Nancy Newman, Studio Host

Nancy Newman is a studio host for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets pre- and post-game shows, having joined YES in 2003. In addition, she is the host of the network's Yankees Magazine program, and also hosts Yankees Batting Practice Today. Newman had previously served as a sideline reporter for the network's Ivy League college football package and is now host for The New Era Pinstripe Bowl college football coverage on YES.

The YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network in the country 12 of the last 13 years, is the exclusive local television home of the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Nets, and MLS' New York City FC. The network has won 95 New York Emmy Awards since its 2002 launch.

Newman has also worked for NBC, having served as an events reporter for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Prior to joining the YES Network, Newman held a variety of sports broadcasting positions with the CNN networks from 1992 to 2002. She was an anchor for CNN Headline News, as well as an anchor and reporter for CNN/Sports Illustrated. Newman also reported for CNN's NFL weekly in-season preview program, and appeared as a panelist discussing the NHL on CNN's Burden of Proof. Newman also presented at the 1994 and 1996 National Hockey League Awards Ceremonies in Toronto.

In 2000, Newman hosted Turner Sports' Emmy-Award-winning coverage of the NHL Atlanta Thrashers inaugural season. In 1994, Newman hosted CNN's Goodwill Games Preview from St. Petersburg, Russia. Newman came to CNN from The Sports Network (TSN), where she worked from 1990-92 covering Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NHL and horse racing. Newman's reporting there garnered a 1991 Sovereign Award for Outstanding Broadcast.

Newman earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Toronto.

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