NSSA Announces 2013 Award Winners

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) has announced its list of honorees for 2013. ESPN’s Dick Vitale and Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom have been selected to enter into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Dan Patrick was named top National Sportscaster while Peter King of Sports Illustrated was named top National Sportswriter. The award winners will receive recognition at the 54th Annual NSSA Awards Weekend in Salisbury, NC, June 8-10, 2013. Here is the list of national and state award winners: HALL OF FAME SPORTSCASTER Dick Vitale, ESPN HALL OF FAME SPORTSWRITER Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press/Author NATIONAL SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Dan Patrick, Dan Patrick Show/Football Night in America, Premiere Radio/NBC (2) NATIONAL SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Peter King, Sports Illustrated (2) ALABAMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Jim Dunaway, CBS42/WJOX Radio, Birmingham (2) ALABAMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Kevin Scarbinsky, Birmingham News/AL.com, Birmingham (4) ARIZONA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Dave Pasch, Arizona Cardinals/ESPN, Phoenix (1) ARIZONA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Doug Haller, Arizona Republic, Phoenix (1) ARKANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bo Mattingly, Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly, Fayetteville (1) ARKANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Bob Wisener, Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs (5) CALIFORNIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Greg Papa, Oakland Raiders/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, San Francisco (3) CALIFORNIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Tim Kawakami, San Jose Mercury News, San Jose (1) COLORADO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Vic Lombardi, KCNC-TV, Denver (1) COLORADO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Mike Klis, Denver Post, Denver (1) CONNECTICUT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Rich Coppola, WTIC-TV, Hartford (8) CONNECTICUT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, Hartford (2) DELAWARE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Scott Klatzkin, WDSD Radio, Wilmington (2) DELAWARE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Andy Walter, Delaware State News, Dover (2) DC SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Chick Hernandez, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Washington (1) DC SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Brian McNally, Washington Examiner, Washington (1) FLORIDA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Gene Deckerhoff, FSU/IMG Sports Net & Bucs Radio Net, Tallahassee/Tampa (14) FLORIDA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando (1) GEORGIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Wes Durham, Atlanta Falcons/Georgia Tech Radio Networks, Atlanta (8) GEORGIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta (3) IDAHO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bob Behler, Boise State/Learfield Sports Network, Boise (3) IDAHO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Brian Murphy, Idaho Statesman, Boise (4) ILLINOIS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Dave Snell, Bradley Radio Network, Peoria (2) ILLINOIS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Dave Reynolds, Peoria Journal Star, Peoria (3) INDIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Don Fischer, IU Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Bloomington (23) INDIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Bob Kravitz, Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis (1) IOWA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Chris Hassel, WHO-TV, Des Moines (1) IOWA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR John Bohnenkamp, The Hawk Eye, Burlington (1) KANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Matt Walters, KMAN Radio, Manhattan (1) KANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Tom Keegan, Lawrence Journal World, Lawrence (1) KENTUCKY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Paul Rogers, Louisville Cardinals Radio Network, Louisville (4) Tom Leach, Big Blue/IMG Sports Network, Lexington (5) KENTUCKY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR John Clay, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington (4) LOUISIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Lyn Rollins, Cox Sports Television (CST), New Orleans (4) LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Bob Tompkins, Town Talk, Alexandria (4) MAINE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Rich Kimball, Black Bears Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Orono (5) MAINE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Kevin Thomas, Portland Press Herald, Portland (1) MARYLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Mark Viviano, WJZ-TV, Baltimore (3) MARYLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore (2) MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Needham (16) MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe, Boston (11) MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Don Shane, WXYZ-TV, Detroit (1) MICHIGAN SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR John Lowe, Detroit Free Press, Detroit (1) MINNESOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Phil Mackey, 1500 ESPN, Minneapolis (1) Dave Schwartz, KARE 11 TV, Minneapolis (1) MINNESOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Michael Russo, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minneapolis (2) MISSISSIPPI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR John Cox, USM/IMG Sports Network, Hattiesburg (6) MISSISSIPPI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Rick Cleveland, Clarion-Ledger/MS Sports Hall of