Last month, CBS Sports and the WNBA announced a multi-year agreement featuring the largest slate of games broadcast by the network. Their first game is coming up this weekend with the New York Liberty at the Minnesota Lynx on CBS and Paramount+ on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. ET. Today, they announced the game announcers who will be providing coverage this season, including play-by-play announcers Lisa Byington and Jordan Kent.
Byington is the television play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Bucks and does games for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. Jordan Kent is a former NFL wide receiver who was a three-sport athlete in college which included playing basketball for his dad, former Oregon head coach Ernie Kent. He is also the former television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers.
“I am really excited to be a part of this team, can’t wait to showcase this league on another big stage, and it all starts this weekend!” said Byington on a social media post.
Julianne Viani, who has provided analysis for the Atlantic 10 Conference and YES Network’s coverage of the New York Liberty was named one of the game analysts. Another game analyst will be former Syracuse standout guard and Connecticut Sun color commentator Isis Young.
Sideline reporters include AJ Ross, Tiffany Blackmon, Emily Proud and Tina Cervasio.
“We’re thrilled to extend our strong partnership with the WNBA,” Dan Weinberg, executive vice president of programming of CBS Sports, said when the news was announced. “As the league continues to build momentum, this is a great opportunity to expand our broadcast presence and further lean into our commitment to providing a national platform for women’s sports.”
