JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In a first for the News4JAX team, the Going Ringside with The Local Station podcast streamed six hours of live coverage of the sentencing of Tammy “Sunny” Sytch on Monday. Thousands watched on News4JAX+, News4JAX.com and the News4JAX YouTube channel as a judge sentenced the former wrestler to more than 17 years in prison, 8 years probation. Utilizing technology behind the scenes, this event was streamed, as newscasts and regularly scheduled programming aired on TV and on News4JAX+.
The WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Tammy Sytch, aka “Sunny,” faced up to 26 years in prison after she was accused of DUI manslaughter that resulted in the death of a Daytona Beach Shores man. In March 2022, Sytch, 50, crashed into a car parked at a stoplight. The crash killed the 75-year-old driver in that parked car. Sytch’s blood alcohol level was three and a half times the legal limit.
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“As host of the Going Ringside podcast we try and offer up to date news on the wrestling world as well as a nostalgic look at famous performers from the past. This live episode gave us that opportunity to cover an important story in the wrestling world for more than six hours in real time. This is an effort we will continue to do at Going Ringside to bring top level coverage of issues in the world of professional wrestling – both good and bad -- as they happen,” Scott Johnson said.
In August, “Going Ringside” reported she chose to forgo a criminal trial and pleaded no contest to the charges and is now awaiting sentencing. There is also a full episode of Going Ringside with Sytch’s background leading up to this point.
You can watch or listen to new episodes of “Going Ringside with The Local Station” every Wednesday.