{"id":18082,"date":"2012-11-15T16:12:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=18082"},"modified":"2012-11-15T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:12:56","slug":"woman-fulfills-dream-of-becoming-sports-broadcaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/?p=18082","title":{"rendered":"Woman Fulfills Dream Of Becoming Sports Broad- caster"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY LEON B. CREWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sentinel Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiffany Greene<\/strong> said she can\u2019t remember\u00a0 a time in her life when she wasn\u2019t interested in sports. Throughout her high school career at Hillsborough High School, and college career at Florida A&M University, she has been involved in athletics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I graduated from college, all I thought about was getting into sports broadcasting. I think I was just born with the gene, and I enjoy competition and dedication. I also love telling stories outside of the pressure and competition involved in winning. This allows me to get more exposure to the sports world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Green<\/strong> said within two months of graduating from college, she secured a job as a production assistant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has truly been a journey for me, and I credit Brent Solomon<\/strong> with getting me my true on-air start. Our families were always close, and he was very encouraging to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe called me in December 2003 about an opportunity in Savannah, Georgia, and that\u2019s where I got my start. I knew it was Brent\u2019s<\/strong> recommendation that got me the job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Greene<\/strong> said of all the women involved in sports broadcasting, she admires Robin Roberts<\/strong> the most.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of how she was able to get into a male dominated field, and make a name for herself. I was always impressed by her, and I got a chance to meet her a couple of years ago. I found her to be the same special person I admired, and we stay in touch with each other today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Greene<\/strong> said to be successful as a sports journalist, you have to be honest, fair, assertive, accurate, and real.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as you find a way to humanize each story, you will make the average sports fan and non-sports fan be as interested in what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to make it o the national stage. I\u2019ve done some sideline reporting for ESPN3, and I hope to develop that on a more permanent basis. I\u2019d also like to do play-by-play, because that\u2019s an area where women are still underrepresented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Greene<\/strong> said she would not be where she is today without the support of her parents, Dale <\/strong>and Patsy Greene<\/strong>, and the rest of her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad helped build my foundation and kept me motivated as I grew up. My mom deserves the same credit, and she cares a lot about how I should look o the air.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople see you, and she is aware of that. She\u2019s my personal stylist, and I get a lot of praise about my appearance. I just want to make them all proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Greene<\/strong> said she\u2019s a believer in saying she is blessed to know what her passion is, and she encourages others to find what their passion is.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they find it, I want them to go for it. I live my dream every day, and you couldn\u2019t ask for much more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Tiffany Greene said she can\u2019t remember\u00a0 a time in her life when she wasn\u2019t interested in sports. Throughout her high school career at Hillsborough High School, and college career at Florida A&M University, she has been involved in athletics. \u201cWhen I graduated from college, all I thought about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flsentinel.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}