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Ryan McGee

Biography

Ryan McGee

Ryan McGee is a senior writer for ESPN and cohost of "Marty & McGee" on ESPN radio and the SEC network. He has won five Sports Emmys, including two for his scriptwriting and feature work on "College GameDay." McGee has authored several books, including cowriting the New York Times bestseller, RACING TO THE FINISH, with NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. He also works as a field reporter for ESPN's "SportsCenter" and as a feature reporter for "E:60." McGee lives in North Carolina with his family.

Ryan McGee

Books by Ryan McGee

by Ryan McGee - Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports

In the spring of 1994, new college graduate Ryan McGee bombed his coveted interview with ESPN --- the only place he ever wanted to work. But he did receive one job offer: to work for $100 a week for the Asheville Tourists, a proud minor league baseball team in the heart of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. McCormick Field, home to the Tourists, had once been graced by Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson. What could go wrong? WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS OF BASEBALL is McGee’s hilarious, charming memoir of his first summer working in the sporting world. He has since risen the ESPN ranks to national TV, radio and internet host, but his time in Asheville still looms large.