Table of Biography
Lyndsey Gough is an award-winning sports anchor at WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. Lyndsey Gough also works as sports director at WTOC-TV.
Early Life
On June 19, 1993, Lyndsey Gough was born in Sturgis, Kentucky. As of now, she is just 30 years old and her zodiac sign is Gemini. She has not mentioned her parent’s names but, they separated when she was very young. Additionally, his father married again and both couples passed away due to COVID-19.
Caption: Lyndsey Gough with her parents. Source: Instagram
She has 4 siblings Logan Gough, Briley Gough, Raleigh Gough, and Isacc Gough. Talking about her education, she graduated from the University of Kentucky, in 2015. Moreover, she received a degree in broadcast journalism and minored in communication. Later on, she interned for the John Calipari Pro Camps and ESPN. She also worked for the university’s athletic department.
Lyndsey Gough – Net Worth 2024
As a news reporter, Lyndsey Gough must have earned a good sum of money. Thus, she has worked for different events and earned a hefty amount of money. But, she has preferred not to reveal any details related to her earnings and estimated net worth.
Personal Life
Lyndsey Gough kept her personal life away from media attention and has to mention her relationship status. There might be the possibility that she doesn’t want the media to focus on her personal life and highlight her career only.
Professional Life
Since December 2020, Lyndsey Gough has been working at WTOC where she serves as the sports director. Previously, she joined the WTOC team, she worked in Louisville, KY. Thus, she was a journalist and covered the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. Similarly, she sports across the Bluegrass state from the high school level on up. At WTOC’s sister station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, she started her career.
Caption: Lyndsey Gough while sportscasting. Source: Instagram
Therefore, she served as a multi-media journalist. For the weekend newscast and producer, she was promoted to serving as an anchor. Besides that, she also started a franchise for the Sports Connection show.
The show was titled Beyond The Game. It is also mentioned that she is an Alpha Omicron Pi alumna. Also, she enjoys antique shopping, spending time with her dog (Scout), and binge-watching Netflix, during her downtime. She uncovered text messages between then-Louisville head coach Rick Pitino and Jim Gatto, during her time in Louisville.
More about career
Thus, she also covered the global marketing director of basketball at Adidas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men’s basketball corruption scandal. During the time, Pitino was asking Gatto for a pair of Yeezys. Additionally, the scandal caused Pitino to be fired. She claimed to have been harassed by the crowd after the game while covering the 2021 Georgia-Clemson game. In the fall of 2022, she came back to Lexington to work at WKYT-TV.
Moreover, she was covering the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was one of the first sports events in the country that began reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. Later on, she tested positive for COVID. She ultimately spent 11 days in the hospital and ended up seeking care in an emergency room for the disease. Additionally, she had to have her appendix removed, along with part of her colon. On her social media account, she documented her COVID experience.
Lyndsey Gough – Social Media
Lyndsey is active on different social media platforms. Thus, she has an Instagram account named @lyndseygough, she has gained 3,197 followers. Similarly, on her Facebook account, she has 7.1k followers. She has a Twitter account named @LGonTV and has 9,484 followers.
Body Measurements
Lyndsey is pretty and stands 5 feet 6 inches tall. But, the other information related to her weight, body measurements, and more has not been mentioned yet. The newscaster has blonde hair color and dark brown pairs of eyes.