Lisa Kerney
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Kerney in 2022
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| Born | Lisa Diane Gangel (1981-07-08) July 8, 1981 (age 43)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
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| Education | Lynn University, 2004 |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick Kerney (m. 2010–present) |
| Children | 4 |
Lisa Diane Gangel Kerney[1] (born July 8, 1981)[2] is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN until April 2018.
Kerney grew up in Leawood, Kansas, where she graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High SchoolinOverland Park, KS in May, 2000.[3] Upon graduation, Kerney attended Lynn UniversityinBoca Raton, Florida, as a broadcast communications major and was point guard and captain of the women's basketball team;[4] the Fighting Knights are in NCAA Division II. She earned a bachelor's degree in May 2004 and gave the commencement address a dozen years later in 2016.[5]
It was announced in September 2018 that Kerney would host "More Ways to Win" on FanDuel's TVG.[6]
Kerney joined ESPN in February 2014 and was the co-anchor of the 11 p.m. Sportscenter. Her last day on ESPN was on April 27, 2018.
Prior to joining ESPN, Kerney was the sports anchor at WCBS-TVinNew York, for CBS 2 News This Morning since January 2012. She had also been at MLB Network from October 2010 to December 2011, where she was a sports contributor/reporter. Kerney worked for five years at KING-TVinSeattle, from October 2005–10, as weekend sports anchor and Northwest Sports Tonight host.
She received The Montana Standard 2005 People’s Choice Awards: Top Choice for "Best Sports Reporter," and "Best TV Personality," while sports producer/reporter/anchor at KXLF-TVinButte, Montana (September 2004–05). In the summer of 2003, she interned at Metro Sports in her native Kansas City, Missouri.[4]
Her husband Patrick Kerney (b. 1976) was a defensive end for eleven seasons in the National Football League. They married in 2010 and have four children.[5][7][8]
