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Phyllis Ann George
Phyllis George signing autographs at the Miss America 2008 pageant
Born	June 25, 1949 (1949-06-25) (age 58) Denton, Texas
Other names	Phyllis George Brown
Occupation	Sportscaster
Spouse	Robert Evans (1977-1978) John Y. Brown, Jr. (1979-1998)

Phyllis Ann George Brown (b. 25 June 1949 in Denton, Texas) is an American businesswoman. She is a former Miss Texas and Miss America of 1971. George attended the University of North Texas for three years until crowned Miss Texas in 1971. At that time, Texas Christian University awarded scholarships to Miss Texas honorees. As a result, Phyllis left UNT and enrolled at TCU for several weeks until winning the Miss America crown later that fall. She is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity. She has worked as a television host and sportscaster (most notably, CBS' The NFL Today). She hosted a 1979 documentary called, Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Miss America 2008, will be the 83rd Miss America pageant. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: North of Ordinary Location within the state of Texas County Denton County Government  - Mayor Perry McNeill Area  - City 161. ... There have been several well-known people named Robert Evans, including: Robert Evans (author) Robert_Evans_(film_producer) Robert Evans (politician) Robert Evans is also the name of a firefighter who was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 Bob Evans This is a disambiguation... John Young Brown Jr. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: North of Ordinary Location within the state of Texas County Denton County Government  - Mayor Perry McNeill Area  - City 161. ... The Miss Texas competition was founded in 1936 by a group of civic minded citizens concerned about higher education. ... For the patriotically-themed comic book superheroines, see Miss America (comics). ... UNT redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Zeta Tau Alpha (ΖΤΑ) is a womens fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at what used to be State Female Normal School but is now known as Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. ... The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television networks coverage of the National Football Leagues American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports. ... The NFL Today is a TV show that precedes the American football program The NFL on CBS on CBS Sports. ... Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown is one of many prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. ...

George was previously married to Robert Evans and to former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown, Jr., with whom she had two children, including television reporter Pamela Ashley Brown, and served as Kentucky's First Lady. She is also the author of several books. George was the founder of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and is an avid folk and traditional arts collector. Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera June 29, 1930 in New York, New York) is an American film producer best known for his work on Rosemarys Baby, Love Story, The Godfather and Chinatown as well as his hedonistic lifestyle and seven marriages. ... This is a list of Governors of Kentucky: See also Kentucky Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Kentucky ... John Young Brown Jr. ... For other persons named Pamela Brown, see Pamela Brown (disambiguation). ... This article is about the use of the term first lady internationally. ... The front facade of the museum The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, located in Louisville, Kentuckys Museum Row in the West Main District of downtown, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to continue the art and craft heritage of Kentucky through the support and education of craft... Island of Salvation Botanica, Piety Street, Bywater neighborhood, New Orleans Folk art describes a wide range of objects that reflect the craft traditions and traditional social values of various social groups. ...

George hosted The NFL Today pregame show on CBS in the 70's and early 80's with Brent Musburger, Irv Cross and later Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder. She was one of the first females to have a nationally prominent role in television sports coverage. Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939 in Billings, Montana) is an American sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN television networks. ... Irvin Acie Cross (b. ... Jimmy The Greek Snyder (September 9, 1919 – April 21, 1996) was an American sports commentator and Las Vegas bookie. ...

In the mid-1970's, While a host on The NFL Today, George conducted an infamous interview with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. When quizzing Staubach in his home (and with his wife) about his "square" image compared with other quarterbacks, Staubach said he "enjoys sex as much as Joe Namath, only I do it with one girl." Staubach's wife immediately left the interview. City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... Roger Thomas Staubach (born February 5, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a businessman, Heisman Trophy winner and former American professional football player where he was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for most of the 1970s during their reign as Americas Team. ... The term square, in referring to a person, originally meant someone who was honest, traditional, and loyal. ... Joseph William Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. ...

George resurfaced in 2000 when she played a minor character in the 2000 hit movie, Meet the Parents. It was one of the rare (if not the only) film roles she ever played. Meet the Parents is a 2000 comedy film starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. ...

On January 28, 2007, reporter Howard Fineman said on The Chris Matthews Show that George had moved back to Kentucky and was considering entering politics with either a run for governor in 2007 or a Senate race against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2008. She is a founding board member of the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship. Howard Fineman is a political journalist, he grew up a native of Pittsburgh, and attended college at Colgate University and law school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky studying journalism. ... The Chris Matthews Show is a half-hour weekend news and political roundtable program produced by NBC News in Washington, D.C., and nationally syndicated by NBC Universal Television Distribution. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... The Senate Minority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by his or her party conference to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. ... Addison Mitchell Mitch McConnell, Jr. ...

CBS Morning News

Main article: The Early Show

In 1985, CBS settled on Phyllis George to serve as a permanent anchor for their morning news program. George was given a three-year contract following a two-week trial run. Unfortunately, like Sally Quinn before her, George turned out to be a disastrous choice. There was no chemistry between her and co-host Bill Kurtis onscreen (in fact, they reportedly never got along off-camera either), and it was obvious that despite (or due to, depending on one's point-of-view at the time) her long career as a sportscaster and co-host of Candid Camera that she had no news experience at all. The nadir of her very-brief career came on May 14, 1985, when she interviewed rape victim Cathleen Crowell Webb and the man she had falsely accused, Gary Dotson. In an effort to get the two to make amends to each other, George made a simple suggestion: "How about a hug?" Both Webb and Dotson refused with more grace than expected. Many media analysts say that this is what was the defining moment that put an unpleasant close to George's television career at that point. Subsequently, a very unhappy Bill Kurtis resigned from CBS News in July and returned to Chicago and his old anchor spot at WBBM-TV. Phyllis George eventually left CBS that fall. The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... Sally Quinn (born July 1, 1941) is an American author and journalist. ... Bill Kurtis (born September 21, 1940) is a television journalist and producer best known as the host of numerous A&E crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files. ... Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... In May, 1979, Gary Dotson was found guilty and sentenced to 25 to 50 years for rape and another 25 to 50 years for aggravated kidnaping, the terms to be served concurrently. ... This article is about the year. ... WBBM-TV, officially branded as CBS2 Chicago, is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by CBS. Currently broadcasting from 630 North McClurg Court in downtown Chicago near The Loop, WBBM-TV transmits from the John Hancock Center. ...

Business Interests

George has founded two companies in her business career. The first of which was Chicken By George which revolutionized the retail chicken industry in the 1980s. In the mid 1990s George sold the company to consumer giant Hormel Foods. In 2003 George created Phyllis George Beauty which markets a line of cosmetics and skincare through television shopping network HSN. For other uses, see Hormel (disambiguation). ... Home Shopping Network In GSM, HSN stands for Hopping Sequence Number. ...

References

• Profile of Phyllis George on the Miss America website (accessed 7 March 2008)

See also

• The NFL Today