Lindsay Rhodes | |
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 Lindsay Rhodes | |
| Born | Lindsay Soto (1976-02-25)February 25, 1976 (age 49) El Toro, California, United States |
| Education | University of Southern California(BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Sportscaster, journalist |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Matt Rhodes (2012–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Lindsay Rhodes (born February 25, 1976), previously known asLindsay Soto, is an Americansportscaster,journalist, andtelevision personality who was a host and reporter for theNFL Network.
Lindsay Overman-Soto[1] graduated fromEl Toro High School inLake Forest, California in 1994, where she was the sports editor for her high school yearbook.[2] She graduated from theUniversity of Southern California in 1998 and interned both at the USC Athletic Department and at Fox Sports Net while attending college majoring in broadcast journalism. Her first job was at anABC affiliate inYakima, Washington doing weekend sports and weekday news reporting. Soto later moved toKKFX, a Fox affiliate inSanta Barbara, California where she worked as a weekday sports anchor.[3]
She began working at FSN West full-time in January 2003,[3] and over time became "one of the most visible reporters and anchors" on that network.[4] She has been involved in FSN's high school sports coverage since that network began such coverage in 1997.[4] Soto appeared in a variety of roles on FSN West / FSN Prime Ticket: sideline reporter forUSC/UCLA football,Los Angeles Avengers, andLos Angeles Sparks telecasts and sometimes for FSN broadcasts of theLos Angeles Lakers,Los Angeles Clippers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans,Los Angeles Dodgers, andLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim; host forSouthern California Sports Report,L.A. Times High School Spotlight, andUSC Sports Magazine show; co-hosting theHigh School Spotlight withSean Farnham, and serving as the host of FSN Prime Ticket's coverage of the High School Game of the Week.[3] She was the sideline reporter for the 2005 game in which Avengers defensive tackleAl Lucas died after suffering a spinal cord injury.[5]
Soto served as a sportsdesk reporter for NBC Sports's coverage of the2008 Summer Olympics, as well as a reporter forNHL on Versus andCollege Football on Versus.[3]
Soto joinedNFL Network in the fall of 2008 and has worked as an anchor onNFL Total Access, a reporter forNFL Network Now and a field and in-studio reporter forNFL GameDay Morning.[3][6]
Soto announced a name change to Lindsay Rhodes on air March 1, 2012, and a week earlier via Twitter[7] as a result of marrying Matt Rhodes on February 19, 2012.[8]
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