Anne Doyle (sports broadcaster)

Anne Doyle, is an American journalist, and one of the first women TV sports broadcasters in the United States.[1] As a sports reporter and anchor for WJBK, CBS-TV in Detroit, from 1978 to 1983, she played a leadership role in achieving equal access to sports locker rooms for women journalists.[2]

In 2009, she won the election for city council, in Oakland County, Michigan, and served as the city councilwoman in Auburn Hills from 2010 to 2013.[3]

Doyle is the president of the Michigan chapter of the International Women's Forum,[4] and is the author of the book, Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.[5] She is the daughter of former Detroit sports broadcaster Vince Doyle, who died due to heart failure, in 1990.[6][7]

Doyle received her B.A. from the University of Michigan, where she studied Spanish and political science. She also studied at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and overseas, at the University of Spain.[8]

  1. ^ Hilaire, Chris St.; Padwa, Lynette (2010-09-07). 27 Powers of Persuasion: Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences & Win Allies. Penguin. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-7352-0451-5. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Half of Fame Journalist | Anne Doyle Leadership". www.annedoyleleadership.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. ^ Crumm, Charles; Hopkins, Carol (3 November 2009). "Election roundup: New mayor in Pontiac". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. ^ "Anne Doyle". International Women's Forum - Public site. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ Doyle, Anne (2011-01-26). Powering Up: How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4568-1176-1.
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  7. ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. 1990-07-10. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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