Marla Ridenour

Marla Ridenour is a former sports columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal, who now freelances for Cleveland Magazine and ABJ. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, she has covered the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio sports since 1981. She was recently inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Hall of Fame. She's also received national recognition from the Pro Football Writers of America with a first-place honor in the 2023 Dick Connor Writing Awards.