How Doris Burke Became An Accidental Pioneer
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 October 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Doris Burke has been there for many of the biggest moments in NBA history, whether it's on the court after a championship game, asking questions to superstars like LeBron James or Steph Curry, or calling games from beside the court. During her pioneering career, she has earned the respect of players, coaches, and fans, and has become a role model for many women in sports broadcasting. The Athletic's Dana O'Neil -- a friend and former colleague of Burke -- recently wrote a profile about the iconic broadcaster, and she joins us to explain how Burke has broken barrier after barrier without that ever being her goal.
Read Dana O'Neil's profile of Doris Burke:
https://theathletic.com/2087918/2020/09/29/this-should-be-normal-doris-burke-making-history-as-she-always-has/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:44.0 | Today, the Athletics Dana O'Neill on how Doris Burke became an accidental pioneer in sports |
| 0:49.7 | broadcasting and how she keeps cutting a path for others to follow. |
| 0:54.0 | And I think when she looks back on it, she's kind of like, how did this all happen? |
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