Anne Butler Montgomery (born 1955) is an American female sportscaster, sports official, author and teacher. She was among the first women sportscasters on television, and is reported to be the only woman high school football official in the state of Arizona.
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Early life and education
Anne Butler Montgomery was born in 1955. She was a ice skater growing up and has a bronze test medal in ice dancing from the United States Figure Skating Association.[1] Montgomery attended Miami University, Ohio including one year (1975-76) at its John E. Dolibois European Campus in Luxembourg. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Miami in 1977.[1]
Career
Sports official
After graduating from college, Montgomery was unable to get a broadcasting job. Using her skating background, she moved to Washington, D.C. and began hockey officiating.[1] She later expanded into other sports, has officiated football, baseball, ice hockey, soccer and basketball games in six states.[2] Montgomery is one of Arizona's top high school football referees[1][3], a crew chief for the Arizona Interscholastic Association.[2] She is reported to be the only female referee in Arizona.[4] Breaking into a male-dominated field in the 1980s, Montgomery was a sportscaster at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Georgia, WROC-TV in Rochester, New York and KTSP-TV in Phoenix, Arizona.[5] She was one of the first female anchors for the Emmy and ACE award-winning SportsCenter for ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut.[6][5]. She was the on-camera studio host for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns for two years.[5]
Writer and teacher
Montgomery has been a freelance and staff writer, writing pieces on sports, features, movie reviews and archeology. Her works have appeared in six publications.[5] In 2005, Montgomery's book Jerusalem Syndrome, the Wreck of the Sunset Limited was awarded honorable mention in genre fiction in the Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards.[1] In 2000, Anne Montgomery began teaching reading and journalism at South Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona.[1][2]
Personal life
Montgomery was married to a minor-league baseball umpire; they later divorced and remain good friends.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Miami University (Luxembourg). Interview with Anne Butler Montgomery, ’75–76. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b c Arizona Republic. Referees must be held to higher standard (article, August 28 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Bob Matthews Sports Article (September 23 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Arizona Republic. NOVELIST LATEST ROLE FOR TEACHER (article, November 15 2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b c d Authorhouse Bookstore. The Jerusalem Syndrome: The Wreck of the Sunset Limited (book). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ ESPN. SC-25K Alumni Roster. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
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| NAME | Montgomery, Anne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montgomery, Anne Butler |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American female sportscaster, sports official, author and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
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