Danyelle Sargent | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1978-05-07)May 7, 1978 (age 47) |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Spouse | Eric Musselman |
| Children | 1 |
Danyelle Sargent-Musselman (born May 7, 1978) is an American former sportstelevision reporter.
Sargent is a graduate ofFlorida State University and began her television career atWGXA, inMacon, Georgia. Prior to joiningESPN, she worked as a sports reporter and anchor for Metro Sports, a localTime Warner Cable sports channel inKansas City, Missouri from 2002 until 2004. She served as sideline reporter for theKansas City Chiefs during the 2004 pre-season. She served as co-emcee of the 2005 and 2006NCAA woman of the year awards.
Sargent was hired in 2004 by thetelevision networkESPN to work on itsESPNEWS channel. She also contributed to ESPN2'sCold Pizza, now titledESPN First Take. Sargent was the subject of a minor controversy on March 9, 2006, when a series of technical difficulties occurred while she was co-anchoring a live broadcast of ESPNEWS, leading ESPN to air a taped segment. Thinking her microphone had been cut (which is the normal procedure when a taped segment is playing), she exclaimed, "What the fuck was that?" over the broadcast.[1] Sargent's two-year contract with ESPN was not renewed when it expired in the fall of 2006.
Sargent made herFox Sports Net debut onFSN Final Score on November 5, 2006. Her last night anchoringFSN Final Score was on June 27, 2011. She also appeared in a taped segment during the lastFSN Final Score later that week on July 1, 2011.
During her time atFox Sports, another controversy occurred on Sunday, October 26, 2008. While working as a sideline reporter, Sargent was conducting a taped, pre-game interview with the new head coach of theSan Francisco 49ers,Mike Singletary, and said, "I heard that your mentor,Bill Walsh, was one of the first phone calls that you made when you found out that you had the job. What does it mean to you to be the head coach of the 49ers?" The interview was abruptly halted when the reporter was informed by her producers that Walsh had died on July 30, 2007. The unauthorized video was never aired on the game broadcast, but did air on Mike Francesa'sWNBC-TV/Channel 4 program,Mike’d Up.[2][3]
Onion SportsDome onComedy Central premiered in January 2011 and ran for one season with Sargent as fictional sportscaster Melissa Wells.
Sargent served as a host forYahoo! Sports from 2011 to 2012, covering college football, theNFL,fantasy football,NASCAR, and high school recruiting.
Sargent was an update anchor forNFL Network. She was on-air for several notable NFL moments, includingPeyton Manning's decision to play for theDenver Broncos andTim Tebow's trade from the Broncos to theNew York Jets. Her last day atNFL Network was in April 2013.
Sargent is married to the head coach of the University of Southern California men's basketball,Eric Musselman. She gave birth to the couple's daughter in 2010. Sargent also has two stepsons.