Cindy Brunson

Cindy Brunson is a sports anchor and reporter, most known for ESPN's SportsCenter. She is currently working as part of the Pac-12 Networks broadcast team as a sideline reporter and women's basketball analyst.

Biography

Brunson graduated from Curtis Senior High School in University Place, Washington. She is an alumna of Washington State University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast communications.^[1]

Broadcasting career

Cindy Brunson joined ESPN as an ESPNEWS anchor in September 1999. Until recently, Brunson served as co-host alongside David Lloyd on the network's weekend morning SportsCenter programs. Prior to ESPN, Brunson served as a weekend sports and news anchor/reporter at KATU in Portland, Oregon, from July 1998 to August 1999. While in Portland, Brunson covered the Portland Trail Blazers, the University of Oregon and Oregon State University football, men's and women's basketball programs.

Prior to KATU, Brunson served as a weather anchor and news reporter at KHQ-6 in Spokane, Washington.

She was anchoring when ESPNEWS covered Florida Marlins rookie Aníbal Sánchez's no-hitter, thrown September 6, 2006. She was also anchoring SportsCenter when San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 755th and 756th career home runs, tying and surpassing Hank Aaron for most all-time.

Brunson officially left ESPN on December 29, 2012 after co-anchoring her final SportsCenter broadcast alongside Bram Weinstein. She co-anchored her first SportsCenter broadcast in February 2001 alongside her future husband, Steve Berthiaume.

Brunson joined the Arizona Diamondbacks broadcast team in March 2013. She now does pre-game and post-game shows with Jody Jackson on Sunday games. ^[2]

Personal life

Brunson is a native of Tacoma, Washington, and graduated from Curtis Senior High School. She is married to current Arizona Diamondbacks play-by-play man and former SNY and ESPN anchor Steve Berthiaume. She is also an avid Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners fan. She attended Washington State University.

References

Cindy Brunson ESPN Bio

SportsCenter personalities

Current anchors	John Anderson Chris Berman Nicole Briscoe John Buccigross Linda Cohn Kevin Connors Jay Crawford Lindsay Czarniak Neil Everett Mike Golic Mike Greenberg Jay Harris Darren M. Haynes Cassidy Hubbarth Lisa Kerney Steve Levy Bob Ley David Lloyd Jade McCarthy Kevin Negandhi Wendi Nix Karl Ravech Randy Scott Jaymee Sire Prim Siripipat Sage Steele Hannah Storm Scott Van Pelt Stan Verrett Adnan Virk Sara Walsh

Former anchors	Larry Beil Tim Brando Steve Berthiaume Michelle Bonner Cindy Brunson Cara Capuano Kevin Corke Rece Davis Jack Edwards Rich Eisen Josh Elliott Robert Flores Chris Fowler Kevin Frazier Gayle Gardner George Grande Greg Gumbel Brett Haber Fred Hickman Dana Jacobson Jason Jackson Brian Kenny Craig Kilborn Lee Leonard Kenny Mayne Chris McKendry Tom Mees Gary Miller Anne Montgomery Chris Myers Keith Olbermann Bill Patrick Dan Patrick Scott Reiss Dave Revsine Robin Roberts Stuart Scott Sharon Smith Charley Steiner Mike Tirico Pam Ward Whit Watson Bram Weinstein Matt Winer Trey Wingo

Current reporters	John Clayton Chris Connelly Hank Goldberg Bob Holtzman Pedro Gomez Chris Mortensen Rachel Nichols Sal Paolantonio Lisa Salters Jeremy Schaap Shelley Smith Ed Werder

Former reporters	David Amber Alex Flanagan Andrea Kremer Mike Massaro Pam Oliver Jimmy Roberts Melissa Stark

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