Category: Baseball, Broadcasters, Female Athletes
Highlights: As a pioneering female sports broadcaster, since 2005 Suzyn Waldman has worked as a color analyst with partner John Sterling on the New York Yankees radio broadcasts.
Travels From: New York
Fee Range: $5,001 - $10,000
Suzyn Waldman has served as the radio color analyst for New York Yankees baseball games since 2005, working with play-by-play partner John Sterling on WFAN’s coverage. Waldman became just the third female in the history of Major League Baseball to work full-time as an analyst, joining Mary Shane and Betty Caywood.
Prior to becoming a full-time analyst, Waldman held a variety of broadcast jobs. She called play-by-play for WPIX’s tv broadcast of the Yankees in the 1990’s and worked as a reporter for the YES Network’s Yankees pre and post game tv shows. She also worked for WFAN when it first came on the air in 1987, covering both the Yankees and New York Knicks and co-hosting a sports talk show.
Waldman has received many honors in recognition of her contributions to broadcasting, including New York Sportscaster of the Year (1986), International Radio Award (1989), Alliance for Women in Media Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), Gracie Award (2016) and New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame (2016). Prior to launching her successful broadcast career, Waldman worked as a singer and actress in theatre, including the role of Dulcinea in “Man of La Mancha”. Waldman studied at Simmons College and graduated with an Economics degree.
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