Maria Sansone

Emmy-Winning American television personality, Co-Anchor of Good Day LA

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Maria Sansone Biography

She is former field reporter for WNBC 4 New York who appeared daily on LX New York. Sansone is television host and reporter who has contributed to Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC, NBC, MTV, TV Guide Network, Yahoo!, CBS Sports, NESN and ESPN.

Maria Sansone gained celebrity at a very young age when a local reporter, Mike Gallagher discovered her while competing in a kids slam-dunk contest in Erie, Pennsylvania. After interviewing her for the local news he was impressed by the 11 year old, Sansone, and gave her a sports segment called "Down to Size" on WJET-TV which appeared weekly on the ABC affiliate in Erie, Pennsylvania. She went on to interview Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills; Michael Jordan; Bill Cowher, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; baseball legend Tommy Lasorda; and others before her 13th birthday.

She quickly got picked up by ABC Sports to do live sideline reporting for their coverage of the Little League World Series which earned her the title Youngest Reporter in the History of Network Television. As result, Maria was a guest on Tonight Show with Jay Leno in December 1992.

Maria hosted her own show on ABC called Wide World of Sports for Kids where she reported from various sporting events including the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and The Kentucky Derby. She also co-hosted Gladiators 2000 with American Idol's, Ryan Seacrest and did spot reporting for NBA Inside Stuff.

Sansone played basketball while attending high school at Villa Maria Academy (Erie, Pennsylvania) and graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with degrees in Communications and Political Science. While still in college she filled in as co-host on Live with Regis and Kelly with Regis Philbin. Upon graduation Maria moved to Manhattan where she became a VJ for MTV Networks and hosted web sensation, "The 9" on Yahoo as well as Pop Tub on YouTube.

While in New York City, Maria was a field reporter for WNBC 4 New York appearing daily on LX New York. She also hosted the nationally syndicated travel show, LXTV 1st Look on NBC. She also hosted reality competition series, On the Rocks: Search for Americas Best Bartender on NBC.

Maria had also been a correspondent and host of TV Guide Networks live coverage of award season. Maria has interviewed pop culture icons and superstars alike covering all of the big events from the Grammys to the Academy Awards. In a television career than has already spanned two decades, Maria has contributed to Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC's On the Red Carpet, NBC, TV Guide Network, CBS Sports, NESN, and ESPN. Maria was named a permanent co-anchor of KTTV's Good Day LA on September 27, 2012, replacing Jillian Reynolds who had held that position for many years.

She has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, Dateline NBC, Showbiz Tonite and more. Maria currently resides in Los Angeles, California and is represented by Ken Lindner and Associates.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 07/30/2024.

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Maria Sansone is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Maria Sansone for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Maria Sansone generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Bonnie Bernstein, Roy Firestone, Jennifer Hale, Marilyn Denis and Maria Menounos. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Maria Sansone for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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