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Female Broadcaster To Take On Monday Night Football

From a booth above the playing field at Denver’s Mile High Stadium, Beth Mowins will be the first woman to call a game play-by-play in the nearly half-century of “Monday Night Football.” She’ll be just the second woman ever to call a NFL game, ending a 30-year drought that started after Gayle Sierens provided commentary for a Seahawks-Chiefs match on a late-season Sunday in 1987. (For the record: Sierens crushed it.) Mowins hopes that she can inspire more women to go into sports broadcasting and that as more women get their shot in the booth, gender won’t be a big deal. “Every woman I know in this business worked hard so we can talk about sports, not talk about us talking about sports,” Ultimately, that’s the goal.” That’s not to say she doesn’t appreciate the significance of this moment. Subscribe to the In(formation) email The reality of being a woman — by the numbers. address@email.com SUBSCRIBE “It’s a chance to break through some barriers by showing what you can do, as opposed to telling people what you can do. That’s the approach I prefer to take: Let me prove to you that a woman is capable of doing this. Then, hopefully, you won’t have to ask that question ever again,” she said. Every woman I know in this business worked hard so we can talk about sports, not talk about us talking about sports. Beth Mowins While “Monday Night Football” is an especially high-profile spot, Mowins is familiar with the drill, having called preseason games for the Raiders since 2015 and collegiate games for ESPN since 1994. She’s likely to be a little nervous, she told Sports Illustrated, as she makes her debut in the “Monday Night Football” booth alongside Rex Ryan, who will be making his debut there too. And that’s exactly what she wants. “I would certainly hope I’m somewhat anxious, because as an announcer or former player that is the indicator that this is important and means something,” Mowins said. “I will be excited more than anything.” ALSO ON HUFFPOST PHOTO GALLERY Time Women Firsts Suggest a correction Ryan Grenoble National Reporter, HuffPost MORE: Nfl Sports Denver Broncos Denver Monday Night Football TRENDING A History Of Donald Trump’s Tasteless Comments About 9/11 There Were A Lot Of Vulvas Showing At Namilia’s New York Fashion Week Show Miss Texas Tears Into Trump In A Blistering 15-Second Takedown On Live TV Sputnik, The Russian News Agency, Is Under Investigation By The FBI In Reversal, Equifax Says It Won’t Charge Hack Victims For ‘Free’ Service Subscribe to the In(formation) email The reality of being a woman — by the numbers. address@email.com SUBSCRIBE The Huffington Post Beth Mowins Set To Go Where No Woman Has Gone Before In The NFL MOST SHARED J.K. Rowling And Patton Oswalt Hit Back At Kickboxer’s Depression Claim Angelina Jolie Attends TIFF Premiere Of ‘The Breadwinner’ With Her Kids Alexis Bledel Has An Emmy Now Neil deGrasse Tyson Destroys Climate Change Deniers’ Favorite Argument In 1 Tweet Emma Thompson Still Regrets Turning Down That Date With Donald Trump WHAT’S HOT DNA Test Reveals Powerful Viking Warrior Was Actually A Woman Kate Winslet Defends Working With Woody Allen Despite Abuse Allegations John Oliver Figures Out Trump’s Problem: He’s ‘Out Of His F**king Mind’ Melissa McCarthy Wins An Emmy For ‘SNL’ Hosting, Spicey Skits ‘Fox & Friends’ Host Asks If 9/11 Memorial Will Face Same Fate As Confederate Statues Trump Voter Fraud Panel Agenda Paints Picture Of Election System Rife With Fraud Twitter Roasts Los Angeles Rams’ Awful Attendance In NFL Opener Miss North Dakota Cara Mund Is Crowned State’s First-Ever Miss America CONVERSATIONS HuffPost ABOUT US ADVERTISE About Our Ads Contact Us RSS FAQ Careers Archive User Agreement Privacy Policy Comment Policy ©2017 Oath Inc. All rights reserved. Part of HuffPost MultiCultural/HPMG News Sign up for our email