National Sports Media Association Names 2021 Hall Of Famers, Sportscasters And Sportswriters Of The Year

Honors

The NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION has unveiled the newest inductees into the NSMA Hall of Fame as well as the national and state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year. The winners will be honored at the NSMA's 61st annual awards weekend, currently scheduled for JUNE 26-28 in WINSTON-SALEM, NC.

Sportscasters JIM NANTZ, DICK STOCKTON, and the late BAY AREA legend BILL KING are headed into the Hall along with sportswriters LARRY MERCHANT, the late WILLIAM NACK, WILLIAM C. RHODEN, and RICK TELANDER. Just-retired NBC hockey broadcaster MIKE "DOC" EMRICK was named National Sportscaster of the Year, while THE ATHLETIC's  college football expert NICOLE AUERBACH was named National Sportswriter of the Year.

State winners include:

ALABAMA

• Sportscaster: J.D. BYARS, JAGUAR SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: BEN THOMAS, AL.COM

ARIZONA

• Sportscaster: DAVE PASCH, ARIZONA CARDINALS RADIO NETWORK
• Sportswriter: DOUG HALLER, THE ATHLETIC; KENT SOMERS, ARIZONA REPUBLIC

ARKANSAS:

• Sportscaster: STEVE SULLIVAN, ABC affiliate KATV-TV/LITTLE ROCK
• Sportswriter: ANDREW HUTCHINSON, HAWGBEAT.COM

CALIFORNIA

• Sportscaster: DUANE KUIPER, NBC SPORTS BAY AREA; TED LEITNER, PADRES RADIO NETWORK (ENTERCOM Sports KWFN (97.3 THE FAN)/SAN DIEGO)
• Sportswriter: BILL PLASCHKE, LOS ANGELES TIMES

COLORADO

• Sportscaster: RYAN HARRIS, KSE RADIO VENTURES Sports KKSE-F (ALTITUDE SPORTS 92.5)/DENVER Sportswriter: NICK GROKE, THE ATHLETIC

CONNECTICUT

• Sportscaster: ERIK DOBRATZ, ABC affiliate WTNH-TV/NEW HAVEN
• Sportswriter: JOE MORELLI, HEARST CONNECTICUT MEDIA GROUP

DELAWARE

• Sportscaster: SCOTT KLATZKIN, DELAWARE SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: MARTIN FRANK, NEWS JOURNAL, WILMINGTON

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• Sportscaster: DAVE JAGELER, NATIONALS RADIO NETWORK (ENTERCOM Sports WJFK (106.7 THE FAN)/WASHINGTON; JOHN WALTON, CAPITALS RADIO NETWORK (WJFK)
• Sportswriter: BARRY SVRULGA, WASHINGTON POST

FLORIDA

• Sportscaster: ERIC REID, HEAT TV NETWORK (FOX SPORTS SUN)
• Sportswriter: DAVE HYDE, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL

GEORGIA

• Sportscaster: FRANK SULKOWSKI, ABC affiliate WJCL-TV/SAVANNAH
• Sportswriter: JEFF SCHULTZ, THE ATHLETIC

HAWAII

• Sportscaster: ROB DEMELLO, FOX affiliate KHON-TV/HONOLULU
• Sportswriter: STEPHEN TSAI, HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER

IDAHO

• Sportscaster: WILL HALL, NBC affiliate KTVB-TV/BOISE
• Sportswriter: JOHN WUSTROW, IDAHO PRESS, NAMPA

ILLINOIS

• Sportscaster: JASON BENETTI, NBC SPORTS CHICAGO
• Sportswriter: SHANNON RYAN, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

INDIANA

• Sportscaster: JOHN MICHAEL VINCENT, EMMIS Sports WFNI-A-W228CX-W298BB (107.5 AND 1070 THE FAN)/INDIANAPOLIS
• Sportswriter: KYLE NEDDENRIEP, INDIANAPOLIS STAR

IOWA

• Sportscaster: MARK WOODLEY, NBC affiliate KWWL-TV/WATERLOO
• Sportswriter: TOMMY BIRCH, DES MOINES REGISTER

KANSAS

• Sportscaster: WYATT THOMPSON, K-STATE SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: RICK PETERSON, JR., HAYS DAILY NEWS; RICK PETERSON, SR., TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL

KENTUCKY

• Sportscaster: KEITH FARMER, NBC affiliate WLEX-TV/LEXINGTON
• Sportswriter: KYLE TUCKER, THE ATHLETIC

LOUISIANA

• Sportscaster: CHRIS BLAIR, LSU SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: SCOOTER HOBBS, LAKE CHARLES AMERICAN PRESS

MAINE

• Sportscaster: TRAVIS LEE, ABC affiliate WMTW-TV/PORTLAND
• Sportswriter: MIKE LOWE, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

MARYLAND

• Sportscaster: JOHNNY HOLLIDAY, MARYLAND SPORTS RADIO NETWORK
• Sportswriter: PETER SCHMUCK, BALTIMORE SUN

MASSACHUSETTS

• Sportscaster: JOE AMOROSINO, independent WHDH-TV/BOSTON; DAN ROCHE, CBS O&O WBZ-TV/BOSTON
• Sportswriter: PETER ABRAHAM, BOSTON GLOBE

MICHIGAN

• Sportscaster: the late JAMIE SAMUELSON, ENTERCOM Sports WXYT-F (97.1 THE TICKET)/DETROIT
• Sportswriter: MICK MCCABE, DETROIT FREE PRESS

