Sam Ryan

Sam Ryan
Born	Samantha Ryan (1969-02-05) February 5, 1969 (age 55) Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Sportscaster
Spouse	Jeff Ryan
Children	2[1][2]

Samantha Ryan (born February 5, 1969) is an American sportscaster who is a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News' weekend evening broadcasts.

Biography

Early life and education

Ryan is an alumna of the New York Institute of Technology[3] and also majored in communications at Hofstra University.[4]

Broadcasting career

Early in her career, Ryan worked for WBAB Babylon, New York, WVIT Hartford, and WFAN New York. She joined ABC Radio Network in 1996 and then Fox Sports New York in 2000. She started her first stint at WABC-TV ABC in September 2002.[5]

Ryan joined ESPN in 2003,[6] and CBS Sports and WCBS-TV in June 2006.[7] She joined MLB Network as a studio host and reporter in September 2011 and appeared regularly on MLB Network's game productions, The Rundown, Quick Pitch, and other studio programming.[8] She gave on-air reports from the field in the League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017 on MLB Network and TBS. Ryan was with MLB Network until June 2018 when she returned to WABC.[9]

Awards

Ryan won a local Emmy Award for "Outstanding Series Feature-soft" in 1999 and a local AP award in 2000.[6]

References

1. News, New York Daily (2009-08-14). "Tube Talk: Sports anchor Sam Ryan won't play it again on Ch. 2; ending gig on August 27". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. Stewart, Larry (2005-09-23). "Soto Stays True to Her Roots". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
3. Barmash, Jerry. "WCBS-TV's Sam Ryan Balances Work And Family," New York SportsBeat, Thursday, May 27, 2010.
4. "On-Air Personalities - MLB Network". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
5. "Sam Ryan". American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
6. "Sam Ryan - Sideline reporter". ESPN. 2005-11-25. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
7. "Paramount Press Express | SAM RYAN JOINS CBS SPORTS AND WCBS-TV - NEW YORK". www.paramountpressexpress.com. 2006-06-08. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
8. rhuff (2011-08-23). "CBS Ch. 2 sports anchor Sam Ryan will finally leave for hosting, reporting gig on MLB Network". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
9. "Sam Ryan". ABC7 New York. Retrieved 2024-04-26.

External links

• On-Air Personalities: Sam Ryan, MLB Network Host and Reporter (biography) – MLB Network.