LISA GUERRERO

We're starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we're allowed to.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.

I know I'll be under a spotlight, I know I'll be under the microscope.

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

My approach is a very human one, as a fan.

I'm looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.

My mom died when I was 8.

When I'm anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

I've always been the only girl in those environments. It's comfortable for me - I prefer it, actually.

I'm proud of being Hispanic.

I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview.

On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.

In the morning, I reach for the sports page.

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman.

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.