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Jayne Kennedy broke barriers as one of the first Black female sportscasters. Then, a sex scandal almost broke her

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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jayne Kennedy can thank Oprah Winfrey in part for her new memoir, “Plain Jayne.” Kennedy – who broke ground as the first Black woman crowned Miss Ohio in 1970 and blazed trails eight years later as a correspondent on CBS’s “The NFL Today” – told CNN in a recent interview that in 2010, Winfrey encouraged her to share her life story. “She inspired me to go forward and I’m glad she did because it allowed me to ac…

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Jayne Kennedy broke barriers as one of the first Black female sportscasters. Then, a sex scandal almost broke her

Jayne Kennedy can thank Oprah Winfrey in part for her new memoir, “Plain Jayne.”

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Friday, August 29, 2025.
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