MINNESOTA

• Sportscaster: CORY PROVUS, TWINS RADIO NETWORK (ENTERCOM News-Talk WCCO-A/MINNEAPOLIS)
• Sportswriter: the late SID HARTMAN, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE

MISSISSIPPI

• Sportscaster: MATT WYATT, ALPHA MEDIA Sports WRKS (ESPN 105.9 THE ZONE)/JACKSON
• Sportswriter: RICK CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI TODAY

MISSOURI

• Sportscaster: MITCH HOLTHUS, CHIEFS RADIO NETWORK (ENTERCOM Country WDAF (106,5 THE WOLF)/KANSAS CITY
• Sportswriter: DAVE MATTER, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

MONTANA

• Sportscaster: RILEY CORCORAN, GRIZZLY SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: JORDAN HANSEN, MISSOULIAN

NEBRASKA

• Sportscaster: JEFF MOTZ, ALPHA MEDIA News-Talk KFOR-A-K277CA/LINCOLN
• Sportswriter: PARKER GABRIEL, LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

NEVADA

• Sportscaster: KEVIN BOLLINGER, FOX affiliate KVVU-TV (FOX 5)/LAS VEGAS
• Sportswriter: RON KANTOWSKI, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Sportscaster: MIKE MURPHY, WILDCAT SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: ROGER BROWN, MANCHESTER UNION LEADER

NEW JERSEY

• Sportscaster: CHRIS CARLIN, RUTGERS SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: STEVE POLITI, NJ ADVANCE MEDIA

NEW MEXICO

• Sportscaster: VAN TATE, CBS affiliate KRQE-TV/ALBUQUERQUE
• Sportswriter: KEN SICKENGER, ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

NEW YORK

• Sportscaster: KEVIN MAHER, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND
• Sportswriter: RICH CIMINI, ESPN

NORTH CAROLINA

• Sportscaster: STAN COTTEN, WAKE FOREST SPORTS PROPERTIES; GARY HAHN, WOLFPACK SPORTS PROPERTIES
• Sportswriter: ED HARDIN, GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD

NORTH DAKOTA

• Sportscaster: JODY NORSTEDT, MIDCO SPORTS NETWORK
• Sportswriter: GREG DEVILLERS, GRAND FORKS HERALD

OHIO

• Sportscaster: DAN HOARD, CINCINNATI BENGALS/UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
• Sportswriter: JUSTIN WILLIAMS, THE ATHLETIC

OKLAHOMA

• Sportscaster: PAT JONES, CUMULUS Sports WWLS (THE SPORTS ANIMAL)/OKLAHOMA CITY- STEPHENS Sports KYAL-A-K260CR (THE SPORTS ANIMAL)/TULSA
• Sportswriter: BERRY TRAMEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

OREGON

• Sportscaster: ADAM BJARANSON, CBS affiliate KOIN-TV/PORTLAND; ORLANDO SANCHEZ, NBC affiliate KGW-TV/PORTLAND
• Sportswriter: KEN GOE, THE OREGONIAN

PENNSYLVANIA
Sportscaster: MICHAEL BARKANN, NBC SPORTS PHILADELPHIA

• Sportswriter: MATT GELB, THE ATHLETIC

RHODE ISLAND

• Sportscaster: NICK COIT, ABC affiliate WLNE-TV/PROVIDENCE; YIANNI KOURAKIS, CBS affiliate WPRI-TV/PROVIDENCE
• Sportswriter: BILL KOCH, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Sportscaster: PHIL KORNBLUT, SC RADIO NETWORK
• Sportswriter: GRACE RAYNOR, THE ATHLETIC

SOUTH DAKOTA

• Sportscaster: TIM SMITH, SAGA Country KMIT/MITCHELL, SD
• Sportswriter: BRIAN HAENCHEN, SIOUX FALLS ARGUS LEADER

TENNESSEE

• Sportscaster: PETE WEBER, PREDATORS RADIO NETWORK (CROMWELL Sports WPRT (102.5 THE GAME)/NASHVILLE
• Sportswriter: TERESA WALKER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

TEXAS

• Sportscaster: JOSH BOGORAD, STARS RADIO NETWORK (CUMULUS Sports KTCK-A-F ITHE TICKET)/DALLAS
• Sportswriter: KIRK BOHLS, AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

UTAH

• Sportscaster: SCOTT GARRARD, LARRY H. MILLER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Sports KZNS-A-F (97.5/1280 THE ZONE)/SALT LAKE CITY
• Sportswriter: TONY JONES, THE ATHLETIC

VERMONT

• Sportscaster: GEORGE COMMO, RADIO VERMONT GROUP/NORTHEAST SPORTS NETWORK
• Sportswriter: ALEX ABRAMI, BURLINGTON FREE PRESS

VIRGINIA

• Sportscaster: DAVE KOEHN, VIRGINIA SPORTS RADIO NETWORK
• Sportswriter: MIKE BARBER, RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH

WASHINGTON

• Sportscaster: DAVE SIMS, ROOT SPORTS NORTHWEST
• Sportswriter: BOB CONDOTTA, SEATTLE TIMES

WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR

• Sportscaster: KEITH MOREHOUSE, WSAZ-TV, HUNTINGTON (6)
• Sportswriter: CHUCK MCGILL, THUNDERING HERD ILLUSTRATED/HERDZONE.COM

WISCONSIN

• Sportscaster: JEFF LEVERING, MILWAUKEE BREWERS
• Sportswriter: ADAM MCCALVY, MLB.COM

WYOMING

• Sportscaster: DAVID SETTLE, KOWB RADIO, LARAMIE (1)
• Sportswriter: MICHAEL KATZ, WYOSPORTS

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