Tulsa’s Hoover Wins NATA Sports Medicine Reporting Award

Tulsa World sports columnist John Hoover is the 2012-13 winner of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Sports Medicine Reporting Award, NATA announced today.  Hoover won for a…

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Amaker, Stinson Win 2012-13 Gaines Awards

SALISBURY, NC (April 3, 2013) – Tommy Amaker of Harvard University and James Stinson of Livingstone College (NC) have been named the winners of the third annual Clarence ‘Big House’…

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Vitale, Albom Newest NSSA Hall of Fame Electees; Patrick, King Win National Awards

Hall of Fame inductees Dick Vitale and Mitch Albom lead the list of winners of the 2012 National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Awards, announced by executive director Dave…

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2013 Awards Weekend Promo

3-Time NSSA KS Sportscaster of Year White Dies

Fred White, who for 25 years, served as the Kansas City Royals radio play-by-play man, died on Wednesday of complications from melanoma.  White, who won the NSSA’s Kansas Sportscaster of the Year Award from 1968-1970, was 76 years old.  2011 NSSA National Sportswriter of the Year Joe Posnanski knew White from their time together in [...]

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11-Time NSSA SD Sportswriter of Year Lindner Dies

Longtime Rapid City Journal sports editor Don Lindner died at age 82 on Tuesday.  Lindner won a record eleven NSSA South Dakota Sportswriter of the Year Awards.  He retired 17 years ago after 37 years as the Journal’s sports editor.  Story on his passing in today’s Journal.

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ESPN Radio’s Masteller Added to Seminar Lineup

ESPN Radio’s Scott Masteller has been added to the lineup for the One Day Ticket to Sportscasting Success seminar, co-hosted by NSSA and STAA.  That word from STAA CEO Jon Chelesnik today.  More info here.

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NSSA National Board’s Durham Receives Elon Distinguished Alumni Award

Congratulations to NSSA National Board member Wes Durham, an eight-time NSSA Georgia Sportscaster of the Year, for receiving Elon University’s Distinguished Alumni Award.  For details, click here.

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NSSA Hall of Famer Wolff Donates Recordings to Library of Congress; Inducted Into DC Sports HoF

Congratulations to NSSA Hall of Famer Bob Wolff, who will be inducted into the DC Sports Hall of Fame before the April 28th Reds-Nationals game in Washington.  Wolff also recently donated many of his recorded interviews to the Library of Congress.  Check out both the Tyler Kepner story and the video from the New York Times.

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ESPN’s Aronowitz Added to Sportscasting Success Seminar

Jon Chelesnk, CEO of Sportscasters Talent Agency of America, has announced that Meg Aronowitz, ESPN coordinating producer, has been added to the lineup for the second One Day Ticket to Sportscasting Success seminar, to be held in conjunction with the 54th Annual NSSA Awards Weekend, June 8-10, in Salisbury, NC. Aronowitz joins a lineup that [...]

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