ESC Insight’s Daily Edition for Friday, May 2nd Written by
Samantha Ross on
May 2, 2014
After a relaxing day away from the Press Centre, it’s back into the fray for the ESC Insight team. Sam sat down with Finland’s young rockers Softengine and Ireland’s Can-Linn (featuring Kasey Smith) while trying to stifle her fangirl side while chatting with Malta’s Firelight.
As always, stay tuned for more in-depth interviews to come, but until then, let us know what you think! Leave a comment for us, drop us a note on our Facebook page, or send us a Tweet. We’d love to hear from you!
Vaguely aware of the Contest since childhood, a fanatic since 2008, and an ESC blogger since 2009, Samantha Ross made her first sojourn to Eurovision in 2011, and was quickly welcomed into the fold at ESC Insight.
Over the years, she's been interviewed by BBC World News, SVT, LBC Radio, and many others. She was a semi-regular contributor to Oystermouth Radio's weekly dedicated Eurovision program, "Wales 12 Points". Furthermore, Samantha contributed to BBC Radio 2's coverage of the Copenhagen contest, and was a member of the official JuniorEurovision.tv web team in 2014 and 2015. She also worked as a member of the Bulgarian Delegation, serving as Assistant Head of Press in Kyiv and Lisbon. She is also the creator of the podcast "12 Points from America", an irreverent look at Eurovision from a US point of view.
When not at Eurovision, Samantha is a regular on the Twin Cities pub quiz circuit, and has volunteered as a moderator for the local high school quiz bowl for over ten years. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but is wistfully looking for opportunities to get geographically closer to the heart of the Eurovision action.
You can follow Samantha on Twitter (@escinsider).
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