Phyllis George was known as an American actress and sportscaster. She is most famous for hosting "The NFL Today" on CBS.
Phyllis Ann George was born on June 25, 1949 in Denton, TX.
Phyllis George was first married to Robert Evans in 1977 but their marriage ended in divorce one year later. She was then married to John Y. Brown Jr. for nineteen years from 1979 to 1998.
She left her work in 1985 following a troubled eight months, and came back to Kentucky to bring up her two children with her former spouse, former representative John Y. Brown Jr.
Phyllis George changed the substance of sportscasting during the 1970s during a crazy ride career on TV. She also jolted Kentucky governmental issues as the state's celebrity first lady
As a co-host of CBS's pregame football show "The NFL Today," Ms. George made her name as one of the primary female sportscasters and presented a strain of character driven coverage that was immediately imitated around the dial. Her national broadcast career hit a stopping point 10 years later after a much-advertised promotion into hard news as an anchor of "CBS Morning News."
Ms. George burst onto the scene in September 1970, when she was chosen as Miss America before a TV crowd of 80 million, a show record. At 21, she had an advanced, unfussy style and mysterious straightforwardness before the cameras, performing on the piano as she played "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".
After four years, she was searching for advances in the stage of entertainment. She started trying out for sitcoms and shooting toothpaste commercials. She was hosting "The New Candid Camera" with Allen Funt when her manager set up a gathering with Robert J. Wussler, the head of CBS Sports. Anxious to defeat ABC in the rating race, Wussler contemplated that getting ladies into the commentator's stall may get more ladies to tune in.
In the wake of making casual banter over beverages, Wussler asked Ms. George on the off chance that she knew the slightest bit about sports. As a Texas local, she obviously adored the Dallas Cowboys. He extended to her an employment opportunity on the spot.
She started off shaky with her debut at the 1974 Fiesta Bowl. She felt underutilized and all dressed up with nothing to do. After requesting greater responsibly from producers, she discovered her strength interviewing the top male competitors of the day and coaxing individual talks out of legends like NBA star Elvin Hayes and tennis champ Jimmy Connors.
Phyllis George passed away on May 14, 2020 in Lexington, KY. She was 70 years old at the time of her death. Her family said the cause of death was polycythemia vera, an uncommon blood issue.
| Net Worth 2021: | 100 million |
