Mary Jo Perino
Template:Short description Mary Jo Perino-Ford is a former television sports journalist. She was named Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year in 2009 and 2010[1] and in 2011 was the first woman elected to the board of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.[2][3]
Early life and education
Perino was raised in Alexandria, Minnesota.[4] Her grandfather started a television station, and her father worked there, and her interest in becoming an anchor began while she was a child and visiting her father at work.[4]
In 1999, Perino completed her Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri.[5]
Career
After graduating college, Perino first worked in television as a reporter in Terra Haute, Indiana, eventually also becoming a sports anchor on weekends for a year.[4][5] She was then hired by the LEX18 sports department in 2002 and was a weekend anchor for four years.[4] In July 2006, Perino joined the CNN Headline News network as a sports anchor.[6] In 2007, she left CNN Headline News and returned to LEX18 as the main sports anchor.[4] Perino was the Sports Director at WLEX in Lexington, Kentucky before leaving in December 2020 for Sema4, a laboratory specializing in women’s health and genetics.[5][7][8]
Personal life
Her favorite football team is the Minnesota Vikings.[4] She and her son are also fans of the Kentucky Wildcats.[4]
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