Amanda Balionis recalls overcoming sleeplessness nights, jitters to interview Tiger Woods
CBS’ Amanda Balionis has carved out a successful career for herself in the golf reporting space. But there was a time in her career when she wasn’t able to rest herself.
During a recent Q&A with Links Magazine, the 39-year-old Balionis was asked about the athlete or personality she’s been most nervous to interview. She was also asked about her role model—Jim Nantz—and her first interview. That first interview wasn’t with Tiger Woods; it was with Ernie Els.
“Tiger Woods, for sure,” she says. “When I started with PGATour.com, I think Tiger was my second-ever sit-down interview. I’m very thankful the camera angle was from the waist up; my legs were shaking uncontrollably from nervousness. I lost a lot of sleep before that interview.”