How Linda Cohn Made SportsCenter History: Career Highlights and $12M Net Worth

Linda Cohn has anchored ESPN’s SportsCenter since 1992 and set a record with over 5,500 episodes. Born on November 10, 1959, she turned a childhood passion for ice hockey into a groundbreaking career. She began in local radio in 1981 and became the first full-time female sports anchor on a national U.S. radio network in 1987. She joined ESPN in 1992 and overcame early challenges, including coaching to boost her on-air passion. Cohn expanded her role to WNBA play-by-play, co-hosted morning SportsCenter blocks and launched a podcast. In 2016, she marked her 5,000th show and remained ESPN’s longest-serving anchor until her retirement in 2026. A former ice hockey goaltender at SUNY Oswego and Hall of Fame inductee, Cohn also published a memoir in 2008. Today her estimated net worth stands at $12 million.

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