Mary Strong
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| Born | Mary Strong 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, professional beach volleyball player, master yoga instructor |
Mary Strong (born 1973) is an American broadcast journalist, professional beach volleyball player and master yoga instructor.
Strong graduated from Loyola Marymount University, where she was a full scholarship athlete on the NCAA Women’s Division I volleyball team. She later spent time on the AVP pro beach volleyball circuit, earning a total of $50 USD during her brief career. Strong was inducted in the Notre Dame High School Hall of Fame in 2016 for her outstanding achievements in volleyball.
Strong began her career as a news journalist for NBC and CNN, eventually earning an Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage. She parlayed her love for sports and broadcasting into a career on the sidelines for Fox Sports Network, covering AVP pro beach volleyball, Pacific-10 Conference football, and poker. She was nominated for an Emmy as the host of Fox Sports Net show DIG and for the DirecTV Sports Mix Channels. Strong worked as a sideline reporter for NFL Network, GSN's Extreme Dodgeball as well as Fox Sports Net's Poker Superstars III, NBC's Poker Championships, and the International Pool Tour in the U.S. and Europe. In September 2006, Strong began anchoring for NFL Network, covering breaking news on NFL Network Now and NFL Total Access.
Strong is also the founder of The Green Yogi, an award-winning eco-conscious power yoga studio, with locations in Manhattan Beach and Berkeley, California.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mary Strong-Sullivan Press Release | The Green Yogi". The Green Yogi. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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External links
[edit]- Mary Strong at IMDb