Kudos to Marv Albert and Rick Reilly. And good to see “Doc” get a well-deserved honor.
The official release from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association:
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Marv Albert and Rick Reilly have been elected to the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, executive director Dave Goren announced today. Albert, a longtime network play-by-play announcer, and Reilly, who spent the bulk of his career at Sports Illustrated before moving to ESPN, will be honored during the 55th Annual NSSA Awards Weekend, June 7-9 in Salisbury, NC.
NBC’s Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick has been elected 2013 National Sportscaster of the Year and Sports Illustrated NFL writer Peter King has won his third National Sportswriter of the Year Award in the last four years.
In addition, state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year have been elected by their peers in 48 states, plus the District of Columbia (list below).
Finalists for the award were nominated by NSSA members from mid-October to mid-November. Final balloting took place during the month of December.
Albert began his career as a play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks, filling in for his mentor Marty Glickman for a game in January 1963. He then served as the full-time “voice of the Knicks” from 1967-2004. Albert has also called play-by-play for the New York Rangers, New York Giants and New Jersey Nets, in addition to his network play-by-jobs for NBC, CBS, Turner Sports, YES and Westwood One. Among his honors, Albert has won three Emmy Awards, six Cable ACE Awards and the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is a 19-time winner of NSSA’s New York Sportscaster of the Year Award. Currently, Albert serves as a play-by-play announcer for NFL games on CBS and for NBA games on Turner Sports.
Reilly’s journalism path started at the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, where he worked for two years, before moving to the Denver Post for two years and the Los Angeles Times for two more. In 1985, he moved to Sports Illustrated, where he spent almost 23 years, including the last 10 as the back-page columnist. Since 2007, Reilly has performed a number of roles for ESPN, including writing a front-page column for ESPN.com, hosting Homecoming with Rick Reilly and contributing human-interest stories for Monday Night Countdown. He is an 11-time NSSA National Sportscaster of the Year and has won numerous other awards, including the 2009 Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. Author of ten books, Reilly also co-wrote the movie Leatherheads, parts of which were filmed in NSSA’s hometown of Salisbury, NC. And the charity that Reilly founded, Nothing But Nets, has raised more than $40 million to provide mosquito nets to hang over children in Africa, where malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses kill more than 3,000 children each day.
A veteran of 39 years of broadcasting professional hockey, Emrick wins his first National Sportscaster of the Year Award. He moved to NBC and NBC Sports Network full time in 2011, after spending the previous 18 seasons as the TV voice of the New Jersey Devils. A two-time Emmy Award winner for his play-by-play, Emrick was the first broadcaster inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame, and won the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame. Known as ‘Doc’, Emrick earned his PhD from Bowling Green State University. He will work his seventh Winter Olympics for NBC in the upcoming Sochi Games in Russia. But hockey is not Emrick’s only sport. He has also called water polo for NBC in the Summer Olympics. His play-by-play career began in 1973, calling games of International Hockey League’s Port Huron Flags.
King becomes the eighth sportswriter to win the National Award in back-to-back years (also won in 2010 and 2012), joining Red Smith, Jim Murray, Will Grimsley, Frank Deford, Peter Gammons, Reilly and Bob Ryan. The longtime pro football writer for Sports Illustrated used the success of his weekly Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com to start TheMMQB.com in 2012, a website devoted to the coverage of the National Football League. King’s SI career began in 1989 after stints at Newsday and the Cincinnati Enquirer. He also serves as a reporter for the Football Night in America studio show on NBC.
While there are 46 first-time winners among the state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year, there are seven who have won more than ten state awards, including Indiana University football and basketball play-by-play announcer Don Fischer, who has now won 24 Indiana Sportscaster of the Year Awards.
The three-day NSSA Awards Weekend will feature a welcome reception and dinner, issues forum, seminars, a golf tournament and tennis tournament, as well as the Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Information on the Weekend will be posted at nssafame.com as details are finalized.
