Courtney Stockmal, lead director at Fox Sports, became the first woman to direct World Cup coverage for the network, overseeing 104 matches across 39 days during the 2026 tournament. The Newton, Massachusetts native, who graduated from New York University with a degree in communications and broadcast journalism, has previously directed the Super Bowl pregame and postgame shows and leads coverage of "Big Noon Kickoff." Stockmal joined Fox Sports in 2013 for the launch of FS1 and has contributed to multiple Emmy-winning productions while working across various sports.
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