(CNN) Phyllis George, a broadcast television pioneer who became the first female co-anchor of the football pregame show "The NFL Today," has died. Her death was confirmed by her children, CNN's senior White House correspondent Pamela Brown and entrepreneur Lincoln Brown. Phyllis George and Vin Scully as co-hosts on "Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes" on April 17, 1977. Phyllis George and daughter Pamela Brown. Phyllis George, host of "PEOPLE," the CBS television interview and human interest program, on August 1, 1978.

Source: CNN May 17, 2020 00:17 UTC