This is a timely update to a story about women in the news.

I recently told you the story of the epic flame-out of Phyllis George. Back in 1971 she had won the Miss America pageant, and then parlayed her good looks and soft southern charm into a gig as co-host of The NFL Today on CBS. As one of the first women in television sports, she was wildly successful. In addition to football, she covered the Kentucky Derby and was the star of a TV version of People Magazine. All of which led to her becoming the co-anchor of the CBS Morning News in 1985.

On May 15, 1985, Phyllis George interviewed an unlikely pair of guests: a man named Gary Dotson, who had just been released from prison after serving 6 years for rape, and Cathleen Webb, the victim of that rape who had recently recanted her testimony and wanted Dotson exonerated. After an uncomfortable discussion, George asked her guests to shake hands, to which they hesitantly complied. And then Phyllis George asked, “How about a hug?”

It was one of the most infamous moments in journalism history. And it signaled the end of Phyllis George’s career. She disappeared from the national spotlight and went home to be with her husband, John Y. Brown – the former governor of Kentucky – and their two children, a son named Lincoln and a daughter named Pamela.

Pamela Brown was born in Lexington in 1983. She earned her journalism degree from UNC Chapel Hill,  joined the ABC affiliate in Washington, became a Sunday night anchor and was nominated for an Emmy. She reported from the field on Hurricane Sandy and the earthquake in Haiti. In 2013, she joined CNN as a Justice Correspondent, and has since covered the Boston Marathon bombing, the San Bernardino shootings, and the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris. She has served as CNN’s analyst on the Supreme Court, the Justice Department, Law Enforcement and Immigration. She is the antithesis of her famous mother: tough, no-nonsense, whip-smart and ice-cold-serious.

Until recently she was leading CNN’s investigation into the relationship between the Trump administration and Russia. Bu last Spring she went on maternity leave for several months, during which time voters elected the largest number of female Representatives in the nation’s history.

And now she’s back. She has taken up a post as Senior White House correspondent. Yesterday morning she was the first to report on a little bit of news: Michael Cohen’s admission of lying to Congress.

So here’s the ironic visual: The President – misogynist, former beauty queen owner, child welfare endangerer, fact dismisser – being tailed by our Ms. Brown – woman champion, daughter of a beauty queen, new mom, fact finder – while the nation watches.

Call her fake news. Dismiss her if you want. But fair warning: Pamela Brown is for real.