Amy Gutierrez
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Born | Amy U'Ren field reporter |
Amy Gutierrez (born November 14, 1973), also known as Amy G, is an American
Life and education
Amy U'Ren Gutierrez was born in
Career
After graduation, Gutierrez first moved to Washington, D.C.
Gutierrez, who writes all her own stories, reports on the "emotional, nontechnical side of the game," in order to attract both frequent and occasional game viewers. She reviews her stories with other reporters prior to producing them.[2]
Smarty Marty's Got Game
In 2012, Gutierrez was asked to write a book about baseball for children ages 6–9 by the Cameron + Company publishing house. The book, Smarty Marty's Got Game, was published in 2013. It was illustrated by Adam McCauley. The title character, Marty, is based upon Amy's mother and grandmother and is named after Gutierrez's grandmother who died just before Gutierrez started writing the book. Marty is a little girl who teaches her little brother about baseball, emulating the relationship of Gutierrez's own children.[4]
Publications
- Gutierrez, Amy and Adam McCauley. Smarty Marty's Got Game. Petaluma: Cameron + Company (2013). ISBN 1937359514
- Gutierrez, Amy and Ariana Killora. Smarty Marty Steps Up Her Game. Petaluma: Cameron Kids (2017). ISBN 1944903089
- Gutierrez, Amy and Anika Orrock. Smarty Marty Takes The Field. Harry N. Abrams (2024). ISBN 1949480526
References
- ^ a b c Jackson, John. "Giants' TV reporter returns to her roots". The Press Democrat. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Anderson, Barbara. "Take me into the ball game". UC Davis Magazine. University of California, Davis. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ Alpert, Jason (March 2, 2011). "An Aggie among Giants". The California Aggie. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Watts, Katie. "5 Questions for Amy Gutierrez". Petaluma 360. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
External links
- Amy Gutierrez on Twitter
- Mom with a mic: Giants television reporter Amy Gutierrez makes her mark in baseball while gaining her footing as a parent via the Marin Independent Journal