Marty Smith (reporter)

Martin Smith is an American sports journalist, best known for his work with ESPN. Smith was hired by the network in 2006 for NASCAR coverage. He hosted an interview show titled SportsCenter Presents: Marty Smith’s America.[1] He is also known as the Blue Ridge Auto Group guy.

Not to be confused with American former professional motocross racer Marty Smith.
Marty Smith
Smith in 2018
Born (1976-04-15) April 15, 1976
Virginia
EducationRadford University
OccupationTelevision personality
Notable creditSportsCenter Presents: Marty Smith’s America

Early life

Marty Smith is a native of Pearisburg, Virginia.[2] He attended Giles High School, where he was a member of the school's 1993 state champion football team. Smith later attended Radford University.[3]

After one year at Carson–Newman University, Smith transferred to Radford University and tried out for the Highlanders baseball team as a walk-on but was cut. He stayed at the school and graduated in 1998. He met his wife, Lainie, while at Radford.[4]

Career
Smith at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2016

Smith started his career with ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter. In addition to coverage for SportsCenter, he also appeared on NASCAR Countdown and NASCAR Now.[3]

In 2017, Smith hosted SportsCenter Presents: Marty Smith’s America, where he interviewed athletes such as Tim Tebow, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Cam Newton.[5] In addition to appearances on SportsCenter and other ESPN shows, Smith hosts the Marty Smith's America podcast.[6]

Smith co-hosts the Marty & McGee podcast alongside Ryan McGee. In 2015 the podcast was promoted to a regular weekend time slot on ESPN Radio and in 2018 a TV version of the show began on the SEC Network.

Smith covered Euro 2016 for ESPN including flying out to Iceland.

References
  1. Deitsch, Richard. "Marty Smith lands his own ESPN interview show". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. McFarling, Aaron (2017-07-27). "McFarling: More Marty Smith? ESPN says 'heck yeah!". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  3. Berman, Mark (2014-10-24). "An emotional night of personal reflection for ESPN's Marty Smith". Roanoke Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  4. "Marty Smith '98". Radford University. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. "The Marty Party Gets Bigger: Monthly Marty Smith's America to Launch August 2 - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  6. "ESPN To Launch 'Marty Smith's America... The Podcast.'". Inside Radio. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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