Today we’d like to introduce you to Brianne Ingram.
Hi Brianne, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’m a Multimedia Sports Journalist from Carson, CA. I’ve been a journalist for five years and I have my own show called “Sparks Weekly w/ Brianne Ingram” where I cover the LA Sparks. I very much enjoy covering the games, interviewing WNBA players and coaches as well as creating content for my show. In 2017, I obtained my B.A. in Communication Studies from Cal State University, Northridge. I then furthered my education and earned my M.A. in Communication Studies with an emphasis in Performance Studies in 2019.
I got my feet wet with an internship at a small radio station in 2018 covering high school sports, writing news, running the radio board, and broadcasting over the radio.
I started playing basketball when I was three years old, and I started playing on a team when I was five.
Throughout my life I’ve been a hooper. I’ve played at the YMCA for the LA Junior Lakers and the LA Shooting Sparks. I’ve also played for my elementary, middle, and high school teams as well as travel ball, so it was a natural transition to start covering sports when I became an adult.
I started covering the LA Sparks by writing articles and taking photos last year in 2021.
This year, I was tapped to host my own live show/ podcast called “Sparks Weekly w/ Brianne Ingram”.
As someone who used to play for the LA Shooting Sparks as a child to now hosting my own show about the LA Sparks, it just all came full circle for me.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
One of the main challenges that I’ve had with covering the WNBA is trying to draw more attention to the women’s game. The WNBA has made great strides since its inception in 1997, but there are still so many areas for growth. Just this past season, the TV ratings have been steadily increasing, however, the attendance at these games could be significantly better. I believe it’s a marketing issue, and a key point of emphasis is for the WNBA to improve the business side of the league in order to really make changes and increase attendance at the games.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In addition to me being the host of ‘Sparks Weekly’, I’m a broadcaster, podcaster, writer, photographer, videographer, video editor, sideline reporter, performer, web designer, and educator. I’ve designed and maintained my own website.
As a multimedia journalist, I’m able to combine a lot of my interests and skills all at the same. In fact, I’m someone who enjoys being in front of as well as behind the camera.
I consider myself the total package.
I cover the WNBA, but I’m known for interviewing athletes at all levels from high school, college, and the pros, to musicians, up and coming artists, and providing others a platform to showcase their artistry.
What sets me apart from others is the fact that not only do I know sports, but I am also well-versed in music, movies, TV shows, theater, books, and education. I love all forms of media, so much in fact that I consider myself a media library.
I know who the athletes are. I know who the actors are, their character names as well as their real names. I know who the musicians are. I also know who the writers, authors, and executive producers are. So, being in the media industry is a perfect fit for me.
I’m most proud of the fact that not only am I dedicated to who I am and to what I do, but I also have integrity while doing it.
Nothing is worth compromising who I am and what I stand for.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
One of my favorite childhood memories was being named Valedictorian at Curtiss Middle School. I gave a speech in a stadium at the Home Depot Center (now called Dignity Health Sports Park). This was the first time that I realized that I did not have a fear of public speaking. Of course, I was nervous before walking up to the podium because this was the largest public speaking occasion that I ever had to do up until that point in my life. But once I started speaking, my nerves seemed to dissipate into thin air. Afterward, I felt elated and empowered.
Contact Info:
- Website: brianneingram.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianneingram_/?next=%2F
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianne.ingram.9
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianneIngram3
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brianneingram5181
