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Packer Backer Meet and Greet with Jessie Garcia

Don't worry about last minute gifts. We've got you covered. Or just get away from the holiday crazies and listen to Jessie Garcia's amazing stories about covering the Packer's for the last 20 years.

About Jessie:

Ever wonder what it's like to interview famous athletes and coaches?
For twenty years, sportscaster Jessie Garcia has done just that. In "My
Life with the Green & Gold" she brings fans to the sidelines at
Lambeau Field, inside the locker room, aboard the Packers bus, and into
the host's chair at The Mike McCarthy Show.

A self-proclaimed
"terrible athlete," Garcia reported on Wisconsin's beloved Green Bay
Packers during the Holmgren, Rhodes, Sherman, and McCarthy years. She's
been a Packers sideline reporter for preseason games and covered the
team during its Super Bowl showdowns against the Patriots, Broncos, and
Steelers. She's traveled with the team to Tokyo and the White House and
to schools and retirement homes, where the gridiron heroes interacted
with their fans. She's visited the hometowns of players and coaches,
she's met their proud parents and their pets, she's interviewed the team
trainer about their strength exercises. "My Life with the Green &
Gold" also features up-close and personal stories about other teams and
athletes she's covered, from the Badgers and Brewers to Wisconsin
Olympians such as Bonnie Blair and Casey FitzRandolph.

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Garcia's
expertise is capturing behind-the-scenes, human-interest stories. In My
Life with the Green & Gold, she shares a personal and humorous
insider's look at many Wisconsin sports heroes from the perspective of a
female sports journalist--and working mom--who has ridden the
adrenaline rush to be on the air at 5 a.m., 10 p.m., and any hour in
between all while juggling the many demands of family life. Not many
parents can say they've changed their child's diaper in the tunnel at
Lambeau Field, but Jessie Garcia can.



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