Ageism and Women in Sports Broadcasting: Laura Okmin - a podcast by The Football Girl

In the midst of the NFL playoffs, a familiar topic arose on social media: Why do all the female broadcasters in the NFL have to be young and attractive while the men have no rules? FOX Sports' Laura Okmin, a prominent post-40 NFL sideline reporter, dives deep into this topic (26:00) including how much she thinks about appearance (32:15), the need for female bosses and how the IG era is impacting aspiring female reporters (36:15.

Laura also talks about her favorite stories from the 2018 NFL season, and gushes about her husband's new film Sgt. Will Gardner about a vet with PTSD.

Melissa kicks off the show by sharing the football-ish things making her happy including Vic Fangio (3:44) getting hired by Denver and Sarah Thomas breaking more glass. (5:02) Later on, we award Eagles kicker Jake Elliott our Do-Gooder of the Week! (51:49)

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