Jayne Kennedy - Wikipedia
Jayne Kennedy Overton (née Harrison; born October 27, 1951) is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, …
First Black female sportscaster, Jayne Kennedy, releases new …
Sep 10, 2025 · Jayne Kennedy is ready to tell it all. Nearly 50 years ago, Kennedy made history as the first Black woman to co-host a major national sports program. In 1978, she became a …
Jayne Kennedy’s ‘Plain Jayne’ maps out career from NE Ohio to ...
Sep 2, 2025 · But the other face viewers saw then was an anomaly with sports coverage, an African-American woman named Jayne Kennedy. Kennedy’s life covers an extensive, diverse …
Jayne Kennedy - IMDb
Jayne Kennedy (born Jane Harrison on October 27, 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is an American actress, model and sportscaster. Jayne was crowned Miss Ohio USA 1970 (she was the first …
Broadcasting pioneer Jayne Kennedy opens up on triumphs and …
Sep 2, 2025 · NPR's Juana Summers speaks to barrier-breaking sports broadcaster Jayne Kennedy about her new memoir.
Jayne Kennedy to discuss memoir in Fort Lauderdale - Sun Sentinel
Sep 11, 2025 · The sports broadcaster, actor, pageant queen, spokesmodel and fitness instructor will share insights from her new autobiography, "Plain Jayne: A Memoir," during a meet-and …
What is Jayne Kennedy doing now? What happened to her? Bio
Oct 21, 2025 · Jayne Kennedy is in her 70s now, and still involved in show business. She received the National Sports Media Association’s 2022 Roone Arledge Award for innovation in …
Jayne Kennedy Talks New Memoir and Hollywood Comeback
From becoming the first Black woman crowned Miss Ohio USA to breaking barriers on “ The NFL Today,” she has carved out a career that defied expectations. Now, she shares her story in “ …
Jayne Kennedy Plain Jayne memoir reflects on trailblazing NFL …
Aug 23, 2025 · In the late ‘70s, Kennedy was our Lena Horne, the IT each week during the NFL season on CBS’s The NFL Today as the first Black woman on the Sunday pre-game program …
Groundbreaking sports broadcaster Jayne Kennedy finally tells …
Sep 3, 2025 · Plain Jane: A memoir by Jayne Kennedy is available now from Andscape books. In this excerpt she talks about how she turned a short-term contract with The NFL Today in the …