Ruthie Polinsky

Ruthie Polinsky is the host of The Big Pro Football Show on Chicago Sports Network. Previously, she was a freelance host and reporter for NBC Sports Chicago. She is also an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, having won the Suncoast Regional Emmy for best Sports Talent in 2021. Prior to her current role, Polinsky was the lead sports anchor at NBC6 Miami, covering the station’s top sports stories and anchoring weekday sportscasts. She also co-hosted NBC 6 Sports Final on Sunday nights. Prior to joining NBC 6, Polinsky worked as a sports anchor and reporter at WPRI in Providence, Rhode Island, for three years.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Polinsky graduated from the University of Michigan in 2015 and received a dual degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Drama. It was there that she realized she could combine her love of performance and storytelling with her love of sports. That realization led her to pursue a career in sports broadcasting.

Upon graduation, Polinsky began her on-air broadcast career at KFDX in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a weekend sports anchor and reporter for two years before moving to WPRI. While working in New England, Polinsky was able to cover two Super Bowls, a World Series and a Stanley Cup Final, while also following two college basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament.

In 2019, Polinsky received the National Sports Media Association’s “Rhode Island Sportscaster of the Year” award. That same year, she also received a National Academy of Television Arts and Science nomination for her feature story about a 15-year-old female boxer named Sierra Martinez.