Beginning with her Hollywood debut in 1971 as a dancer on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, a singer\/dancer with Bob Hope’s Bases Around the World Christmas Tour entertaining troops during the Vietnam War, The Dean Martin Show 1972-75 as Dean\u2019s singer\/dancers. Hosting major TV specials; guest starring on prime-time TV, starring in pilots and films; serving as a spokesperson for major global corporations including her six years with Coca-Cola USA. And as a producer; creating, writing, and hosting her pioneering Love Your Body fitness video series that ranked #3 in sales behind Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons; producing and starring in the films Death Force and Body and Soul, for which she won the NAACP Image Award for Best Actress, filled the 70s and 80s for Jayne.<\/p>\n
However, Jayne is best known for her ground-breaking tenure on the Emmy Award winning CBS\u2019 The NFL Today from 1978-1980. As one of the first female sports broadcasters and the first African-American female in that role, she destroyed the myth that women could not make it in the world of sports broadcasting. Bob Costas stated, \u201cThe NFL Today set the standard for modern sports pregame shows\u201d and the combination of Brent Musburger, Jayne Kennedy, Irv Cross and Jimmy \u201cThe Greek\u201d Snyder is often referred to as the best pregame show on television – ever!<\/p>\n
Ms. Kennedy is the only female to host one of television\u2019s longest running nationally syndicated sports series, Greatest Sports Legends. She is also the first female to work ringside for men\u02bcs professional boxing as a color announcer for Muhammad Ali Professional Sports. Jayne was also one of the very first women to host her own nationally syndicated TV sports show, The Jayne Kennedy NFL Report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"