Sports Anchor - Mary Jo Perino
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Mary Jo Perino is no stranger to the Bluegrass. She spent four years at LEX 18 as the weekend sports anchor before leaving for CNN. She was a sports anchor for CNN Headline News. It was there she realized how much she missed Lexington and all it has to offer.
Mary Jo has been the main sports anchor at LEX 18 since 2007. She was named the 2009 and 2010 Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. She was given the award at a ceremony in Salisbury, NC. In 2011, she was named the first woman to the NSSA board of directors.
A native of Minnesota, Mary Jo graduated from the University of Missouri and began her career in Terre Haute, IN. She then first came to Lexington in 2002.
Mary Jo is a HUGE True Blue Fan and says one of the best parts of her job is covering a team she loves. She also has a passion for high school sports in Kentucky and horseracing. Her favorite day of the year is the Kentucky Derby, which is of course only bested by being able to cover national championship runs.
Mary Jo has one son, Sam, who was born in 2006. He is the absolute light of her life.
In her spare time, Mary Jo loves to watch sports! She will watch anything, but football is probably her favorite sports. She loves the Minnesota Vikings and the Twins. She also loves movies, especially quoting lines from her favorite comedies, traveling, singing karaoke (she's really good, just ask her!), cooking and spending time with friends and family.
