Shea Adam
Shea Adam | |
|---|---|
 Shea Adam at Laguna Seca circuit, Moneterey, CA | |
| Born | January 11, 1990 |
| Education | Palmer Trinity School Florida State University |
| Occupation | Auto racing reporter |
| Father | Bill Adam |
Shea Adam (born January 11, 1990) is an American auto racing reporter on television and radio. The daughter of a news anchor and a race car driver and commentator, she was a graphics supervisor for the American Le Mans Series in 2012 and 2013. Adam subsequently made her debut as a pit lane reporter for Radio Le Mans at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans. She has also covered the IndyCar Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (and its support series), the Bathurst 12 Hour, Pirelli World Challenge and the Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours.
Biography
[edit]Shea Adam was born on January 11, 1990.[1] Adam's mother is a former news anchor for Miami ABC affiliate WPLG,[2] and her father Bill Adam was a race car driver for 42 years and commentated on racing events for 10 years.[3][4] She was educated at the private Miami Palmer Trinity School, and attended Florida State University from 2008 until 2011, graduating with degrees in creative writing and history.[5] Afterward, Adam worked for a car dealership which entailed the delivery of press cars across the state of Florida.[2] She acted as a grid girl at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2011, and later wrote of this experience in an online article.[6] Adam met Radio Le Mans commentator and owner John Hindhaugh at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. Hindhaugh later offered her a job reporting from the pit lane at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June that year.[2]
Soon after, she sent an email to American Le Mans Series broadcast producer Jim Roller and implored him for employment. Roller handed her the position of graphics supervisor in the outside broadcast truck, a role she served throughout the 2012 and 2013 seasons.[2][3] Adam learnt her skills as a graphics artist through Roller's wife and her successors. She later accepted Hindhaugh's offer at commentary at Le Mans. Hence, Adam made her radio broadcast debut at the event.[2] In July 2013, she joined Canadian sports network Sportsnet as a reporter for its telecast of the 2013 Honda Indy Toronto. Adam worked alongside her father Bill, making it the first time a father and daughter combination joined each other on a Canadian motorsports broadcast.[4]
She joined IMSA Radio in 2015 and has acted as pit lane reporter in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and its support series.[7] Adam has covered the Trans-Am Series and Bathurst 12 Hour since then.[3] She was announced as part of the CBS Sports Network broadcast team for its coverage of the 2017 Pirelli World Challenge in February.[8] Additionally, she reported for the network for its broadcast of the inaugural Mazda Raceway California 8 Hours later that year.[9] Adam called a fund-raising kart race in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in October 2017.[10]
In 2019 she served as the color commentator for the Forza RC, the esport version of Forza Motorsport 7.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Shea Adam [@GearboxGirl] (January 11, 2017). "Live racing to start off being 27? Yay! Thanks @24HSERIES for the present! Coffee + voices of @dsceditor & @specutainment + race cars = :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e "Continental Tire IMSA Spotlight: Shea Adam". SportsCar365. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Women in Sports Car Racing – Shea Adam". Daytona International Speedway. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sportsnet Heats Up the Streets of T.O. With Comprehensive Coverage of the Honda Indy Toronto, July 12–14" (Press release). Sportsnet. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Shea Adam". LinkedIn. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham; Adam, Shea (April 14, 2015). "Grid Girls, Gearbox Girl Opines". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "IMSA Radio: The band is back together". Michelin Alley. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "CBS Sports Network Same-Day GT Coverage Highlights 2017 PWC Broadcast Schedule" (Press release). Pirelli World Challenge. February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Motor Trend OnDemand to stream the California 8H SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge". Racer. October 5, 2017. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Hall, Emmett (October 19, 2017). "Charity karting race shifts into high gear at Xtreme Action Park". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Ekberg, Brian (September 13, 2019). "Forza Week in Review 9-13-19".