NWSL team is first Chicago pro club with female PA announcer
Chicago Red Stars forward Sam Kerr (20) celebrates after scoring a goal in game action during a NWSL game between the Chicago Red Stars and the North Carolina Courage on July 21, 2019 at SeatGeek Stadium, in Bridgeview. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire)
CHICAGO - The Chicago Red Stars of the National Women’s Soccer League have become the first Chicago professional team to hire a female public address announcer.
Lindsay Eanet is a member of the team’s supporters section and the daughter of longtime Chicago sportscaster and Northwestern football play-by-play voice Dave Eanet. The Red Stars announced her hiring on Wednesday.
She graduated from the University of Missouri and earned a master’s degree from Liverpool Hope University.