Alice Maxine Cook(born November 30, 1955) is an American sports reporter and an Olympic figure skater, in pair skating. Her partner wasWilliam Fauver.She is the 1976U.S. silver medalist.They represented theUnited States at the 1976 Winter Olympics,where they placed 12th. One month later Cook and her partner placed 9th in the World Championships in Sweden.
Alice Cook | |
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Full name | Alice Maxine Cook |
Born | Lansing, Michigan | November 30, 1955
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Career
editFollowing her skating career, Cook became a television sports reporter. She began her career atBoston, Massachusetts'WSBK-TVas a sports producer. In October 1984, Cook was hired byWBZ-TV.[1]She worked there as a sports reporter until 2010, when she decided not to accept an offer to continue as a free lancer. Cook has reported forESPN.She hosted the figure skating coverage forTurner Sportsduring the1998 Winter Olympics.She has won the Action for Children's Television award, two Service to Children awards from the NAB, several Parents' Choice Awards for the program "Rap Around", and the Gracie Award (named forGracie Allen), given for excellence in portraying women in a positive light, for a segment onMari-Rae Sopper,a former gymnast killed in the9/11incident.
In 2011, Cook became president and founder of "She's Game Sports." She's Game Sports is a new media company dedicated to women who consider themselves knowledgeable and passionate fans of sports. Shesgamesports.com is website designed to inform, entertain, and engage women who make sports part of their daily conversation and lifestyle. In 2012, Cook became featured on Boston.com with her own sports blog.
Personal life
editCook earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and speech communication atBoston College,graduatingmagna cum laude.[1]She is married with three children and lives in the Greater Boston area.[1]
Competitive highlights
editWith Fauver
editInternational | |
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Event | 1975–76 |
Winter Olympics | 12th |
World Championships | 9th |
Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd |
National | |
U.S. Championships | 2nd |
References
edit- ^abc"Bios: Alice Cook".WBZ-TV.Archived fromthe originalon December 15, 2007.
External links
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