Being with a sports fan is not particularly easy. Things get even more complicated if your husband appears on national television to dish out some bold comments. Just ask Ernestine Sclafani, who wrote a book about how to be with a sports fan. The book entitled, Balls: How to Keep Your Relationship Alive with a Sports-Obsessed Guy, offers some light-hearted tips and advice on how best to handle the sports obsession of your partner. Ernestine is married to Skip Bayless who is paid by the FOX Network for his bold views. And while a ton of people relate to Ernestine’s experience, there can be no one better to write a topic on the business. In this article, we will take a closer look at the wiki-bio of Ernestine Sclafani.

Ernestine Sclafani is an American publicist and media relations specialist. She currently serves as the head of her own Los Angeles-based publicity firm Ernestine Sclafani Bayless PR. Despite a long illustrious career, Ernestine has found fame through her highly publicized marriage with  Skip Bayless, a sports commentator and television personality. The pair have been married since July 18, 2016.

Early Life:

Ernestine Sclafani was born on August 3, 1962, in Long Island, New York. Born and raised in Long Island, Ernestine took after her Italian-American father who worked as an engineer at Republic Aviation. When she was five years of age, Ernestine’s family moved from East Islip to Mastic. Talking about her early life, Ernestine revealed,

“He wanted to move his family out to have a nice life where it was quiet. So we moved to Mastic Beach. Back in the day when I lived there, there were tons of potato farms and it was not the cool place where Anna Wintour now lives . . . It was very neighborhood-y.”

After graduating from a local high school, Ernestine enrolled at Suffolk County Community College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree.

Professional Career:

A media relations specialist and public relations guru, Ernestine Sclafani has spent over two decades 20 serving different clients and later opted to establish and grow her own business. During her early years, she worked as an accessories director at Izod Lacoste and Esmark Apparel before becoming a public relations expert.

She started as “In House Public Relations Director” at Bally of Switzerland from February 1985 to January 1995, where she was responsible for men’s and women’s footwear, outerwear, ready-to-wear and accessories media relations. She then served as “Vice President/Group Head” at Edelman Public Relations Worldwide from January 1995 to January 2005, where she oversaw accounts such as Eddie Bauer, Starbucks, Smartwater, Ecco Footwear, MaryKate and Ashley accessories and cosmetics, Mudd Jeans, Finesse and Dove and other Unilever brands.

Always on the lookout to better herself, Ernestine took over the position of Vice President of Consumer Media Relations at Weber Shandwick from February 2005 to October 2018, where she worked with clients such as Dunkin Donuts, ALDI, Bank of America, Unilever, Chobani, General Mills, Harley Davidson, United States Army, and more.

She is currently the Principal of her own public relations firm named Ernestine Sclafani Bayless PR since October 2018.