The Oakland Athletics made history this week by hiring the first female primary play-by-play voice in Major League Baseball.
Wednesday night, Jenny Cavnar jumped right into the booth to call a Warriors game on radio.Jenny Cavnar has come a long way since taking a sports reporter job in San Diego. She's a creative storyteller, a polished pre and post-game show host, and now will be calling A's games on tv. Cavnar said, 'Getting a job in San Diego was a dream, going home to Colorado where I was born and raised was a dream. And now this wasn't even on my radar 10 years ago, and it's here.
Janie McCauley is a sports writer for the Associated Press and came to the Bay Area in 2002. McCauley said, 'I have two young daughters, 13 and 15. Every time something happens with Jenny or Amelia, the PA announcer, it shows my girls and girls everywhere that they can do whatever they want.'She said she's had an amazing support system from the moment she arrived. She has one piece of advice for Cavnar: to not be afraid to make mistakes.
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