Hi, I am

Samantha

Chatman

Emmy Award Winner
JOURNALIST
NEWS ANCHOR
TALK SHOW HOST
Visionary

JOURNALISM

MEETs

Culture!

Samantha Chatman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV news personality for ABC 7 Chicago, children’s book author and host of her own talk show, Mama, I Made It!®

She sits at the intersection of journalism and culture—breaking stories that matter, hosting conversations that inspire and building platforms that amplify voices shaping the future.

2x

Emmy Winner
ABC 7 Chicago

10+

Years in
Journalism

150k

Across Platforms
®

Where Icons tell
the real story

Mama,  
I made it!®

Mama, I Made it!® Is a culture-shifting talk show on YouTube created and hosted by Emmy Award–winning journalist Samantha Chatman, where success stories get real. This isn’t surface-level celebrity talk—this is where icons, disruptors and industry leaders break down what it actually took to make it.

From global stars to self-made power players, each conversation goes beyond the highlight reel—diving into the grind, the setbacks, the pivots, and the defining moments that built their legacy.

With a signature blend of journalistic credibility and cultural connection, Mama, I Made It!® delivers raw, unfiltered interviews that inspire, inform and remind every viewer: your path may look different—but making it is possible. One day, you'll be saying, "Mama, I Made It!"

More than one million youtube views

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