Profile
Phyllis George
Actress + Sports Announcer
Female
Born
Jun 25, 1949
Age
63
Hometown
Denton, Texas
Other Names
Phyllis Ann George
Eye Color
Brown
Hair Color
Brown
Phyllis Ann George Brown is an American businesswoman, actress and a former sportscaster. She is a former Miss Texas and Miss America of 1971.
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Beauty Shop: Miss Universe, Latino Heritage, Sc Gov. NprGoogle News - Sep 14, 2011
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1949
Birth
Born on June 25, 1949.
TWENTIES
1970
21 Years Old
She is a former Miss Texas 1970 and Miss America 1971.
George was born to Diantha Cogdell and James George in Denton, Texas. She attended the University of North Texas for three years until crowned Miss Texas in 1971.
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1974
25 Years Old
CBS Sports producers approached George to become a sportscaster in 1974.
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1978
29 Years Old
Another duty George had with CBS Sports was working on horse racing events, including the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Additionally, George had a brief stint on a television news version of People in 1978 and a job as a morning television talk show host as co-anchor of the CBS Morning News in 1985.
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THIRTIES
1979
30 Years Old
George also appeared as a guest star on The Muppet Show in 1979.
1985
36 Years Old
In 1985, CBS settled on Phyllis George to serve as a permanent anchor for their morning news program.
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1988
39 Years Old
George has founded two companies in her business career, the first of which was "By George" chicken fillets. In 1988 after operating for only two years, George sold the company to consumer giant, Hormel Foods, which agreed to operate it as a separate division.
FORTIES
1991
42 Years Old
In 1991 George received the "Celebrity Women Business Owner of the Year" from the National Association of Women Business Owners.
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FIFTIES
2000
51 Years Old
George resurfaced in 2000 when she played a minor character in the hit movie, Meet the Parents.
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2007
58 Years Old
On January 28, 2007, reporter Howard Fineman said on The Chris Matthews Show that George had moved back to Kentucky and was considering entering politics with either a run for governor in 2007 or a Senate race against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2008.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2009
60 Years Old
On October 3, 2009, Verne Lundquist of CBS Sports said during the broadcast of the LSU at Georgia football game that George had moved to Athens, Georgia.
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