Communications graduate named new host of ‘Centerpoint’ on TBN
Throughout her impressive career in media and politics, Liberty University alumna Lyndsay Keith (’10) has been determined to view her vocation as a platform to advance the Kingdom of God.
Keith got her start in broadcasting while at Liberty, working as a sideline reporter for the Liberty Flames Sports Network (LFSN) and as co-anchor for “Game On” (the weekly sports broadcast now called “Flames Central”). Her impressive résumé outside of Lynchburg includes working on Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, in Google’s marketing department in San Francisco and New York, and most recently serving as co-host on former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s show, “Spicer & Co.,” on Newsmax. She recently accepted a position at Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) to be the host of “Centerpoint,” an evening show covering news from a biblical worldview. TBN is an international Christian-based broadcast network and the largest religious television network in the world.
Keith with Sean Spicer on “Spicer & Co.” on Newsmax
While she was raised in a Christian home and biblical values were instilled in her at a young age, Keith credits her alma mater for encouraging Christ-centered living as she trained to go out into the world as an ambassador for Christ.
“Liberty is a training ground,” Keith said. “It is an opportunity to hone your faith, to be shaped, to get good friends around you, a good community, good accountability, and to realize that there are people cheering you on who are like-minded. Liberty is a place to build those relationships with people who care about you and who ultimately care about your relationship with God and care about you spiritually. They care about your whole being, not just your education.”
Keith is thankful for the influence of her father, Dr. Steven Keith, director of Liberty’s Center for Chaplaincy. She remembers him teaching his young children about apologetics at the dinner table.
“He really challenged us when we were young to understand our faith. … It was the underpinnings of everything we talked about,” she said. “I didn’t realize what a blessing that was until I got older. It really helped shape my worldview.”
Growing up with a father who was a U.S. Air Force chaplain, the family moved often, around the country and the world. Born in California, she moved 10 times prior to college.
“We were moving all over the place all of the time and got to see a lot of the world at a young age,” she said. “I didn’t even really know how good I had it. I was taking pictures in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa while learning about it. By the time I went to college, I’d already traveled to around 20 countries.”
She said her parents never apologized for all the moves but instead made every change to a new location an exciting adventure.
“They really used it to teach us a biblical worldview and the concept that this world is not your home, you’re just passing through,” she said. “But they would also implement the idea of ‘bloom where you’re planted.’”
Keith has done just that, blooming everywhere she has gone while remaining positive amid uncertainty and transition.
Keith attended Northland International University in Wisconsin, where she played soccer. In 2008, she graduated with bachelor’s degrees in Bible and counseling and decided to pursue a graduate degree in communications at Liberty with hopes of becoming a spokesperson for the pro-life movement.
Keith working as a sideline reporter for LFSN
During her first year of graduate school, Keith auditioned for a sideline reporter position for Flames Football, Baseball, and Basketball left vacant by Samantha Ponder (’09), who had been hired to work for FOX. (Ponder is now host of “Sunday NFL Countdown” on ESPN.) Keith was chosen for the role.
“I was like, ‘These are my people,’” Keith said, acknowledging how at home she felt while being on the sidelines with student-athletes. “I loved it, and I loved the spontaneity of it. I didn’t even care about the camera, I loved the work.”
Keith spent two years as a sideline reporter, completed her degree in 2010, and continued to work for Liberty in other roles, eventually being named director of Convocation, where she had the privilege of hosting and interacting with world leaders, including then-Republican presidential candidate Romney.
Shortly after Romney visited campus to deliver the 2012 Commencement address, his team offered Keith a press lead position on his campaign team. When the campaign ended, she returned to Liberty a year later to join “Game On” as a producer and co-anchor.
“That was a dream job,” she said, noting that the position afforded her the joy of traveling the nation to interview Christian professional athletes like Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Kirk Cousins, former Washington Commanders running back Alfred Morris, and many others.
As she adjusts to her new role with TBN, she said she is grateful for the support of her former classmates at Liberty, her family, and the friends she has made in recent years who have helped her thrive as a Champion for Christ.
“When you go out into the world, it can be dark. It can be lonely,” she said. “I have a community, my family and good friends, who are cheering me on. I stand on the shoulders of many people who are supporting me and encouraging me.”
