Jane Chastain

Jane Chastain is regarded as a pioneer. She was the first woman in history who worked for a large network (CBS) and it is believed that she is the first woman to do play-by-play analysis. Chastain began her career in the mid-1960s working at a television station in Miami (timetoast). and made her mark in sports broadcasting but still received harsh criticism and treatment from fans and colleagues. "For example, the men on her TV crew did not accept a female in what theyconsidered to be only a “male's” position and would not help her in the ways they assisted each other (Schwartz n.pag.)" (Clifton, 2012).

Linked is a video created by NBC6 Sports on Jane Chastain.

"'One week she’d be instructed to “not sound so much like a woman” and the next be told that she sounded “too technical, too much like a man.” On top of that, as the first woman on a man’s turf ..., she was often the story. While on assignment in some cities, Chastain would grant more interviews than she conducted'," (Kuiper, 2015). "In short, Chastain had to be somehow both a representation of femininity and a credible force in the sportscasting world" (Kuiper, 2015).