Fame, Jackson (8) MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Mike Kelly, Univ. of Missouri Radio Network, Columbia (1) MISSOURI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis (2) MONTANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Mick Holien, Montana Grizzlies Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Missoula (13) MONTANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Bob Meseroll, Missoulian, Missoula (1) NEBRASKA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Kevin Kugler, Dial Global/Big Ten Network, Omaha (9) NEBRASKA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Sam McKewon, Omaha World Herald, Omaha (1) NEVADA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Russ Langer, Las Vegas 51s & UNLV/IMG Sports Network, Las Vegas (8) NEVADA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, NV (4) NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bob Lipman, WTPL Radio, Concord (3) NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Al Pike, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Dover (1) Allen Lessels, New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester (10) NEW JERSEY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Matt Harmon, Shore Sports Network, Bayville (3) NEW JERSEY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Dave Weinberg, Press of Atlantic City, Atlantic City (3) NEW MEXICO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Scott Galetti, New Mexico Lobos/Learfield Sports Network, Albuquerque (1) NEW MEXICO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Will Webber, Santa Fe New Mexican, Santa Fe (1) NEW YORK SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bruce Beck, WNBC-TV, New York (6) Gary Cohen, SNY and Seton Hall Radio Network, New York (1) NEW YORK SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Mike Vaccaro, New York Post, New York (1) Ian O’Connor, ESPNNewYork.com, New York (1) NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR David Jackson, Appalachian State/IMG Sports Network, Boone (2) NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Lenox Rawlings, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem (3) NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Lee Timmerman, KFYR-TV, Bismarck (4) NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Steve Thomas, Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck (1) OHIO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Paul Keels, WBNS/Ohio State Radio Network, Columbus (4) OHIO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Hal McCoy, DaytonDailyNews.com/FoxSportsOhio.com, Dayton (13) OKLAHOMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bob Barry, Jr., KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City (6) OKLAHOMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City (5) OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR John Strong, Portland Timbers/750am, Portland (1) OREGON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR John Canzano, The Oregonian, Portland (3) PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Derrick Gunn, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1) PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh (1) RHODE ISLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Steve Hyder, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pawtucket (6) RHODE ISLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Kevin McNamara, Providence Journal, Providence (1) SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Allen Smothers, Coastline Sports Media, Myrtle Beach (2) SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Gene Sapakoff, Charleston Post and Courier, Charleston (5) Terry Massey, GrandStrandSportsReport.com, Myrtle Beach (1) SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Tyler Merriam, Jackrabbit Sports Network, Brookings (1) SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion, Watertown (2) TENNESSEE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Pete Weber, Nashville Predators TV/Radio, Nashville (2) Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans Radio Network, Nashville (10) TENNESSEE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Jim Wyatt, The Tennessean, Nashville (5) TEXAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Brad Sham, Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, Dallas (11) TEXAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Kirk Bohls, Austin American Statesman, Austin (2) UTAH SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bill Riley, ESPN 700, Salt Lake City (1) UTAH SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Brad Rock, The Deseret News, Salt Lake City (5) VERMONT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Jack Healey, NSN Sports, Burlington (20) VERMONT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Anna Grearson, Times-Argus, Barre/Montpelier (1) VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bill Roth, Virginia Tech Hokies/IMG Sports Network, Blacksburg (10) VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR David Teel, Newport News Daily Press, Newport News (6) WASHINGTON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Bob Rondeau, UW Huskies/IMG Sports Network, Seattle (10) WASHINGTON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Jerry Brewer, Seattle Times, Seattle (2)* WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Keith Morehouse, WSAZ-TV, Huntington (3) WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Jack Bogaczyk, HerdZone.com/The Herd Insider, Huntington (3) WISCONSIN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Dennis Krause, Time Warner Cable Sports, Milwaukee (5) WISCONSIN SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee (2) Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee (6) WYOMING SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR Keith Kelley, KFBC Radio, Cheyenne (3) WYOMING SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Eagle-Tribune, Cheyenne (3) - Also won once in Kentucky.