The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association is an organization of sports media members based in Salisbury, North Carolina. It was formed in 1959 to honor local sportscasters and writers, but eventually branched out nationally. There’s been an annual awards program since 1960, the year Lindsey Nelson and Red Smith took home the first awards for sportscaster and sportswriter of the year, respectively. Each year, the 700 NSSA members elect the winners for each award. Over the years, the likes of Vin Scully, Dick Enberg, Al Michaels, John Madden, Peter Gammons, and Bob Ryan have all collected awards from the NSSA. For a full list of the National winners, you can click that link you just read over.
This May 14-16 will be the NSSA’s 52nd Annual Awards Weekend, when the organization will honor its latest Hall of Fame inductees–Brent Musburger, Bob Uecker and Bob Ryan–the national sportscaster and sportswriter of the year, and 110 state sportscasters and sportswriters of the year. We have all the winners for you here; all you have to do is click read more:
National Sportscaster of the Year: Mike Tirico
Tirico began his sportscasting career as a weekend sports anchor at WTVH in Syracuse, NY, while still an undergraduate at Syracuse University. He moved onto ESPN, where he has worked (also at ABC) since 1991. Tirico currently serves as play-by-play announcer on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, as well as ESPN’s and ABC’s NBA and college football coverage. He also is ABC’s lead golf announcer, serves as ESPN studio host for major events and contributes to ESPN Radio. Tirico won a Sports Emmy nomination for his work on Monday Night Football in 2007.
National Sportswriter of the Year: Peter King
King is an Ohio University graduate, who began his sportswriting career in 1980 at the Cincinnati Inquirer. He moved from there to New York’s Newsday, where he covered the NFL from 1985 to 1989. That’s when he moved on to Sports Illustrated, where in 1997, he began writing his popular online column, Monday Morning Quarterback. In addition to his SI and si.com work, King has appeared on HBO’s Inside the NFL, where the show won three Emmys during his tenure. He can currently be seen on NBC’s Football Night In America studio show and heard on Sirius Radio’s The Opening Drive.
ALABAMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Rod Bramblett, Auburn Sports Network, Auburn
ALABAMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mark McCarter, Huntsville Times, Huntsville
ARIZONA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Jeff Munn, KTAR Radio, Phoenix
ARIZONA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Paul Coro, Arizona Republic, Phoenix
ARKANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Chuck Barrett, U. of Arkansas Network, Fayetteville
ARKANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bob Wisener, Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs
CALIFORNIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles
CALIFORNIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles
COLORADO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Drew Goodman, Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, Denver
COLORADO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Dave Krieger, Denver Post, Denver
CONNECTICUT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Nathan, WVIT-TV, W. Hartford
CONNECTICUT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant, Hartford
DELAWARE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mike Corey, WWTX Radio, Wilmington
DELAWARE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Martin Frank, Wilmington News Journal, New Castle
DC SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Dave Feldman, WTTG-TV, Washington; Chris Miller, Comcast Sports Net, Washington
DC SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Rick Snider, Washington Examiner, Washington; Dan Steinberg, Washington Post, Washington
FLORIDA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Gene Deckerhoff, Florida State Univ./Tampa Bay Bucs, Tallahassee
FLORIDA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Jim Lamar, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee; Roy Cummings Tampa Tribune
GEORGIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Wes Durham, Georgia Tech/Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta
GEORGIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta
HAWAII SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Dave Vinton, OC16, Honolulu, HI
HAWAII SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Wes Nakama, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu
IDAHO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bob Behler, KBOI, Boise
IDAHO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Brian Murphy, Idaho Statesman, Boise
ILLINOIS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mike Reis, S. Illinois Univ./Carbondale
ILLINOIS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Dave Reynolds, Peoria Journal Star, Peoria Rick Telander Chicago Sun-Times
INDIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Paul Condry, Regional Radio Network, Mishawaka; Don Fischer, Indiana University, Bloomington
INDIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Terry Hutchens, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis
IOWA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Gary Dolphin, Iowa Hawkeye Network, Iowa City; Keith Murphy, WHO-TV, Des Moines
IOWA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mike Hlas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids
KANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bruce Steinbrock, WIBW-AM, Topeka
KANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Austin Meek, Topeka Capital Journal, Topeka
KENTUCKY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mary Jo Perino, WLEX-TV, Lexington
KENTUCKY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Larry Vaught, Danville Advocate-Messenger, Danville
LOUISIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Jim Henderson, WWL Radio, New Orleans
LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Randy Rosetta, Baton Rouge Advocate
MAINE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Rene Cloukey, WAGM-TV, Presque Isle; Jim Churchill, Black Bear Sports Network, Orono