State winners:
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ALABAMA SPORTSCASTER Rod Bramblett, Auburn/IMG Sports Network, Auburn (3)
ARKANSAS SPORTSCASTER Bo Mattingly, Sports Talk With Bo, Fayetteville (2)
ARIZONA SPORTSCASTER Matt McConnell, Phoenix Coyotes TV/Fox Sports Arizona, Phoenix (1)
CALIFORNIA SPORTSCASTER Ken Korach, Oakland A’s Radio/95.7 The Game, Oakland (1) *
COLORADO SPORTSCASTER Drew Goodman, 104.3 The Fan, Colorado Rockies TV/ROOT Sports, Denver (10)
CONNECTICUT SPORTSCASTER Kevin Nathan, WVIT-TV, West Hartford (7)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPORTSCASTER Tim Brant, WJLA-TV, Washington (1)
DELAWARE SPORTSCASTER Sean Greene, WDEL, Wilmington (1)
FLORIDA SPORTSCASTER Dewayne Staats, Tampa Bay Rays TV/Fox Sports Florida/Sun Sports, St. Petersburg (1)
GEORGIA SPORTSCASTER Wes Durham, Atlanta Falcons Radio/790 The Zone, Fox Sports Net, Atlanta (9)
IOWA SPORTSCASTER Gary Rima, UNI Radio Network/Learfield, Cedar Falls (2)
IDAHO SPORTSCASTER Bob Behler, Bronco Sports Properties/Learfield, Boise (4)
ILLINOIS SPORTSCASTER John Wiedeman, Chicago Blackhawks Radio/WGN, Chicago (1)
INDIANA SPORTSCASTER (Tie) Don Fischer, Indiana Hoosier Sports Network/Learfield, Bloomington (24)
Mike Knezevich, Regional Radio Sports Network, Mishawaka (4)
KANSAS SPORTSCASTER Wyatt Thompson, Kansas State Wildcat Sports Network/Learfield, Manhattan (2)
KENTUCKY SPORTSCASTER Kent Taylor, WAVE-TV, Louisville (1)
LOUISIANA SPORTSCASTER Doug Mouton, WWL-TV, New Orleans (1)
MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSCASTER Dave Goucher, 98.5 The Sports Hub/Boston Bruins, Boston (1)
MARYLAND SPORTSCASTER Mark Viviano, WJZ-TV, Baltimore (4)
MAINE SPORTSCASTER Bob Lucy, Black Bear Sports Network/Learfield, Orono (1)
MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER Dan Miller, Detroit Lions Radio Network/WXYT, WJBK-TV, Detroit (1)
MINNESOTA SPORTSCASTER Mike Grimm, Gopher Sports Network/Learfield, Minneapolis (3)
MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER Mike Kelly, Missouri Tiger Sports Network/Learfield, Columbia (2)
MISSISSIPPI SPORTSCASTER Jim Ellis, Mississippi State Radio Network, Starkville (3)
MONTANA SPORTSCASTER Jason Walker, ESPN Radio, Helena (1)
NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER (Tie) David Glenn, The David Glenn Show, Raleigh (1)
Jeff Charles, Pirate/IMG Sports Network, Greenville (2)
NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER Craig Keating, KMAV/KMSR Radio, Mayville (1)
NEBRASKA SPORTSCASTER Kevin Sjuts, KOLN/KGIN, Lincoln (1)
NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSCASTER Bob Lipman, WTPL Radio/UNH Radio Network, Concord/Durham (4)
NEW JERSEY SPORTSCASTER (Tie) Matt Harmon, Shore Sports Network, Bayville (4)
Tom Williams, Prime Events, Ocean City (5)
NEW MEXICO SPORTSCASTER Bob Brown, 101.7 The Team, Albuquerque (1)
NEVADA SPORTSCASTER Russ Langer, UNLV/IMG Sports Network/LV 51s Baseball, Las Vegas (9)
NEW YORK SPORTSCASTER Ian Eagle, YES Network, New York City (1)
OHIO SPORTSCASTER Tom Hamilton, Indians Radio Network/WTAM, Cleveland (6)
OKLAHOMA SPORTSCASTER Dave Hunziker, OSU Cowboys Sports Network/Learfield, Stillwater (1)
OREGON SPORTSCASTER (Tie) Craig Birnbach, KATU-TV, Portland (1)
Dwight Jaynes, Comcast Sports Northwest, Portland (1)****
PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSCASTER Tom McCarthy, Comcast Sports Net Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1)
RHODE ISLAND SPORTSCASTER Frank Carpano, WJAR-TV, Providence (13)
SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER Jeff McCarragher, College of Charleston Sports Network, Charleston (1)
SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER Rod Fisher, KGFX Radio, Pierre (2)
TENNESSEE SPORTSCASTER (Tie) Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans Radio Network, Nashville (11)
Joe Fisher, Vanderbilt/IMG Sports Network, Nashville (1) TEXAS SPORTSCASTER Bill Brown, Astros TV Network, Houston (1)
UTAH SPORTSCASTER Dana Greene, ABC 4, Salt Lake City (2)
VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER Bill Roth, Virginia Tech/IMG Sports Network, Blacksburg (11)
VERMONT SPORTSCASTER Mike McCune, WCAX-TV, Burlington (1)
WASHINGTON SPORTSCASTER Brock Huard, ESPN 710, Seattle (1)
WISCONSIN SPORTSCASTER Brian Anderson, Brewers TV Network, Milwaukee (1)
WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER Keith Morehouse, WSAZ-TV, Huntington (4)
WYOMING SPORTSCASTER Reece Monaco, KFBC Radio, Cheyenne (4)
NATIONAL SPORTSCASTER Mike Emrick, NBC (1)
HALL OF FAME SPORTSCASTER Marv Albert, NY Knicks/Rangers, NBC, TNT, YES Network, CBS
