Broadcasting Career
Primarily a broadcaster/writer after his playing days, Sample has broadcast for the Braves, Seattle Mariners, and California Angels, as well as contributing to NPR, CBS Radio, ESPN, and MLB.com. As a scribe, Sample has been published in Sports Illustrated and The New York Times, and was one of the columnists at the inception of USA Today's Baseball Weekly (now Sports Weekly). Sample was also the baseball consultant for Showtime's production Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way, which chronicled the Yankees' 1996 season. Proving the apple doesn't fall far, Sample's daughter, Nikki, lettered in track (javelin) at the University of Rhode Island; oldest son, Ian, caught 10 of Colt Brennan's NCAA record 58 touchdown passes at the University of Hawaii in 2006, in addition to penning a tome about his experiences at the university titled, Once a Warrior. And youngest son, Travis, is a nationally renown motivational trainer/fitness guru, based out of Bergen County, New Jersey, who has highlighted the philosophy of entelechy, among other self-determination end goals. The elder Sample most recently, added filmmaker to his resume, producing his award winning screenplay into the movie, Reunion 108, an edgy, satirical comedy, with a baseball backdrop due for release in the spring of 2013.
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