MAINE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Pete Warner, Bangor Daily News, Bangor
MARYLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Keith Mills, WBAL Radio, Baltimore
MARYLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Jeff Zrebiec, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Needham
MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bob Ryan, Boston Globe
MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Ken Daniels, Fox Sports Detroit, Detroit
MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, Detroit; Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press, Detroit
MINNESOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mike Max, WCCO TV/Radio, Minneapolis; Mike Grimm, Gopher Radio Network
MINNESOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Charley Walters, St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul
MISSISSIPPI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: David Kellum, Ole Miss Radio Network, Oxford
MISSISSIPPI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Rick Cleveland, Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Jay Murry, Washington University Internet Radio, St. Louis
MISSOURI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Will Johnson, Gasconade County Republican, Owensville
MONTANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mick Holien, U. of Montana Network, Missoula
MONTANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Scott Mansch, Great Falls Tribune, Great Falls
NEBRASKA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Kugler, 1620AM/Westwood One, Omaha
NEBRASKA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Lee Barfknecht, Omaha World Herald, Omaha
NEVADA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Russ Langer, Las Vegas 51s, Las Vegas
NEVADA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Jim Jeannotte, UNH Sports Network, Durham
NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Kevin Gray, Manchester Union Leader, Manchester
NEW JERSEY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Tom Williams, Prime Events, Ocean City
NEW JERSEY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mike McGarry, Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville
NEW MEXICO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Van Tate, KRQE, Albuquerque
NEW MEXICO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Pancho Morris, The New Mexican, Santa Fe
NEW YORK SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bruce Beck, WNBC-TV, New York
NEW YORK SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, New York
NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Gary Hahn, NC State Radio Network, Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bob Sutton, Burlington Times-News, Burlington
NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Scott Miller, KFGO-AM, Fargo
NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Greg DeVillers, Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks
OHIO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Paul Keels, WBNS/Ohio State Radio Network, Columbus
OHIO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News
OKLAHOMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bob Barry, Jr., KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bill Haisten, Tulsa World, Tulsa
OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Katy Brown, KATU-TV, Portland
OREGON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Ron Bellamy, Eugene Register Guard, Eugene
PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Scott Franzke, Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network, Philadelphia
PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Bob Ford, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia
RHODE ISLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Steve Hyder, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pawtucket Steve McDonald, WHJJ-AM, Providence
RHODE ISLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Brendan McGair Pawtucket Times
SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Phil Kornblut, South Carolina Radio Network
SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Ron Morris, The State, Columbia, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Tim Smith, KMIT Radio, Mitchell
SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: John Papendick, American News, Aberdeen
TENNESSEE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans Radio Network, Nashville
TENNESSEE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Brent Hubbs, Volquest.com, Knoxville
TEXAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers Radio Network, Arlington
TEXAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Richard Justice, Houston Chronicle, Houston
UTAH SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Rick Aaron, KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City
UTAH SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Brad Rock, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
VERMONT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: George Commo, NSN Sports, Burlington
VERMONT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Mike Donoghue, Burlington Free Press, Burlington
VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bob Black, U. of Richmond/ISP Sports Network, Richmond
VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Doug Doughty, Roanoke Times, Roanoke
WASHINGTON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Bob Rondeau, U. of Washington Radio Network, Seattle
WASHINGTON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Larry Stone, Seattle Times
WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Steve Cotton, Marshall/ISP Sports Network, Huntington
WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Chuck Landon, Huntington Herald Dispatch, Huntington
WISCONSIN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Dennis Krause, Time Warner Cable, Milwaukee
WISCONSIN SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Tom Mulhern, State Journal, Madison
WYOMING SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR: Keith Kelley, KFBC Radio, Cheyenne
WYOMING SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR: Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Eagle Tribune, Cheyenne
