Christine Brennan Bio | Wiki
Christine Brennan is an American Sports Journalist and Author. She currently serves as Sports Columnist at USA Today since 1997. Christine writes columns on national and international sports issues. Also, she is a commentator on CNN, ABC News, PBS, NPR, and NewsHour.
Before USA TOday, she worked at Washington Post as a national sports columnist for twelve years. Additionally, she was the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media.
Christine Brennan Age
She was born on May 14, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio, in the United States. Christine is 64 years old.
Christine Brennan Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Christine stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m).
Christine Brennan Family
She was born to her parents in 1958 in Toledo, Ohio, in the United States. Christine’s parents were the late Jim Brennan, Sr who encouraged her through her career and died in 2003 due to cancer, and Betty Brennan her mother. She has four siblings and they grew up in a red-brick home on an acre of land. Her sister is Amy Brennan Swaak.
Christine Brennan Husband
She is currently single but loves to spend time with her nephews and nice like they were her own. Her niece Leslie Backoff, said that her aunt is the third parental figure.
Christine Brennan Education
She attended Ottawa Hill High School and graduated in the mid-1970s. While a student she played six sports as well as athletics. Christine later joined Northwestern University School of Journalism and pursued a bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. She is a member of Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism Hall of Achievement and the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame.
Christine Brennan USA Today
She has been serving as Sports Columnist at USA Today since 1997, and a commentator on CNN, ABC News, PBS, NPR, and NewsHour. Before USA Today, she worked at Washington Post as a national sports columnist for a period of twelve years. Further, she was the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media until 1997.
Her career life kicked off after graduating from Northwestern University and in 1981 she began working for the Miami Herald as a sports reporter. She reported on Miami Hurricanes during their trip to the Orange Bowl national championship game in 1984.
She was recommended to Washington Post editors through her former classmate Michael Wilbon. Moreover, Christine joined the station in 1985 as a reporter where she covered the Washington Redskins team win for three years and later reported on the Olympic Games for a period of twelve years.
She was elected as the first president of the Association for Women in Sports Media in 1988, where she began a scholarship-internship program for female journalism students known as AWSM that has honored over 140 students.
Additionally, she has received a number of awards and honors throughout her journalism career some of them include:
- 1993 Capital Press Women’s “Woman of Achievement”
- 2004 Association for Women in Sports Media, Pioneer Award
- 2004 Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism in Hall of Achievement
- 2002 U.S. Sports Academy’s Ronald Reagan media award
- 2003 Jake Wade Award from the College Sports Information Directors
- 2006 Inaugural Billie Award in Journalism
- 2007 Northwestern University Alumni Service Award
- 2008 Inaugural Northwestern University Women’s Athletics Alumnae Award
- 2016 Association for Women in Sports Media, Ann Miller Service Award
- 2020 Red Smith Award
Some of Christine’s workmates at USA Today Include:
Marisa Kwiatkowski – Investigative Reporter
Susan Page – Washington Bureau Chief
Christine Brennan Books
She has written and published seven books since she began her career as a Journalist they include:
- Best Seat in the House in 2006 as a father-daughter memoir
- Inside Edge published in 1996 named the best seller
- Edge of Glory
- Champions on Ice
- Pressure Is A Privilege
Christine Brennan Salary
She is a hard-working and ambitious Sports Columnist earning a decent income. Christine’s salary is $83,454 annually.
Christine Brennan Net Worth
She has worked at the USA Today station for almost four decades and she has managed to own great possessions as an American Journalist. Christine’s net worth is $2 Million.
Is Christine Brennan Married
She is currently single but loves to spend time with her nephews and nice like they were her own. Her niece Leslie Backoff, said that her aunt is the third parental figure.
How Old Is Christine Brennan
She was born on May 14, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio, in the USA and she is 64 years old.