Biography
Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967), known professionally as Beth Mowins, is a veteran sports commentator and sports journalist.
She was one of the first women to enter the sports broadcasting industry and became a household name.
Beth Mowins is respected for her work with leading sports news group ESPN.
American TV host
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| Full name: | Elizabeth Mowins |
| Stage name: | Beth Mowins |
| Born: | May 26, 1967 (age 57) |
| Place of birth: | Syracuse, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.65 meters |
| Parents: | Len Mowins |
| Siblings: | 3 |
| Husband • Spouse: | Alan Arrollado (married 2019) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Matt Arrollado |
| Job: | Host • Journalist |
| Net worth: | $3,000,000 – $5,000,000 |
Early life and education
American sports commentator and broadcaster Beth Mowins was born on May 26, 1967. She is the daughter of Len Mowins in Syracuse, New York, United States.
She played basketball, softball, and soccer at North Syracuse High School in North Syracuse, New York. She was born in Syracuse, New York and has three siblings, all of whom are boys.
They influenced her love of sports. For two seasons, Beth Mowins coached the high school basketball team at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
She received her Bachelor of Arts from Lafayette in 1989 and her Master of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1990.
Career
Beth Mowins began her career in 1991 as a news and sports producer for WXHC-FM Radio in Homer, New York. She currently works for ESPN, CBS, and the Marquee Sports Network. She regularly announces women’s college games and in 2005 became the second woman to do so for ESPN.
In 1994, she began working for ESPN, where she began covering college sports such as tennis, volleyball, football, softball, and soccer. She served as the channel’s lead commentator for softball coverage, including the Women’s College World Series.
On ESPN’s secondary reporting team for the 2011 Women’s World Cup telecast, Beth Mowins teamed with Cat Whitehill.
Mowins began as a live commentator covering preseason games between Oakland and the Las Vegas Raiders in 2015.
According to Sports Illustrated journalist Richard Deitsch, Beth Mowins has reportedly been tapped as a commentator for ESPN’s Monday Night Football show on opening weekend between the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos.
She took over broadcasting duties in September of that year, making history as the first woman to call a nationally televised NFL game. She also became the second female play-by-play commentator in the NFL’s official regular season record, the first being Gayle Sierens, who joined NBC Sports in 1987 and commented on an NFL regular season game.
Beth Mowins began calling NFL games live in 2017 and became the first woman to call a nationally televised NFL game. She was the first female play-by-play announcer for an NBA game on network television in 2021.
When Beth Mowins, along with Jay Feely, broadcast the Cleveland Browns-Indianapolis Colts game from the 2017 season, they made history as the network’s first female play-by-play commentators in CBS Sports’ 58-year history. She was hired as the play-by-play commentator for Chicago Cubs games on Marquee Sports in February 2021.
Beth Mowins announced the team’s first regular season game as a woman on May 8, 2021. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was the softball host in 2021, marking her first time covering the NBC Games.
Social media
Beth Mowins is active on Instagram and Twitter. She has a large fan base of football fans.
Personal life
In 2019, Beth Mowins and sports journalist Alan Arrollado, who had been dating since 2015, tied the knot in a small ceremony attended by friends and family. They were married in July 2019.
Alan Arrollado has a son named Matt Arrollado from a previous marriage, and Beth Mowins is now his stepmother.
Net worth
Beth Mowins has an estimated net worth of $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. She made her fortune from her career as a sportscaster.
