J
odi Logsdon always wanted to be a sports reporter, which is the main reason she studied newspaper journalism at Syracuse. But as she started in the business, she grew fonder of the management side of the business, deciding what stories to cover and how to present them. “I fell in love with being the last line of defense for a story,” Logsdon said. She spent 12 years in various editorial roles at ESPN before moving over to CBS Sports in the summer of 2015 as news director and coordinating producer.
Jodi Logsdon
CBS Sports //
News director and coordinating producer
“When I came here two years ago, there wasn’t a dedicated system for news gathering, evaluating news and vetting stories,” she said.
She set up a group to make sure the facts and stories reported by CBS Sports’ on-air talent are accurate, setting up standards for evaluating the news and providing reporters and producers with relevant background information to have a successful interview.
“We are the ones doing the vetting to make sure that stories meet our standards and expectations,” she said. “We want to make sure that we’re comfortable with the information, we checked it and we trust the sources.”
— John Ourand
