PC Degree(s):
BA/Social Work and Health Services Administration
Masters in Education, 1992

PC Activities:  Women's Varsity Basketball, Female Athlete of the Year (1987), Big East record for assists in a career with 306, Kodak District All-America (1987)

Career Path:  Following graduation, Burke worked as an assistant basketball coach at Providence College before embracing opportunities as a basketball color analyst on radio and regional television. Since 1992, she has broadcast men's and women's college basketball and NBA and WNBA professional basketball for ESPN, ABC, CBS, and a host of regional networks.  Burke works almost 100 games a year, including 45 men's college games for ESPN, 5-10 NBA games, about 15 women's games, and about three dozen WNBA games for ESPN or MSG. 

Burke has achieved many "firsts" in sports television including being the first woman to call a BIG EAST men's basketball game; the first woman to call a New York Knick's game on radio and television; and the first woman to be hired as a regular commentator on a men's college basketball package.

The recipient of various awards and honors, Burke was recently presented USA Today's Rudy Award for the "Best New Face In Sports Television" and was recognized by Multichannel Magazine as one of 12 "Wonder Women" in its annual Wonder Women issue.

Family:  Husband Gregg; children Sarah and Matthew

Staying Involved:  In 1999, Burke was inducted into the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame.  She also served as the Mistress of Ceremonies at a New York Alumni Awards Dinner.

Memorable Quotes:  "We were in the transition years from the early days of women's athletics at PC to the more committed program it became in the mid and late 1980s.  Academically, and as a person, I grew tremendously at PC.  I still think fondly of Dr. Ray Sickinger (professor of history), probably the best professor I had at PC, and how he challenged me academically.  I'm still appreciative of Father John Peterson (assistant dean of Admission), who taught me that the administration cared about its students and wasn't afraid to teach the tough lessons we'd need later in life."

"I'm a fan and a student of the game.  I'm there to help the viewer understand it a little more or enjoy it a little more.  I'm nothing more than that."

"The game is the game, and basketball is basketball is basketball.  Gender goes out the window."