Monday Nightmare Football: Lisa Guerrero's Path To Bravery
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Lisa Guerrero reached the pinnacle of sports broadcasting when she became a sideline reporter on Monday Night Football. But what everyone assumed was a dream job instead became a nightmare -- one that cost her her dignity, her mental health, and a pregnancy. Today, Lisa, discusses the traumas she experienced during her time as a sports reporter, and how she learned to look back and move forward.
Guest: Lisa Guerrero, author of Warrior: My Path To Being Brave
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| 0:05.9 | Lisa Guerrero, group dreaming of a career in sports. |
| 0:17.6 | And that dream took her to the heights of both sports broadcasting and entertainment. |
| 0:22.7 | She appeared in soap operas, movies, and did red carpet interviews with people like |
| 0:27.0 | Ben Affleck. |
| 0:28.0 | What big plans do you and Jennifer and the baby have, if any? |
| 0:31.6 | We're just going to kind of do it. |
| 0:32.6 | You don't mind telling 6 million people. |
| 0:34.2 | I'm hoping to, yes, you're all welcome. |
| 0:36.4 | Lisa will be there, naturally. |
| 0:38.7 | Oh, yeah, I'm invited. |
| 0:40.9 | She interviewed sports icons like Shaquille O'Neal, Alex Rodriguez, and Barry Bonds. |
| 0:46.7 | And hosted sports talk shows where she never lost sight of her roots. |
| 0:51.0 | There's the people that are going to be economically impacted if the players go on strike. |
| 0:54.8 | And those are the people that work at the stadiums. |
| 0:57.0 | Those are people that are directly affected by a strike. |
| 0:59.1 | The players aren't going to miss a meal. |
| 1:00.6 | The owners aren't going to miss a meal. |
| 1:02.0 | But people that work for the stadium could miss a meal. |
| 1:04.3 | And not to I care about more than 30. |
| 1:09.0 | But it was when she reached the pinnacle of sports broadcasting, a position on Monday |
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