Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 739. Sam Ryan, New York City Sports Anchor & Reporter

739. Sam Ryan, New York City Sports Anchor & Reporter

Published: Aug. 8, 2024, 9 a.m.

"I remember watching the New York City Marathon on TV and just saying, 'One day, I want to do that.' I\u2019m watching it, and I\u2019m like, 'They\u2019re superheroes! How do they do that?!'"

Sam Ryan is WABC 7's Emmy Award-winning sports anchor and reporter. The New York City-based mom of two spends her days talking baseball, football, and hockey on live TV \u2014 but her favorite day on air is when she gets to co-anchor WABC's New York City Marathon coverage. Sam is an 11-time marathoner who has worked at ESPN, ABC Sports, CBS, and the MLB Network. She has covered the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Little League World Series, Monday Night Football, and the Home Run Derby. (I was fortunate to get to work with Sam at the 2023 New York City Marathon and at this year's New York Mini 10K!)

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Sam\u2019s best on-the-job celebrity encounters (4:30)
  • What Young Sam was like, and how she found her way to sports journalism (8:35)
  • \u201cI\u2019m nervous all the time\u201d (15:20)
  • A day in the life of a sports reporter (20:00)
  • How Sam pursued a travel-filled career and motherhood (26:50)
  • On being a woman in a male-dominated industry (31:40)
  • Sam\u2019s advice for being more comfortable on live television (34:50)
  • Sam\u2019s most memorable \u201clive on TV\u201d moments (41:15)
  • On co-anchoring the New York City Marathon broadcast for WABC7 (45:00)
  • How \u2014 and why \u2014 Sam became a runner (51:25)
  • Why Sam decided to run her first marathon at 44 years old (57:55)
  • Sam\u2019s decision to get her master\u2019s degree in English Literature (1:04:30)

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