Lindsay Rhodes (born December 31, 1976), previously known as Lindsay Soto, is an American sportscaster,

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, and

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who was a host and reporter for the

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Biography

Lindsay Overman-Soto graduated from

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in Lake Forest, California in 1994, where she was the sports editor for her high school yearbook. She graduated from the

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in 1998 and interned both at the USC Athletic Department and at Fox Sports Net while attending college majoring in broadcast journalism. Her first job was at an ABC affiliate in

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doing weekend sports and weekday news reporting. Soto later moved to KKFX, a Fox affiliate in

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where she worked as a weekday sports anchor.Lindsay Soto NFL On Air Talent
/ref> She began working at FSN West full-time in January 2003, and over time became "one of the most visible reporters and anchors" on that network. She has been involved in FSN's high school sports coverage since that network began such coverage in 1997. Soto appeared in a variety of roles on FSN West / FSN Prime Ticket: sideline reporter for USC/ UCLA football,

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, and

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telecasts and sometimes for FSN broadcasts of the Los Angeles Lakers,

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, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans,

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, and

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; host for ''Southern California Sports Report'', ''L.A. Times High School Spotlight'', and ''USC Sports Magazine'' show; co-hosting the ''High School Spotlight'' with

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, and serving as the host of FSN Prime Ticket's coverage of the High School Game of the Week. She was the sideline reporter for the 2005 game in which Avengers defensive tackle Al Lucas died after suffering a spinal cord injury. Soto served as a sportsdesk reporter for NBC Sports's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as a reporter for ''

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'' and ''College Football on Versus''. Soto joined

in the fall 2008 and has worked as an anchor on ''

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'', a reporter for ''NFL Network Now'' and a field and in-studio reporter for ''NFL GameDay Morning''. Soto announced a name change to Lindsay Rhodes on air March 1, 2012, and a week earlier via TwitterTwitter name change
"Marriage. It's a name changer."
''

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'', February 20, 2012. as a result of marrying Matt Rhodes on February 19, 2012.Wedding registry
"MATT RHODES and LINDSAY SOTO Wedding"
. ''Wedding Channel''

Awards

Wins * Los Angeles area Emmy Award: Best Sports Reporting (2004).Tom Hoffarth
"FSN Reporter Soto Always On the Go"
'' Los Angeles Daily News'', February 18, 2005. *

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: GENII Award, Excellence in Sports Reporting Award (2010). Nominations * Los Angeles area Emmy Award: Best Sports Feature, The Michael Rivas Story (2005).

References

External links

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Lindsay Soto NFL On Air Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhodes, Lindsay 1976 births American television sports announcers College football announcers National Football League announcers College basketball announcers in the United States National Hockey League broadcasters Living people USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni People from Lake Forest, California