 70

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6. www.cnn.com › 2020/05/16 › mediaPhyllis George, pioneering sportscaster and former Miss ... - CNN

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   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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7. www.cbsnews.com › news › phyllis-george-death-age-70Phyllis George, former Miss America and "NFL Today ...

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   May 18, 2020 · George was a pioneer in female sports broadcasting on CBS' "The NFL Today" and later hosted "People" and "CBS Morning News". She also married the governor of Kentucky and owned the NBA's Boston Celtics.

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   How did Phyllis George die?

   • Phyllis George, who was crowned Miss America in 1971 and later became the first female co-anchor on The NFL Today, has died at 70. The cause of death was polycythemia vera, a rare blood cancer that George was diagnosed with 35 years ago, her family told the New York Times and CNN .

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   Who is Phyllis Ann George?

   • 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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   How did Phyllis George become famous?

   • 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.” Phyllis George on the set of “The NFL Today" in 1976. When she joined the show a year earlier, she immediately became the most prominent woman in sportscasting. Suzanne Vlamis/Associated Press

   Phyllis George, Trailblazing Sportscaster, Is Dead at 70

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   Who was Miss America Phyllis George?

   • Suzanne Vlamis/Associated Press Phyllis George, who achieved one level of fame as Miss America 1971 and another one four years later, when CBS hired her to join the otherwise all-male cast of “The NFL Today,” died on Thursday in Lexington, Ky. She was 70.

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9. www.nbcnews.com › news › obituariesPhyllis George, female sportscasting pioneer, dies at 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 ...

10. sports.yahoo.com › phyllis-george-longtime-nflNFL: Phyllis George, NFL broadcasting pioneer, dies at 70 ...

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    May 17, 2020 · ryan young. Staff writer. 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...