Sam McManis

. Sam McManis has worked as a staff writer and columnist for California's leading newspapers (the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee) for over three decades. Until May 2016, he was a lifestyle columnist and feature writer for the Sacramento Bee. His stories have been published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has received numerous national journalism awards and has covered two Olympic Games, World Series, NBA Championship series and Super Bowls. In...See more

. Sam McManis has worked as a staff writer and columnist for California's leading newspapers (the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee) for over three decades. Until May 2016, he was a lifestyle columnist and feature writer for the Sacramento Bee. His stories have been published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has received numerous national journalism awards and has covered two Olympic Games, World Series, NBA Championship series and Super Bowls. In 2016, he received a "Best in the West" award for arts and entertainment writing and was named California's "in-state" journalist of the year. He also teaches English and composition at Central Washington University. McManis has run 17 marathons-- including the prestigious Boston Marathon twice - and completed 7 ultramarathons and countless races of shorter distances. See less