Archive | April, 2011

Smart, Hill, Jr. Win First Gaines Award

Salisbury, NC – April 29, 2011:  The National Sportscasters and Sportscasters Association & Hall of Fame announced today that Virginia Commonwealth University’s Shaka Smart (Division One) and Shaw University’s Cleo Hill, Jr. (Division Two) are the winners of the inaugural Clarence E. ‘Big House’ Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year Awards.  The Awards will [...]

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NSSA Awards Weekend Banners Go Up In Salisbury

You can tell the NSSA Awards Weekend is getting close.  Last week, the City of Salisbury put up the NSSA flags on the light poles in and around downtown.  It’s a sure sign that May 14th will be here before you know it!

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Soundcheck: Wes Durham, 2010 Georgia Sportscaster of the Year

Here is my interview with Wes Durham, who works for the Atlanta Falcons and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, broadcasting play-by-play in football, basketball and baseball.

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Soundcheck: Mike Grimm, Minnesota 2010 Sportscaster of the Year

Here is my interview with Mike Grimm, who works for Gopher Sports Properties, a division of Learfield Sports, and is the 2010 Sportscaster of the Year in Minnesota.

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Top ESPN SportsCenter Anchor moving to ABC’s Good Morning America

Josh Elliot, one of the most liked sportscasters on ESPN’s morning program SportsCenter has decided to move to Good Morning America on ABC. He had his final show anchoring SportsCenter last Friday, and will start as a newsreader at GMA next month.

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