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Bonnie Bernstein (born in Brooklyn, New York on 16th August 1970 ) is an American Television sports reporter and anchor.

Bernstein grew up in Howell, New Jersey . She attended the University Of Maryland, College Park , where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Broadcast Journalism , after being a four-time Academic All-American in Gymnastics . She received the Thomas M. Fields award for excellence in academics and Sports . She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Bernstein has worked for various affiliates KRNV-TV and KRNV Radio in Reno, Nevada . Prior to working in Nevada she was the weekend news anchor in Salisbury, Maryland at ABC 's WMDT-TV . She began her career in broadcasting as the news and sports director of WXJN-FM radio in Lewes, Delaware .

In 1995 she became a correspondent for ESPN 's '' SportsCenter '' in Bristol, Connecticut ; and in 1998 moved to CBS , where she has mostly covered NFL Football games and interviewed players and coaches. She has covered five Super Bowl s; during Super Bowl XXXVIII , she became the first sportscaster in history to cover the Super Bowl for both network television and radio (for Westwood One ) at the same time.



Bernstein has also covered the NBA Finals , Major League Baseball Playoffs , the US Open , NCAA men's and women's Basketball games and the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships; she hosted several half time shows; and worked as a reporter at CBS' '' NFL Today '' show.

In January 2006 , Bernstein left CBS to pursue other broadcasting opportunities and develop Velvet Hammer Media , a company that helps aspiring or working journalists move up to the next level in their careers. She will still continue to cover the NFL for Westwood One.


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