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