Sports Journalist and Analyst
Member of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), Contributor to The Ring magazine.
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A 27-Year-Old Writer Wise Beyond His Years
It was right after the turn of the millennium that Ryan Songalia, then 13, spent Christmas in a Texas juvenile detention center. And even as recently as three years ago, the future seemed less than assured, despite a trip to Carnegie Hall to accept a journalism award.
His works have also been commissioned, published, endorsed and cited by CBS, USA Today where he reported on Lebron James’ visit to the Philippines and the New York Daily News where he was a daily boxing reporter for the Golden Gloves. Sports Illustrated also cited him and The Guardian published his OpEd on Ronda Rousey.
RYAN SONGALIA
ryan.songalia@gmail.com | www.ryansongalia.com
Award-winning Journalist. Hardworking Sports Reporter / Editor. Renowned Boxing Analyst
- Dedicated reporter with a nose for news and a passion for journalism, specializing in sports.
- Sports journalist with 12 years of experience, writing for newspapers, magazines and digital outlets.
- Adept storyteller who treats news, features and other events with equal passion and thrives within the deadline-intensive, 24/7 newsroom environment.
- Published Articles in USA Today, The Guardian, New York Daily News, The Jersey Journal.
- Works Cited by Sports Illustrated, Live TV Interviews by BBC, CBS, and Sirius Radio.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rappler.com – Manila, Philippines
Sports Editor, Sports Editor at Large, 2014-2018
- Wrote features and news updates about sports in the Philippines and abroad.
- Grew the section to be a lead traffic driver for the whole site.
- Wrote scripts and provided voiceovers for video features and documentaries.
- Produced video coverage for pro boxing events and provided commentary.
- Managed team of five reporters, assigned work to subordinates and planned coverages.
Staff Reporter, 2010-2011
- Wrote and filed two stories a day while covering the “Golden Gloves,” is one of the largest amateur boxing tournament in the United States.
BoxingScene.com – New York, NY
Staff Reporter, 2006-2011
- Began career writing for BoxingScene.com, and helped build it from a start-up news outlet to the most-visited boxing news website today, according to Alexa ratings.
SKILLS
- Community Journalism
Multimedia Reporting
- News Writing
- Sports Writing
Business Writing
Feature Writing
AP Style
Video Journalism
Columns/Op Ed Pieces
Proofreading / Editing
Research & Fact-Checking
Video Editing
- The Outstanding Filipino-Americans of NY Award for Media & Publishing, given in Carnegie Hall, 2012
- 2016 Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Awards for giving support to Philippine professional boxing through his continuous writings of boxing stories that give the Filipino boxers the opportunity to be known worldwide.
- New York University, NYU – Digital Marketing Strategy and Execution Professional Certificate – 2012
- Bergen Community College – Courses in Journalism and Business – 2010-2011
- Hudson Community College – Courses in Journalism and Business – 2005-2006
- Voting Member of Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) 2008-present
- Was youngest full member (at age 21) to be inducted into the BWAA in the organization’s 80+ year history
- Has a vote for the International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees and official BWAA end-of-year awardees for Fighter of the Year, etc.
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