Linda Cohn Linda Cohn ( born November 10 , 1959 ) is an American sportscaster . She regularly anchors ESPN ' s " SportsCenter " . Early life and education . As a teenager , Cohn , a New York er , demonstrated talent at ice hockey , making her high school ' s boys team . She is also an avid New York Giants , New York Mets , New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan . After graduating from Newfield High School , based in Selden on Long Island , Cohn attended SUNY at Oswego , graduating with a bachelors degree in arts and communications in 1981 . She was also the goalie for the women ' s ice hockey team at Oswego and was inducted to the Oswego State athletics hall of fame in 2006 . Career . Early years . In 1981 , Cohn debuted as a sports anchor for the Patchogue , New York - based radio station WALK - AM ( also WALK - FM ) . After leaving that station in 1984 , she worked as a sports anchor for four other New York area radio stations until 1987 . The most notable stop was a brief stint as an update person at WFAN , New York . 1987 – 1991 . In 1987 , Cohn made sportscasting history by becoming the first full - time U . S . female sports anchor on a national radio network when she was hired by ABC . She anchored WABC TalkRadio from 1987 – 89 . In 1988 , Cohn got her first television break , after being hired by what was at the time one of ESPN ' s top competitors , SportsChannel America . In 1989 , she hosted a call - in radio sports show back home in New York . Cohn was a reporter at the SportsChannel America Network before being hired by KIRO - TV in Seattle , Washington to work as a sports anchor there . ESPN . Cohn returned to the East Coast in 1992 , when she was hired by ESPN to work on " SportsCenter " , and has since become a familiar face among " SportsCenter " viewers . She has also been featured in many of the show ' s comical " This is SportsCenter " commercials . In addition to her trailblazing work as a female sports journalist , Cohn made a name for herself as a prognosticator in the 1997 NCAA basketball tournament . Her bracket that year for ESPN accurately predicted 15th - seeded Coppin State ' s shocking victory over South Carolina in the first round , to this day one of the greatest upsets in the tourney ' s history . In 2005 , Cohn signed a contract extension with ESPN , which added play - by - play for WNBA telecasts to her duties . On June 20 , 2008 , ESPN announced that Cohn would be a regular anchor for the new morning block of " SportsCenter " , which launched on August 11 . She would have been the co - anchor , alongside Steve Berthiaume , of the first three hours of the block , from 6 a . m . to 9 a . m . ET on weekdays . Several weeks later , though , ESPN announced that the new " SportsCenter " morning block would be scaled back from nine to six hours . Cohn continues to regularly anchor " SportsCenter " . Author . In 2008 , Cohn authored her own memoir , titled " Cohn - Head : A No - Holds - Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys ' Club " . In her book , Cohn recounts her passion for sports and her experiences working on ESPN ' s popular sports show " SportsCenter " . It is a tell - all about her rise to the top of a male - dominated sportscasting world . Personal . Cohn was married to Stew Kaufman , whom she met while attending Oswego , and with whom she had two children . Among the topics Cohn wrote about in her book was the breakup of her marriage . Cohn ' s subsequent relationship is with professional hockey goalie coach Matt Voity .