Lisa Bowes
Canadian sports media personality
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Lisa Bowes is a Canadian sports media personality.
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| Occupation | sports anchor |
She began her career as an editorial assistant at TSN in 1989. She later became a reporter for TSN in Winnipeg and Calgary. From 1997-1999 she was a commentator for TSN's SportsDesk. She then joined The Score as weekend anchor and host/producer of Sports Axxess.
A graduate of Western University, she made Canadian broadcasting history in 2000 when she became the play-by-play voice for the National Women's Hockey League.[1] She later called basketball games for The Score, WTN and TSN2. While working for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Sports Journal she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (formerly Gemini Award) for best writing in an information program or series.[2]
She is the author of the Lucy Tries Sports children's book series.[3]