Synopses & Reviews
Ever wonder what itandrsquo;s like to interview famous athletes and coaches? For twenty years, sportscaster Jessie Garcia has done just that. In My Life with the Green and Gold she brings fans to the sidelines at Lambeau Field, inside the locker room, aboard the Packers bus, and into the hostandrsquo;s chair at The Mike McCarthy Show.
A self-proclaimed andldquo;terrible athleteandrdquo; born without sports in her blood, Garcia reported on Wisconsinandrsquo;s beloved Green Bay Packers during the Holmgren, Rhodes, Sherman, and McCarthy years. Sheandrsquo;s been a Packers sideline reporter for preseason games and covered the team during their Super Bowl showdowns against the Patriots, Broncos, and Steelers. Sheandrsquo;s traveled with the team to Tokyo and the White House and to schools and retirement homes, where the gridiron heroes interacted with their fans. Sheandrsquo;s visited the hometowns of players and coaches, sheandrsquo;s met their proud parents and their pets, sheandrsquo;s interviewed the team trainer about their strength exercises. My Life with the Green and Gold also features up-close and personal stories about other teams and athletes sheandrsquo;s covered, from the Badgers and Brewers to Wisconsin Olympians such as Bonnie Blair and Casey FitzRandolph.
Garciaandrsquo;s expertise is capturing behind-the-scenes, human-interest stories. In My Life with the Green and Gold, she shares a personal and humorous insiderandrsquo;s look at many Wisconsin sports heroes from the perspective of a female sports journalist who has ridden the adrenaline rush to be on the air at 5:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m., and any hour in between, while also juggling the many demands of family life. Not many parents can say theyandrsquo;ve changed their childandrsquo;s diaper in the tunnel at Lambeau, but Jessie Garcia can.
Synopsis
Ever wonder what itandrsquo;s like to interview famous athletes and coaches? For twenty years, sportscaster Jessie Garcia has done just that. Garciaandrsquo;s expertise is capturing behind-the-scenes, human-interest stories. In My Life with the Green and Gold she brings fans to the sidelines at Lambeau Field, inside the locker room, aboard the Packers bus, and into the hostandrsquo;s chair at The Mike McCarthy Show. My Life with the Green and Gold also features personal and humorous stories about other teams and athletes sheandrsquo;s covered, from the Badgers and Brewers to Wisconsin Olympians such as Bonnie Blair and Casey FitzRandolph.
About the Author
Madison native Jessie Garcia has been a TV sportscaster for twenty years, first with WISC in Madison and currently with WTMJ in Milwaukee. A graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Garcia was one of the first women in the country to host an NFL coachandrsquo;s show. When not reporting or anchoring for WTMJ, Garcia can be found teaching journalism at Carroll University in Waukesha, writing her next two books, or enjoying time with her husband and their two sons.