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Pioneering Sportscaster Ann Liguori Celebrates Trove Of Interviews

Ann Liguori

When you watch or listen to a sports broadcast nowadays, it’s not uncommon to hear a woman doing play-by-play, color commentary or especially sideline reports. But it wasn’t always that way, and even today, women make up only a small percentage of the sportscasting ranks.

Ann Liguori was a trailblazer — a charter member of the first all-sports radio station, WFAN, where she continues to cover golf and tennis.

The occasion for our interview is news that classic episodes of Liguori’s groundbreaking show, Sports Innerview, will be coming to Hulu. Over more than 25 years, Liguori interviewed just about every major name in sports, many of whom are now gone. Today, we turn the microphone on her.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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