Lindsay Czarniak

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credits = "The George Michael Sports Machine" co-host (2005-2007)
WRC-TV sports anchor and reporter (2005-present)
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URL = http://www.nbc4.com/meetthenewsteam/4723557/detail.html

Lindsay Czarniak (born November 7 1977), [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0194369/ Lindsay Czarniak ] ] is an American sports anchor and reporter for WRC-TV (usually dubbed NBC4), the local NBC television affiliate in Washington, D.C. She has also been a pit reporter for TNT's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage and a former co-host and reporter for the syndicated "The George Michael Sports Machine". Czarniak served as a host and sportsdesk reporter for NBC Sports coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. [ [http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/mediumwell/blog/2008/07/your_nbc_olympics_lineup.html Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup - A blog on sports media, news and networks - baltimoresun.com ] ]

Biography

Early life

Lindsay Czarniak was born in Harrisburg, PA on November 7 1977, and moved to Northern Virginia with her family when she was five. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0194369/bio/] Her father, Chet Czarniak, spent 17 years working in a local newspaper's sports department. Growing up a sports fan, she played lacrosse and field hockey at Centreville High School. In 2000, she graduated from James Madison University with a major in online journalism. [ [http://smad.jmu.edu/alumni.php?year=2004 Messages from Alumni ] ] [ [http://www.washingtonflyer.com/article/2008/March_April/League%20of%20Her%20Own Washington Flyer - League of Her Own ] ]

Career

Lindsay Czarniak started out as an intern for WUSA in Washington, D.C. while still a college student. Her broadcasting career began as a CNN production assistant. Her first on-air role as a news reporter occurred while working for WAWS in Jacksonville, Florida. She also worked for WTEV-TV (also in Jacksonville), WTVJ in Miami, Florida, and the Speed Channel.

In June 2005, Czarniak returned to the D.C. area and joined NBC4. She had received a phone call from George Michael to work as a sports anchor and reporter. She officially became the co-host of "The George Michael Sports Machine" in September 2006. In her first major assignment as a reporter, Czarniak traveled to Turin, Italy to relay coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics for NBC Sports. She has also served as a pit reporter in NASCAR Busch Series races at the Martinsville Speedway and at the IRP Busch race.

In March 2007, George Michael stepped down as NBC4's sports anchor. Czarniak and her colleague, Dan Hellie, then became the co-sports anchors. She was also tapped as a pit reporter for TNT's six-race Sprint Cup Series schedule from Pocono to Chicago. She remained with TNT for the same schedule in 2008.

Following the murder of free safety Sean Taylor in November 2007, Czarniak was the first sports reporter to interview team players of the Washington Redskins.

Czarniak made a guest appearance on the May 22 2008 edition of The Tony Kornheiser Show, occupying the "chick chair." On that show, she told a humorous anecdote of being arrested for expired license plates by the DC Police on her way to a News 4 interview, which turned out to be an important public service warning for those who visit Washington, D.C.

On July 17 2008, Czarniak was honored at the Reading Phillies @ Bowie Baysox doubleheader where she threw the first pitch. Czarniak also signed autographs during a meet and greet session throughout the games. Initially, Lindsay Czarniak Day was set to take place on July 21, but was changed due to a scheduling conflict. Fans at either the July 17 and the July 21 games received Lindsay Czarniak bobble heads. [ [http://www.baysox.com/news/?id=14691 Bowie Baysox ] ] [ [http://www.nbc4.com/sports/16914610/detail.html Lindsay Czarniak Honored At Bowie Baysox Game - Sports News Story - WRC | Washington ] ]

On July 29, Czarniak posted one of several blogs just before leaving for her 2008 Summer Olympics duties in Beijing, China. [ [http://www.nbcolympics.com/wrc/blogs/blog=lindsayczarniaksolympicblog/postid=161048.html#lindsay+leaves+for+beijing NBCOlympics.com - Lindsay Leaves For Beijing ] ] She will be a sportsdesk reporter for NBC. She also will continue to send in blogs to WRC-TV's Olympic zone of the website. Another one of her duties is hosting a half-hour show on Oxygen called "Gymnastics on Oxygen". It will largely be based around gymnastics and other Olympic competitions targeted toward women, and it is scheduled to take place weekdays at 7:30 pm ET starting August 11. [ [http://www.nbcolympics.com/wrc/blogs/blog=lindsayczarniaksolympicblog/postid=177457.html#wardrobe+sneak+peek NBCOlympics.com - Wardrobe sneak peek ] ] She also mentions that she had grown her hair several inches at the request of Oxygen.

On September 16th, 2008 It was announced that Czarniak will appear weekly on the nationally syndicated Mike O'Meara show. Mike O'Meara's show is based in Washington D.C. on 106.7 WJFK and the show has an internet stream at www.wjfk.com

The Mike O'Meara Show is nationwide.

Personal life

Lindsay Czarniak's parents are Chet and Terri Czarniak. Chet has worked for the sports department at a Washington, D.C. based newspaper for 17 years before becoming the current managing editor of usatoday.com. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/marketing/credit.htm USATODAY.com ] ] Terri is currently the principal at Rose Hill Elementary School, a Fairfax County public school, in Alexandria, Virginia. [ [http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/directory/bycluster.cfm?cluster=5 Fairfax County Public Schools - Directory of Schools & Centers ] ]

Czarniak appeared in the 2000 independent action film "Aquarius", in which she played a character named Mist. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212774/ Aquarius (2000) ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.nbc4.com/meetthenewsteam/4723557/detail.html Lindsay Czarniak's NBC4 Biography]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0194369/ Lindsay Czarniak] at the Internet Movie Database