[7] As a teenager, Cohn demonstrated talent at ice hockey as a goaltender, making her high school's boys team.

[6] After graduating from Newfield High School in Selden, Cohn attended SUNY Oswego, where she was the goalie for the women's ice hockey team.

[8] Cohn debuted as a sports anchor for the Patchogue, New York-based radio station WALK-AM (also WALK-FM) in 1981 and worked there for four years.

[10] In 1987, Cohn made sportscasting history by becoming the first full-time U.S. female sports anchor on a national radio network when she was hired by ABC.

[10] Cohn was a reporter at the SportsChannel America Network before being hired by KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington to work as a sports anchor there.

Her bracket that year for ESPN accurately predicted 15th-seeded Coppin State University’s shocking victory over South Carolina in the first round, to this day one of the greatest upsets in the tournament's history.

[citation needed] In 2005, Cohn signed a contract extension with ESPN, which added play-by-play for WNBA telecasts to her duties.

The deal says she will continue as primary host of In the Crease on ESPN+ as it expands to five nights a week during the NHL season and will contribute hockey-related interviews and features to SportsCenter and other ESPN platforms.

[18] In 2008, Cohn released her memoir, Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club, in which she recounts her passion for sports and her experiences working on SportsCenter.