Cari welcomes trailblazer Jane Kennedy, praising her as the first Black woman she saw on TV doing sports and urging listeners to read her memoir, Plain Jayne: A Memoir by trailblazing actress and sports broadcaster Jayne Kennedy. Kennedy explains the title as identifying as “the girl next door”, tracing her early pageant and tomboy roots, and describes how limited roles for Black women in 1970s Hollywood pushed her to adapt across acting, modeling, singing, and sports broadcasting. She recounts breaking into CBS’s The NFL Today, being given only a six-week contract, and earning credibility by securing a Muhammad Ali interview—only to later be fired without being told, rehired, and fired again amid network politics and bias. Kennedy also shares stepping away due to endometriosis, building a stage production with her husband, and how a stolen sex tape derailed her career, leading to years of shame before choosing to tell the full story - owning her narrative, forgiving herself, and relaunching her career.

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