- Graduated from SUNY at Oswego in 1981 with a bachelor of arts degree in communications.
- Was the first-ever, full-time female sports anchor on a national radio network (ABC) in 1987.
- Born on the same day as former "One Day At A Time" star Mackenzie Phillips. She also shares a birthday with the following celebrities: SNL alum Tracy Morgan, rapper/singer Eve, Brittany Murphy, Sinbad, rapper Warren G, Heather Matarazzo, Jack Scalia and Roy Scheider.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
- In mid-July of 2018, ESPN issued a press release announcing that Cohn had "signed a new deal to remain with the company for years to come.".
- The network's Executive vice-president Norby Williamson noted that in her 26 years with the network, Cohn had "hosted more SportsCenters than anyone else.".
- In 2014, Cohn was named one of the 25 most influential women in sports.
- She is an avid New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan.
- 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. It is a tell-all about her rise to the top of a male-dominated sportscasting world.
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