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ALABAMA SPORTSWRITER Mark McCarter, Huntsville Times/AL.com, Huntsville (4)
ARKANSAS SPORTSWRITER Robbie Neiswanger, Arkansas News Bureau, Fayetteville (1)
ARIZONA SPORTSWRITER Kent Somers, Arizona Republic, Phoenix (2)
CALIFORNIA SPORTSWRITER Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles (1)
COLORADO SPORTSWRITER Mike Klis, Denver Post, Denver (2)
CONNECTICUT SPORTSWRITER Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, Hartford (3)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPORTSWRITER Mike Harris, Washington Times, Washington (1)
DELAWARE SPORTSWRITER Andy Walter, Delaware State News, Dover (3)
FLORIDA SPORTSWRITER Marc Topkin, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg (1)
GEORGIA SPORTSWRITER Steve Hummer, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta (5)
IOWA SPORTSWRITER Steve Batterson, Quad City Times, Davenport (3)
IDAHO SPORTSWRITER Brian Murphy, Idaho Statesman, Boise (5)
ILLINOIS SPORTSWRITER Bruce Miles, Daily Herald, Arlington Heights (1)
INDIANA SPORTSWRITER Bob Kravitz, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis (2)
KANSAS SPORTSWRITER Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence (2)
KENTUCKY SPORTSWRITER Jennie Rees, Courier-Journal, Louisville (2)
LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITER Les East, Advocate, Baton Rouge (1)
MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSWRITER Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe, Boston (2)
MARYLAND SPORTSWRITER (Tie) Dan Connolly, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore (1)
David Ginsburg, Associated Press, Baltimore (2)
MAINE SPORTSCASTER Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News, Bangor (8)
MICHIGAN SPORTSWRITER Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, Detroit (1)
MINNESOTA SPORTSWRITER Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune, Minneapolis (1)
MISSOURI SPORTSWRITER Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis (1)
MISSISSIPPI SPORTSWRITER Scott Walters, Columbus Commercial Dispatch, Columbus (1)
MONTANA SPORTSWRITER Mike Scherting, Billings Gazette, Billings (1)**
NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER Sammy Batten, Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville (3)
NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER Tom Mix The Forum, Fargo (1)
NEBRASKA SPORTSWRITER Dirk Chatelain, Omaha World Herald, Omaha (2)
NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSWRITER Allen Lessels, Union Leader, Manchester (11)
NEW JERSEY SPORTSWRITER (Tie) Sam Carchidi, Inquirer, Cherry Hill (1)
Scott Stump, Shore Sports Network, Toms River (1)
NEW MEXICO SPORTSWRITER Mark Smith, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque (1)***
NEVADA SPORTSWRITER Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas (1)
NEW YORK SPORTSWRITER Mike Vaccaro, New York Post, New York (2)
OHIO SPORTSWRITER Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News & Fox Sports Ohio, Dayton (14)
OKLAHOMA SPORTSWRITER Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa World, Tulsa (1)
OREGON SPORTSWRITER John Canzano, The Oregonian, Portland (4)
PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSWRITER Jim Salisbury, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1)
RHODE ISLAND SPORTSWRITER Paul Kenyon, Providence Journal, Providence (1)
SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER Josh Kendall, The State, Columbia (1)
SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER James Cimburek, Yankton Press and Dakotan, Yankton (1)
TENNESSEE SPORTSWRITER Jim Wyatt, The Tennessean, Nashville (6)
TEXAS SPORTSWRITER Randy Galloway, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Ft. Worth (5)
UTAH SPORTSWRITER Dirk Facer, Deseret News, Salt Lake City (4)
VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER David Teel, Newport News Daily Press, Newport News (7)
VERMONT SPORTSWRITER Anna Grearson, Times-Argus, Barre/Montpelier (2)
WASHINGTON SPORTSWRITER Larry Stone, Seattle Times, Seattle (2)
WISCONSIN SPORTSWRITER Tom Silverstein, Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee (2)
WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER Chuck McGill, Daily Mail, Charleston (2)
WYOMING SPORTSWRITER Jack Nowlin, Casper Star-Tribune, Casper (2)
NATIONAL SPORTSWRITER Peter King, Sports Illustrated (3)
HALL OF FAME SPORTSWRITER Rick Reilly, Sports Illustrated, ESPN
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* – also won in NV (2001)
** – also won in ND (1997)
*** – also won once as sportscaster (1984)
**** – also won 5 times as sportswriter (1975, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004)