Christine Brennan
Christine Brennan | |
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Brennan in 2021 | |
| Born | May 14, 1958 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University (BA, MA) |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | First president of the Association for Women in Sports Media |
| Notable work | Best Seat in the House (memoir), national bestseller Inside Edge, the first journalistic book on the sport of Olympic figure skating, and "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports". "On Her Game" debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list on July 27, 2025. |
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 1985, and the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media 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."