[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF NBA GAME ANALYST DORIS BURKE

  (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAGAZINER. Madam Speaker, as the Boston Celtics and Dallas 
Mavericks prepare to meet in game 3 of the NBA Finals, I rise to 
celebrate Providence College graduate Doris Burke, a trailblazer who is 
making history as the first woman to call a championship broadcast in a 
major American men's sports league.
  Burke's love for basketball started at a young age and eventually 
brought her to Rhode Island, where she started as point guard for the 
Providence College Friars and led them in assists for 3 years. She was 
selected to the Big East All-Tournament Team twice and graduated as 
PC's all-time assist leader.
  Later in life, she continued to pursue her passion by calling 
Providence women's basketball games. Not long after, she began calling 
games for ESPN, where she became recognized for her keen insights and 
encyclopedic knowledge of the game.
  Throughout her 34-year career, Doris has broken one barrier after 
another: first woman to call a Big East men's basketball game, to call 
a New York Knicks game, and first woman to call the Conference Finals 
and NBA Finals on radio and television. It is an inspiration to see and 
hear Doris Burke as millions of Americans tune in to the NBA Finals.

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