Sydney Neely
In-Arena Host | TV Host | Producer
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@sydneely (47.9K Followers)
A Bit About Me
Sydney Neely is the producer and host for Now That's Memphis with Sydney and Q&A with Sydney at ABC24 in Memphis, TN. She is also the in-arena host for the Memphis Grizzlies, University of Memphis men’s basketball team, Memphis Redbirds, Memphis Americans, and the previous emcee for the Memphis Hustle, Westchester Knicks, and Columbia University.
She is a proud native Memphian who graduated early with Magna Cum Laude from the University of Memphis and received her master’s degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.
Sydney's broad range of skills and strong work ethic has allowed her to cover basketball at the Olympics, produce documentaries profiling the world's best athletes, interview stars of hit tv shows, and host events for major brands like Nike.
Sports is near and dear to her heart. In Sydney's spare time, you can catch her hitting the lanes at any local bowling alley—she was on the bowling team in high school and prides herself on scoring 200+. She also loves spending time with her family and sassy miniature dachshunds, Lily and Stella.
Work Experience
Dec. 2020 - Present
ABC24 /CW30 l Memphis, TN
Producer, Host, Content Creator
Jan. 2022 - Present
Memphis Redbirds l Memphis, TN
On-Field Host
Oct. 2019 - Present
Univ. of Memphis l Memphis, TN
In-Arena Host
July 2018 - Present
Memphis Grizzlies l Memphis, TN
In-Arena Host & Live Entertainment Assistant
April - Sept. 2019
ABC24 l Memphis, TN
Production Assistant
March 2019
American Athletic Conference
In-Arena Host
Nov. 2017 - April 2018
Westchester Knicks
In-Arena Host
March - July 2017
WMC TV - NBC l Memphis, TN
Production Assistant
Sept. 2016 - Jan. 2017
WMC TV - NBC l Memphis, TN
News / Sports Intern
May 2016 - Jan. 2017
The Commercial Appeal l Memphis, TN
Reporter / Intern
July - Aug. 2016
Olympic News Service
Flash Quote Reporter
Bring segments to life in the studio, remote and field environment, driving the editorial of the show through booking guests, researching, writing, making graphics, editing video and more. Create engaging text, image and video content for social media platforms.
Introduce and facilitate pre-game, in-game, and postgame content.
Develop video content for the University of Memphis men’s basketball team and appear at Tigers home games, executing all on-court and in-crowd promotions.
Assist in the execution of all in-game elements including halftimes, in-arena promotions, pre- and post-game activities. Appear at Memphis Grizzlies events/home games, executing all on-court and in-crowd promotions as set forth in the game-by-game script and rundown by the Director of Game Presentation. Former Memphis Hustle Host.
Operated graphics, studio cameras, teleprompter and directed anchors live while communicating with the control room on headset during broadcast.
Executed all on-court and in-crowd promotions for the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Conducted on-court contests and live presentations which appeared on the jumbotron to create a high-energy, entertaining show for fans during timeouts and halftime. Also, the football/ basketball host for the University of Columbia Athletics Department
Operated studio cameras, teleprompter and directed anchors live while communicating with the control room on headset during broadcast. Edited video news packages on tight deadline for newscasts.
Shot, edited and wrote scripts for sports highlight packages. Conducted post-game interviews with the Memphis Grizzlies' head coach and players. Occasionally reported stories for online and wrote stories from wire service copy for web and social media distribution.
Pitched, reported and wrote on deadline, several stories that appeared on the front page. Covered crime, business and breaking news in Shelby County.
Covered all men’s and women’s basketball games and sailing competitions including medal events. Conducted interviews with more than 40 Olympians for global media outlets to use.
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