My Life covering the Cleveland Browns

Marla will primarily discuss becoming the first woman to cover the Browns in 1981, previously pivoting from a plan to become a physical therapist to a journalism career.
Concentrating on professional sports and human interest stories, Ridenour chronicled 10 Kentucky Derbies, multiple Super Bowls, major golf tournaments (including the 2005 British Open), the Indians’ 2016 World Series appearance and the Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA championship. Ridenour received writing awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Pro Football Writers, the Golf Writers Association of America, the Ohio AP Sports Editors, the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists and the Press Club of Cleveland.