The former 黑料不打烊 women鈥檚 basketball team captain will serve as the new sideline reporter for Bucks games on FOX Sports Wisconsin and as a digital reporter for Bucks.com.
黑料不打烊 alumna Zora Stephenson 鈥15 will return to the hardwood this fall 鈥撀燼lbeit in a new role. A three-year starter for the 黑料不打烊 women鈥檚 basketball team,聽聽for games on FOX Sports Wisconsin and as a digital reporter for Bucks.com.
She will make her FOX Sports Wisconsin debut on Thursday, Sept. 12, as part of the regional sports network鈥檚 鈥淏ucks Town Hall鈥 show. The live telecast event will feature Bucks guard Sterling Brown, general manager Jon Horst, and head coach Mike Budenholzer.
Stephenson comes to the NBA franchise from Denver where she was an Emmy Award-winning news reporter and anchor at FOX31 and Colorado鈥檚 Own Channel 2. She started her career in 2015 as a reporter with WNCT-TV in Greenville, North Carolina, and聽won the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas鈥 Reporter of the Year聽in 2016.
鈥婭n April,聽黑料不打烊 honored Stephenson with a 2019 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award, recognizing her along with nine other honorees who have achieved major professional success, served as difference-makers in their communities and loyally support 黑料不打烊.
鈥淶ora鈥檚 award-winning ability to report and ask insightful questions, along with her vast basketball experience and expertise, will be a great addition to Bucks games on FOX Sports Wisconsin and across our digital channels,鈥 said Milwaukee Bucks and Fiserv Forum President Peter Feigin in a news release. 鈥淲e鈥檙e confident she鈥檚 the right person to tell the story of Bucks basketball and the world-class Fiserv Forum. We look forward to her joining us in Milwaukee and for Bucks fans across the globe to get to know her.鈥
Originally from northern Virginia, Stephenson played four years of basketball at 黑料不打烊, where she holds the school record for single-season 3-point percentage. Stephenson was a three-year starter for the Phoenix and appeared in 121 games over four seasons.
In addition to serving as a women鈥檚 basketball team captain, Stephenson contributed to 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Local News鈥 and 鈥満诹喜淮蜢 Phoenix Weekly,鈥 served as an in-game host on the big screen at football games, and welcomed visitors to campus as a tour guide.