Sam Ryan Bio
Sam Ryan is an American Emmy-award-winning sports anchor and reporter. Currently, she serves as a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York’s Eyewitness News weekend evening broadcasts. She returned home to WABC in 2018. Previously she was a weekend morning sports anchor and reporter at WABC from 2002 to 2003 before moving on to ESPN as a full-time sideline reporter.
During her time at ESPN and ABC Sports, Sam covered numerous national sporting events including the NHL on ABC, and Stanley Cup Playoffs. She also covered Sunday Night Baseball, Home Run Derby, Little League World Series, College Football, and the 2005 Monday Night Football broadcasts.
Prior to joining ABC7 Sam served as a contributor to CBS Sports’ coverage of The NFL on CBS and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. She also served as a studio host and reporter at the MLB Network and covered the MLB postseason for Turner Sports as the in-game reporter in 2015 – 2017.
Sam was so excited to co-anchor ABC-7’s NYC Marathon Coverage, Marathon Sunday, alongside Ryan Field as one of her first assignments upon officially returning to WABC. In 1999 she won a local Emmy Award for “Outstanding Series Feature-soft” and in 2000 a local AP award.
Sam Ryan Age
She is 54 years old as of 2023. Ryan was born on February 5, 1969, in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S. She celebrates her birthday on 5 February every year and her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Sam Ryan Height
She stands tall at an average height of 5 feet and 9 inches(1.8m) and has a moderate weight. Sam has a very attractive complexion with brown eyes and blonde hair,
Sam Ryan Education
Ryan attended the New York Institute of Technology and also majored in communications at Hofstra University. When Ryan began her career she worked for WBAB Babylon, New York, WVIT Hartford, and WFAN New York. In 1996 she joined ABC Radio Network and then Fox Sports New York in 2000. She started her first shift at WABC-TV ABC in September 2002.
Sam Ryan Husband
She is happily married to her lovely husband Jeff Ryan. Her husband is a meteorologist at KSTP and was once a radio anchor. They have not revealed when and where they got married. However, they are happy parents of two children Nicklaus Ryan who was born in 2003, and a daughter Jensen Ryan born in 2005. She lives in New York with her husband and two kids.
Sam Ryan Salary
She earns an annual salary ranging between $100,000 to $150,000 from her work as a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York’s Eyewitness News’ weekend evening broadcasts.
Sam Ryan Net worth
She has an estimated net worth of between $2 million to $5 million as of 2023. This includes her assets money and income. She has garnered this huge amount from her successful career as a sportscaster.