Lindsay Rhodes (born February 25, 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 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

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/ UCLA football,

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, and

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telecasts and sometimes for FSN broadcasts of the

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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

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, as well as a reporter for ''

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

in the fall of 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"
''

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'', 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
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