Anita Martini

Anita Martini
Born(1939-03-03)March 3, 1939
Galveston, Texas
DiedJuly 10, 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 54)
Houston, Texas
Resting placeCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, TX
OccupationSports journalist
Known forFirst female journalist admitted to a major league baseball team's locker room

Anita Marie Martini (March 3, 1939 – July 10, 1993) was an American sports journalist and broadcaster. She was the first woman to cover a Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game (1973) and the first female journalist allowed into a baseball locker room (after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros at the Astrodome to win the National League West pennant on October 1, 1974).[1][2] Based in Houston for most of her career, Martini worked for radio and television stations in the city from the mid-1960s until shortly before her death.

  1. ^ Footer, Alyson (8 July 2005). "Notes: Club clarifies rotation changes". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Anita Martini; Sports Journalist, 54". NY Times. July 11, 1993. Retrieved March 13, 2017.