Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, author, and keynote speaker who began her career at ESPN at age 21. By 24, she was the youngest person ever to produce SportsCenter coverage of the Olympic Games, a milestone that launched one of the most decorated careers in sports broadcasting.
She went on to produce ESPN’s Olympic Games coverage five more times, across six Olympic Games in total. Over three decades, Anderson has called more than 1,500 live sports broadcasts for ESPN, ABC, NBC, FOX, and TBS, and still appears regularly on ESPN today.
Over the last three decades, AMA has covered nearly every major US sporting event, including the Super Bowl, NBA and MLB playoffs, the PGA Championship, the US Open, heavyweight title fights, the Indianapolis 500, the NCAA Final Four, College Football Playoffs, NCAA Championships, and USA Figure Skating Championships. Anne Marie interviewed Kobe Bryant more than 40 times across his career. She sat down with Tiger Woods at the peak of his dominance. She covered Serena Williams, LeBron James, Phil Jackson, Michael Phelps and the architects of championship organizations in the NBA, NFL, and Major League Baseball. AMA is the only female broadcast partner Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton ever had.
That kind of access changes how you see leadership. The best in the world had something beyond talent: the trained ability to read a situation as it actually is, not as it was or as you wish it were, and move decisively before the window closes.
That insight is the spine of her keynote, The Agility Advantage, and the framework she brings to leadership conferences worldwide.
"Anne Marie Anderson is the consummate professional, and she taught me how to be one, too. Throughout her career, she has modeled grit, perseverance, dignity, and grace while performing at the highest level. When Anne Marie speaks about succeeding under pressure and overcoming obstacles, I always listen. She is the real deal."
Jay Bilas
ESPN Lead College Basketball Analyst
"For more than 30 years, I’ve seen Anne Marie make bold moves. My dear friend’s story is a moving example of what she teaches: take the leap, trust the process, and extraordinary things will happen."
Robin Roberts
Good Morning America Anchor
"For as long as I’ve known Anne Marie, she’s been someone who’s never been afraid to take on new challenges. She has thrived at every turn in the road, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible"
Mike Tirico
NBC Sports
Anne Marie is the author of Cultivating Audacity: Dismantle Doubt and Let Yourself Win, which debuted as Amazon’s #1 New Release in Business Diversity and Career Growth. She has been featured in Forbes and on Good Morning America, and continues to call live events for ESPN today.
