Ryan McGee is a senior writer for ''
ESPN The Magazine
''ESPN The Magazine'' was an American monthly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut. The first issue, with the cover line "NEXT.," was published on March 11, 1998 (cover date March 23, 1998), and featured K ...
'' and formerly a television producer with ESPN, Fox Sports Net, and NASCAR Media Group. He covers a variety of American sports, but is best known for his motorsports work, particularly NASCAR, and college football. Before joining ''ESPN The Magazine'' he was a columnist for FoxSports.com. He was also editor-in-chief at NASCAR Media and wrote the script for the documentary
''Dale'''','' that was narrated by Paul Newman.
In 2006 he published his first book, ''ESPN Ultimate NASCAR: 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History'' and his second, ''The Road To Omaha: Hits, Hopes, and History at the College World Series'' which was published in May 2009. The paperback version was published in May 2010. In 2018, he co-authored the
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and broadcaster. A third-generation driver, he is the son of the late 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt and relative ...
book and ''New York Times'' bestseller ''Racing to the Finish''. In 2020 he co-authored ''Sidelines and Bloodlines'' with father Dr. Jerry McGee and brother Sam McGee about Dr. McGee's longtime career as a college football official.
McGee was also an analyst/contributor to ESPN2's night studio show ''
NASCAR Now
''NASCAR Now'' was a NASCAR news and analysis show that aired year round Tuesday through Saturday as a thirty-minute show at 2:00am ET on ESPN2. ''NASCAR Now'', that debuted on February 5, 2007, was broadcast in HD from Bristol, Connecticut and ...
'' before the show was canceled in early 2014. He is currently a commentator on ESPNU and the
SEC Network
SEC Network (SECN) is an American multinational sports network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which hold ...
, where he frequently guest hosts on The Paul Finebaum Show.
McGee co-hosts ''Marty & McGee'' alongside
Marty Smith
Marty Smith (November 26, 1956 – April 27, 2020) was an American professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 1 ...
. In 2015 the podcast was promoted to a regular weekend time slot on ESPN Radio and in 2018 a TV version of the show began on the SEC Network.
[on air Mar 28, 2020, Marty and McGee show on ESPN Radio]
McGee also writes a column for ESPN.com called the
Bottom 10, where he ranks and explains the ten worst teams in College Football.
The column is updated weekly.
See also
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Totally NASCAR
''Totally NASCAR'' was a newscast about NASCAR racing that aired on Fox Sports Net. The program returned in 2010 after a 6-year absence, but in a different format from the show that was originally shown from 2001 to 2004.
Original version
The ...
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Living people
American sportswriters
ESPN people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American television producers