Sam Ryan

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| birth_name = Samantha Ryan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1969|2|5}}

| birth_place = Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S.

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| occupation = Sportscaster

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| spouse = Jeff Ryan

| children = 2

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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{{Cite web |last=Barmash |first=Jerry |date=2010-05-27 |title=WCBS-TV's Sam Ryan Balances Work And Family |url=http://www.nysportsbeat.com/personalities/tv-radio/209-wcbs-tvs-sam-ryan-balances-work-and-family |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424015016/http://www.nysportsbeat.com/personalities/tv-radio/209-wcbs-tvs-sam-ryan-balances-work-and-family |archive-date=2012-04-24 |website=New York Sports Beat}} and also majored in communications at Hofstra University.{{cite web |title=On-Air Personalities : Sam Ryan |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/network/personalities/?id=25070768 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201071950/http://mlb.mlb.com/network/personalities/?id=25070768 |archive-date=2013-02-01 |work=Major League Baseball}}

=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.{{cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows05/sports/commentators/ryan.shtml|title=Sam Ryan|publisher=American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623200638/http://www.abcmedianet.com/shows05/sports/commentators/ryan.shtml|archive-date=2008-06-23|access-date=2008-03-23}}

Ryan joined ESPN in 2003,{{cite web |date=2005-11-25 |title=Sam Ryan - Sideline reporter |url=http://bios.espn.com/talent/sam_ryan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125221005/http://bios.espn.com/talent/sam_ryan |archive-date=2005-11-25 |access-date=2008-03-21 |website=ESPN}} and CBS Sports and WCBS-TV in June 2006.{{Cite web |date=2006-06-08 |title=Sam Ryan Joins CBS Sports And WCBS-TV - New York |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/releases/?view=13127 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Paramount Press Express |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2011-08-23 |title=CBS Ch. 2 sports anchor Sam Ryan will finally leave for hosting, reporting gig on MLB Network |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/08/23/cbs-ch-2-sports-anchor-sam-ryan-will-finally-leave-for-hosting-reporting-gig-on-mlb-network/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Sam Ryan |url=https://abc7ny.com/about/newsteam/samantha-ryan |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ABC7 New York |language=en}}

Awards

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

Personal life

Ryan is married to Jeff Ryan. They have two children together.{{Cite web |date=2009-08-14 |title=Tube Talk: Sports anchor Sam Ryan won't play it again on Ch. 2; ending gig on August 27 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/08/14/tube-talk-sports-anchor-sam-ryan-wont-play-it-again-on-ch-2-ending-gig-on-august-27/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=2005-09-23 |title=Soto Stays True to Her Roots |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-sep-23-sp-tvcol23-story.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}