Bonnie Bernstein
With nearly 15 years of experience in broadcasting, Bonnie Bernstein is one of the most recognizable and highly respected journalists in her field. She has covered sports at the network level the last 11 years, most recently serving as CBS’ lead sideline reporter for NFL broadcasts and contributing features for “The NFL Today,” the Network’s weekly pre-game show. Bernstein has covered five straight Super Bowls and in 2004, during Super Bowl XXXVIII, made broadcast history as the first reporter to serve as both a network TV and network radio correspondent, filing reports for CBS/Westwood One Radio. She left CBS Sports after the ’05 NFL season to pursue other broadcast opportunities and launch Velvet Hammer Media, a consulting firm for aspiring and working journalists.
During her eight years at CBS, Bernstein had a broad range of additional responsibilities. She was the Network’s lead sideline reporter for the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championships; she hosted CBS’ Emmy-nominated anthology series, “Championships of the NCAA” as well as the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships; and anchored the Network’s New York-based studio shows, “SportsDesk” and “At the Half.” She also covered track and field, figure skating, and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for the Network.
Bernstein joined the CBS Sports team 1998. After one season as a correspondent for “The NFL Today”, she was promoted to the NFL sidelines and in 2004, joined Jim Nantz and Phil Simms on the lead announce crew. Since signing on with CBS/Westwood One Radio in 2001, Bernstein has often pulled "double duty" during the NFL season, covering a Sunday game for CBS and "Monday Night Football" for radio. She is a member of Westwood One's Super Bowl announce team and has served as the sideline reporter for the Pro Bowl since 2003.
Numerous national publications have documented Bernstein’s work, including The New York Times, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and TV Guide. She has also been featured in lifestyle magazines such as Glamour, Self, Men’s Health and Celebrity Living. In 2005, Bernstein was honored as one of Jewish Women International’s “Ten Women to Watch,” an exclusive group selected from the United States, Canada and Israel for their professional achievements.
Bernstein joined CBS after three years with ESPN, where she covered the NBA Finals, Major League Baseball Playoffs and the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships for “SportsCenter”. As the Chicago bureau chief, Bernstein followed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during their record-setting championship run. She also served as a correspondent for "NFL Countdown" and "College GameDay."
Prior to ESPN, Bernstein made local television history at the NBC affiliate in Reno, NV (KRNV-TV), becoming the “Biggest Little City’s” first-ever female weekday sports anchor. She began her television career at WMDT-TV (ABC) in Salisbury, MD, anchoring weekend news, and broke into broadcasting in radio, as the news and sports director for WXJN-FM in Lewes, Delaware.
Bernstein graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland’s prestigious Merrill College of Journalism. She currently serves on the College’s Board of Directors. While at College Park, Bernstein was a four-time Academic All-America selection (gymnastics) and received the Thomas M. Fields Award for academic and athletic excellence.
Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and grew up in Howell, N.J. She presently resides in New York City.
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With nearly 15 years of experience in broadcasting, Bonnie Bernstein is one of the most recognizable and highly respected journalists in her field. She has covered sports at the network level the last 11 years, most recently serving as CBS’ lead sideline reporter for NFL broadcasts and contributing features for “The NFL Today,” the Network’s weekly pre-game show. Bernstein has covered five straight Super Bowls and in 2004, during Super Bowl XXXVIII, made broadcast history as the first reporter to serve as both a network TV and network radio correspondent, filing reports for CBS/Westwood One Radio. She left CBS Sports after the ’05 NFL season to pursue other broadcast opportunities and launch Velvet Hammer Media, a consulting firm for aspiring and working journalists.
During her eight years at CBS, Bernstein had a broad range of additional responsibilities. She was the Network’s lead sideline reporter for the Men’s NCAA Basketball Championships; she hosted CBS’ Emmy-nominated anthology series, “Championships of the NCAA” as well as the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships; and anchored the Network’s New York-based studio shows, “SportsDesk” and “At the Half.” She also covered track and field, figure skating, and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for the Network.
Bernstein joined the CBS Sports team 1998. After one season as a correspondent for “The NFL Today”, she was promoted to the NFL sidelines and in 2004, joined Jim Nantz and Phil Simms on the lead announce crew. Since signing on with CBS/Westwood One Radio in 2001, Bernstein has often pulled "double duty" during the NFL season, covering a Sunday game for CBS and "Monday Night Football" for radio. She is a member of Westwood One's Super Bowl announce team and has served as the sideline reporter for the Pro Bowl since 2003.
Numerous national publications have documented Bernstein’s work, including The New York Times, USA Today, Sports Illustrated and TV Guide. She has also been featured in lifestyle magazines such as Glamour, Self, Men’s Health and Celebrity Living. In 2005, Bernstein was honored as one of Jewish Women International’s “Ten Women to Watch,” an exclusive group selected from the United States, Canada and Israel for their professional achievements.
Bernstein joined CBS after three years with ESPN, where she covered the NBA Finals, Major League Baseball Playoffs and the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships for “SportsCenter”. As the Chicago bureau chief, Bernstein followed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during their record-setting championship run. She also served as a correspondent for "NFL Countdown" and "College GameDay."
Prior to ESPN, Bernstein made local television history at the NBC affiliate in Reno, NV (KRNV-TV), becoming the “Biggest Little City’s” first-ever female weekday sports anchor. She began her television career at WMDT-TV (ABC) in Salisbury, MD, anchoring weekend news, and broke into broadcasting in radio, as the news and sports director for WXJN-FM in Lewes, Delaware.
Bernstein graduated magna cum laude from the University of Maryland’s prestigious Merrill College of Journalism. She currently serves on the College’s Board of Directors. While at College Park, Bernstein was a four-time Academic All-America selection (gymnastics) and received the Thomas M. Fields Award for academic and athletic excellence.
Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and grew up in Howell, N.J. She presently resides in New York City.
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