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Lindsay CzarniakSports anchor & Reporter
Erisa Brown
Lindsay Czarniak
Birthdate & Where is she from?
• Born on November 7, 1977
• Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and moved with family to Northern Virginia at age 5.
Growth of Lindsay
• As a college student, Lindsay started out as an intern for WUSA, a CBS-affiliated television station, in Washington D.C.
• In September of 2006, Czarniak became the co-host of The George Michael Sports Machine. During this year she travelled to Italy as her first Major reporter assignment.
• On June 23, 2011, the announcement of Czarniak leaving NBC 4 for ESPN was made. She began on SportsCenter on Augst19,2011.
• On April 24, 2013 ESPN/ABC revealed Czarniak would host the Indianpolis 500, becoming the first woman to host the telecast.
Why this career path?
• Lindsay Czarniak’s father, Chet Czarniak spent
17 years working in newspaper’s sports
department, which played a role in Lindsay’s life.
• Lindsay grew up a sports fan and also took part
in sports by playing at her high school.
• These factors influenced Lindsay resulting in her
to major in Online Journalism and pursue her
career.
What is the biggest
Challenge of the Job?
• Trying to make sure work
doesn’t take over your
life. It’s good to get into it
but not to heavily. Also
working with different
analysts, everyday brings
something different.
What’s An average day of
Work?
• Lindsays starts her day
officially at 11:30 AM with co
workers. They converse on
possible big sports stories from
the prior day. Lindsay does
some reading and preparation
before arriving at work by
keeping up to date on the latest
sports news.
How many hours per
week does the job
require?
• Lindsay takes an hour commute to the office, and
works an average of 63 hours a week.
• Although the work day is over Lindsay goes
home and does find herself watching sports, but
tries not to have the job run her life
Advice for future
Broadcasters?
• It’s normal to feel pressure in the beginning and want to
make sure everything is perfect.
• As a female there is even more pressure, prepare to do
more homework to avoid any criticism, although women
have come a long way.
• It is important to enjoy the ride of covering sports. You
gain many amazing experiences. Whatever anyone wants
to do in this field, you can do.
Kristen KuligaVice president, celebrity services and Vice
president, K Sports division of Paid Inc.
Vice President and founder of K Sports
& Entertainment
• As Vice president, Kristen Kuliga has to keep the celebrity
services division running which includes fan clubs, VIP
ticketing programs, backstage events for fans, and hosting
appearances for athletes.
• The other side is the business division which involves
representation of NFL players and managing charity events
for the athletes as well as corporations.
• Secures contracts & negotiates salaries with sports teams on
behalf of their athlete. They also advise athletes financially
and on their career.
Career Path
• Kuliga grew up around sports and was also an athlete herself. After graduating law school, she was offered an internship at Woolf Assoc.
• While working at Woolf, Kuliga oversaw the athlete marketing program and worked closely with Doug Flutie, who after accepting a contract with New England, asked Kuliga to represent him.
• After becoming certified by the NFLPA, Doug became a free agent which is when Kuliga began her first negotiation on her own on behalf of Doug.
Working as NFL Agent
• Kuliga had to prepare by doing research and understanding who other quarterbacks were in order to get a feel of the competition. Her research helped her become better experienced as an agent.
Advice for Future Sports
Agents
• Kuliga advices anyone aspiring to be a sports agent to
follow their passion, do not let people deter you by saying
you can’t do it.
• Have a tough skin, do not take things personally. It is all
about business, not you as a person.
• Have a sense of humor, settles people and situations
down.
• Women, go for it!
One Element Kuliga would change in
sports industry
Change the industry by making it more female oriented. The sports
business, especially football, are dominated by males. Women are put
in the offices and less of the actual sports agency jobs. This has
changed over the years and should continue to change by allowing
more females into the sports business.
Being A Female in Sports
Buisness
• Kuligas drive as a sports agent as well as achievements
are highlighted because of the lack of females in the
sports business.
• Kuliga is the leading female sports agent in the United
States and represents more than a dozen NFL players.
• 1 of 30 female agents.
• The first woman to negotiate a starting NFL quarterback’s
contract of $33 million.
SOURCES
• http://www.ksportsent.com/team/
• https://www.womenetics.com/Conversations/ConversationArticle/Art
MID/2741/ArticleID/3680
• http://www.sportscareers.com/sports-career-spotlight.asp?id=84
• http://www.theconnectivist.com/2013/04/a-behind-the-scenes-peak-
at-espn-qa-with-lindsay-czarniak/
• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2010/04/11/AR2010041103558_4.html
• http://frontrow.espn.go.com/author/lindsay-czarniak/
