Talent
![](https://private-assets-pressexpress.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/photos/thumbnail/2017/08/03/IMG_8681b.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIQC5ywHD0Gzam7kR%2BFhL7obMkTkpZB%2BeVldZ%2F4fRIh96IgIgcRk79XbNa9A0w5I%2Fh3gFvGjzY49VoPOs3Zqj5PhppEwqwwUI4%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARABGgwwOTQzNjE1Mjc1NTkiDCoo5E6qhFBFqX0guSqXBfyqpPVDgcRR%2Bl9oO165EbY63JbdZVJXtyPfE80WI1BeM0PtlFGoGl3rtxEKhrup1b4VQfn0yqyyxzmBRaLc5iHtmFCGbERkMPfSiakryOy5eWn%2BEgDbv2PPGd3D1m2fdnGgn2nKCNM74azIkIoKMl1pmvba9SlcwsJ0nYM8aVB829dHupJkIk8%2FrSFg4AFFpz0fNz9%2FBaMgNKO4n1hKUnJfbMWs0KvkKPdF9qVoLDOM0WJ23vnkzurt6Echn4VlW2UipSGkj%2B%2FFvS8%2Bo7G%2FVsA59zpYwtK%2BlRzos%2F8ROgHbO1nZ3KzO2bn9cFCkKBTIemDYr6TaAjUJ0lKynbs%2F4yMaOKtQh1McfoZr3xj9%2BlSitch8gXhQ%2B9YAuCTFx9aBbuzXEvGoJQXd3cgWQuImtZlDyOKBqV5A0CG3WdPzV%2BpROyVXGO1z6HGP0%2Fvj9hWgqlLb4aF3N1Hod6Tgp%2FE7PDV28hqiUijrnsyq4wQhQ%2FcQDVeDPOfjqGNwb9VX1XwN69v5FEoAs1Hap53CRXxCFZ6TdB1sEjR50p6ouA2RuPpU0JjyJuegRaHWAF7%2FbuAR04c9z02hcglHBTSAoHESFNZ4Z77JHD2VLuktLIDliJDE0OolDeX5D8fgLETNv7d3kvxwrYq%2B8ESmxGC%2BTjPQnHFf7sjpndcWhcc2OuxjU9yT1roM6JNnTrFhjdtyC2VWbX5TgBm%2BSQ8cOdabqtb%2FjlJj%2B%2FQWR20TWjmhrzUfS9m2z2VmbHkw6MfEcahcMdWb72qJywN9VfmGgqCauVlZasbW45MryEE6gl3uLqVlXcwqn%2FuC4mi9BR2OwCd%2BuuFzDBGWY87OSivejRlWW2TEEd8tc82WZLal77xcb9f1l0EB%2FgJOHmXwpTDXmZG1BjqxAYDpcgdCRa44SA7L19OE2CjzNlnmc%2BnsQREUocYhJEdtddscyG3y8qMInpfIOzheUc7ScFloZZ5UPLr%2FkDLOOHKvYPM%2BpQLsYIAeblAVRBvR69IsPppfcFBzOkTxl3xgHwNXN6sCklMoukj7mmvnoj2gEE8AKGK9VBida8g39H4h1N7ll%2BBeFIgvTpJZax4PSNGJ%2BEaGxj1%2BpG6EwN9JazJWeZnTu4g1OA9PUZzLz6JhXA%3D%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIARL6DCUUDSX4HVFKM%2F20240727%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T014400Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=8b279807fb357450f6d6f76b7ed93f3ffd30245e442c3a94eeaa87983a4fd2d9)
- Amanda Balionis
Amanda Balionis joined CBS Sports in 2017 as a reporter for the Network’s golf coverage, working select tournaments, and joined the team fulltime in 2018. She also serves as a sideline reporter for select NFL ON CBS games and CBS Sports Network college football games, as well as a panelist on WE NEED TO TALK.
In addition to her work with CBS Sports, Balionis serves as in-house reporter for Callaway Golf and as a reporter for “The Match” events on Turner Sports. She also was a contributor to Turner Sports’ coverage of the PGA Championship.
Balionis began her career as a sideline reporter for Verizon Fios Channel 1 covering high school sports. From 2009 to 2011, she served as a reporter for high school sports at MSG Network, including providing color commentary for the network’s coverage of high school volleyball. Balionis joined the PGA TOUR as in-house reporter and host in 2011, producing and reporting tournament highlights and events.
Active in her community, Balionis is the founder of the 501c3 nonprofit Puppies & Golf which raises awareness for animal rescues around the country and supports families in need as well as organizations like K9s for Warriors.
Balionis is a graduate of Hofstra University with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Balionis currently resides in San Diego, Calif.
* * * * *