Who Let Them In? Lannin Joanne
Who Let Them In? Lannin Joanne An inspiring look at the women who broke the glass ceiling in sports journalism. The early trailblazers faced colleagues who ignored them, athletes who tried to…
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Who Let Them In? Lannin Joanne
An inspiring look at the women who broke the glass ceiling in sports journalism. The early trailblazers faced colleagues who ignored them, athletes who tried to humiliate them, fans who ridiculed them, and executives who kept them from doing their jobs--challenges many still face today. Women in sports journalism have faced an uphill battle to succeed within the "old boy" world of sports.
Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism, Joanne Lannin recounts the stories of the tenacious and resilient female sportscasters and writers who paved the way for those that followed. In Who Let Them In? Exclusive interviews with such pioneers as CBS Sports' Lesley Visser, NFL Today's Andrea Kremer, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Claire Smith reveal the many challenges these women faced as they sought to break down the gender-based barriers that kept them from press boxes, locker rooms, and