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Bucks hire Lisa Byington as TV play-by-play broadcaster

Months after beating the Suns in the NBA Finals, the Milwaukee Bucks are making history by hiring the 1st full-time female play-by-play announcer in NBA history
Credit: MILWAUKEE BUCKS

MILWAUKEE — Lisa Byington is making history as the Milwaukee Bucks’ new play-by-play television broadcaster. 

The Bucks announced the hiring Wednesday and said Byington is the first woman to work as a full-time television play-by-play announcer for any major men’s professional sports team. 

Byington replaces Jim Paschke. Paschke retired after 35 seasons as the team’s main television play-by-play broadcaster. 

Byington became the first female play-by-play broadcaster for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament earlier this year. 

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