Samantha Ponder (née Steele, born December 11, 1985) is an American sportscaster from Phoenix, Arizona who was the second season host of BattleBots on ABC, directly replacing Molly McGrath.
As the show moved from ABC to Discovery, the new network opted to instead enhance the co-presenting roles of Chris Rose and Kenny Florian. With the lack of a 2017 season, World Championship III was filmed during Ponder's second pregnancy, making her unavailable to fill the role regardless.[2]
Outside BattleBots[]
Ponder is best known for her role starring in Sunday NFL Countdown for ESPN and Canadian network TSN. Joining ESPN in 2011, she has been a sideline reporter for the network's Thursday Night Football, Super Tuesday and Saturday Primetime Basketball shows.
Away from sports, Samantha Ponder has co-hosted ABC's morning talk show The View.
Trivia[]
- Samantha Ponder married to Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder in 2010.