Lisa Kerney

Lisa Diane Gangel Kerney^[1] (born July 8, 1981)^[2] is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN until April 2018.

Lisa Kerney
Kerney in 2022
Born	Lisa Diane Gangel (1981-07-08) July 8, 1981 (age 44) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Education	Lynn University, 2004
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Patrick Kerney (m. 2010–present)
Children	4

Early life and education

Kerney grew up in Leawood, Kansas, where she graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, KS in May, 2000.^[3] Upon graduation, Kerney attended Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, as a broadcast communications major and was point guard and captain of the women's basketball team;^[4] the Fighting Knights are in NCAA Division II. She earned a bachelor's degree in May 2004 and gave the commencement address a dozen years later in 2016.^[5]

Career

It was announced in September 2018 that Kerney would host "More Ways to Win" on FanDuel's TVG.^[6]

Kerney joined ESPN in February 2014 and was the co-anchor of the 11 p.m. Sportscenter. Her last day on ESPN was on April 27, 2018.

Prior to joining ESPN, Kerney was the sports anchor at WCBS-TV in New York, for CBS 2 News This Morning since January 2012. She had also been at MLB Network from October 2010 to December 2011, where she was a sports contributor/reporter. Kerney worked for five years at KING-TV in Seattle, from October 2005–10, as weekend sports anchor and Northwest Sports Tonight host.

She received The Montana Standard 2005 People’s Choice Awards: Top Choice for "Best Sports Reporter," and "Best TV Personality," while sports producer/reporter/anchor at KXLF-TV in Butte, Montana (September 2004–05). In the summer of 2003, she interned at Metro Sports in her native Kansas City, Missouri.^[4]

Personal life

Her husband Patrick Kerney (b. 1976) was a defensive end for eleven seasons in the National Football League. They married in 2010 and have four children.^[5][7][8]