Warrior: My Path to Being Brave

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Guerrero began her show-business career in the 1980s as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams, after which she became Entertainment Director for the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. In the 1990s, she starred in Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach as the female jewel thief Francesca Vargas. She also guest-starred on Frasier (as Joanne, the woman Frasier meets in the airport and follows onto a plane in the Season 4 finale "Odd Man Out" and Season 5 premiere "Frasier's Imaginary Friend"), Cybill, George Lopez and In the Heat of the Night. I delivered my live report. I was dizzy and nauseated but reminded myself to stand up straight. During our Wednesday phone calls, Freddie would ream me out for bad posture. The pain was excruciating. I heard myself mispronounce a player’s name and knew I’d hear about it later. As soon as I finished, I raced off to interview a coach. Then I headed to the bathroom. As I sat on the toilet, I couldn’t believe the blood pouring out of me. It had soaked through my pants. I shoved a bunch of paper towels in my underwear.” I've been a cheerleader. A corporate executive. A Barbie Doll. A sportscaster. A soap opera vixen. A sideline reporter. A Playboy cover model. A Diamond Diva. A red-carpet correspondent. An investigative journalist. A disrupter. I say "perceived fearlessness" because despite all of the impressive and bold actions documented in Warrior, Guerrero also opens up about her own insecurities and fears and a string of difficulties that allowed her to find strength deep within herself. A collapsing marriage, embarrassment in front of a national TV audience, an extremely difficult medical issue while working the MNF sideline, and an unwise financial investment mark just a few of the very personal and difficult situations delved into here, and I can't help but commend Guerrero for taking what could have been a fairly inspirational but bland "rah-rah" kind of "overcoming the odds" life story and making it as open and powerful as the news pieces she has changed lives with over the years.

WARRIOR | Kirkus Reviews

Lisa Guerrero is exactly what her last name means in Spanish, a warrior who inspires us to push forward. The book, Warrior, is a true journey of a tenacious woman who learned to find her voice and strength through painful experiences that no one knew she was enduring. Racism, sexism, misogyny, bullying, vicious criticism, rejection, and a broken marriage are everything Lisa Guerrero has experienced in her career as a Latina, sports journalist, investigative correspondent, and actress. It's a miracle that she is still standing today. I could not put down this book because every chapter brought another sports legend or powerful entertainer and a harsh lesson learned. I recommend Lisa's book to anyone who has questioned their role in their profession and personal life and even whether they should still exist in this world. Warrior will leave you inspired and empowered to take on the world." Lisa Guerrero reveals that she had a miscarriage during her season on the “Monday Night Football” sidelines in 2003. Getty Images This is a mixed bag. Some very interesting stories combined with the author's skimming over important life details, then spending too much time complaining about the consequences she suffered from making very bad decisions. It makes for a quirky, entertaining and worthwhile book, but it doesn't have the kind of impact Lisa Guerrero wants and detracts from any credibility she thinks she has as a so-called "investigative journalist."Pedersen, Erik (June 12, 2022). " 'RuPaul's Drag Race' & 'Top Chef' Lead Critics Choice Real TV Awards". My bravery stems from pain. I feel the victims’ pain so acutely that I absorb their sorrow, rage, and frustration. Little Juliette was not another “dead baby.” I felt as though she were my niece too. Monica’s despair and anger were my despair and anger. I connect easily with survivors, no matter who they are and what they’ve gone through. Once that happens, I’m filled with empathy. I wasn’t sure yet. But I told him I’d like to meet and interview Monica and see where the story would lead. When Charles Lachman, our executive producer, gave it the green light, I headed to Gering, the remote town in Nebraska where Juliette had lived and died. I met with Monica, and we toured the home where Juliette had been killed. Then Monica played me the tape recording of her conversation with Doug Warner, the district attorney handling the case.

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Casselberry, Ian (February 3, 2021). "Lisa Guerrero recounts her traumatic experience as Monday Night Football sideline reporter". Awful Announcing. When I take somebody on, I’m not doing it for myself. I’m the one on camera. But when I’ve heard, you know, a rape survivor’s story and it’s her swim coach that abused her from the time she was 8 to 13, then I feel like I’m being brave on behalf of her, right?” she said. “So, it makes me less nervous and afraid.” I remember eating a lot of McDonald’s, Burger King, and pizza. Dad cooked us fried-egg sandwiches—that was the extent of his culinary skill. While he may not have been the best chef, he was the greatest, most loving dad. He was there for every recital, every play, every softball game. Occasionally, he’d hire a live-in housekeeper so he could get his work done. But Richard and I didn’t want anyone else taking care of us. We wouldn’t listen to these women, and we wouldn’t eat their cooking (we’d rather have McDonald’s anyway). If they spent the night, we’d put frogs in their beds. We were little monsters. Most of these women ran out after a few days. After three housekeepers quit, my dad gave up. Your mom didn’t want to say goodbye to you. She was convinced she was going to get better,” my dad explained years later. As much as I couldn’t believe she’d leave me, Mom couldn’t believe it either. Less remembered is that by the end of that season, Guerrero showed poise and polish. Brett Favre, recovering from a broken thumb and grieving the death of his father a day earlier, threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns against the Raiders in the final MNF game of 2003.INTERVIEW: INSIDE EDITION'S LISA GUERRERO VENTURES INTO DIY WITH NEW BOOK". Shasie's World. October 28, 2016. Guerrero wrote a memoir titled Warrior: My Path to Being Brave which was published by Hachette Books in January 2023. [14] In total, Guerrero has won over 35 national journalism awards and honors since becoming Inside Edition's chief investigative correspondent in 2010. But getting in faces is what I’m known for. Although I race up to my subject and pepper them with questions, I’m completely calm. My blood pressure doesn’t go up. I don’t breathe heavily. In sports they call it being “in the zone”—everything moves in slow motion, and you envision the outcome before it happens. During her career in sports broadcasting, Guerrero covered Super Bowls, Worlds Series, NBA Finals, and interviewed sports superstars. From the outside it seemed glamourous, but often she was miserable, told to smile more, argue less, and show a lot of leg and cleavage. Colleagues would joke—sometimes on national TV—that she clinched big interviews because of sexual acts rather than talent. She made a mistake on air during the opening game on Monday Night Football that cost her her sportscasting career… and almost her life.