The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association will honor its 2006 national and state winners and induct two members into the Hall of Fame during its 48th annual awards program April 28-30 in Salisbury, N.C.
The National Sportscaster of the Year is Joe Buck of Fox Sports. The National Sportswriter of the Year is Rick Reilly of Sports Illustrated. Verne Lundquist of CBS Sports and Dave Kindred of Golf Digest will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The winners from each state are as follows:
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State |
Sportscaster |
Sportswriter |
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Alabama |
Rod Bramblett, Auburn University |
Phillip Marshall, The Huntsville Times |
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Arkansas |
Paul Eells, KATV, Little Rock |
Harry King, Stephen’s Media, Little Rock |
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California |
Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers |
Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle |
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Colorado |
Jerry Schemmel, Denver Nuggets |
Jim Armstrong, The Denver Post |
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Connecticut |
Joe D’Ambrosio, WTIC, Hartford |
Mike DiMauro, The Day, New London |
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Deleware |
Bill Komissaroff, WRDX, Claymont |
Kevin Tresolini, The News Journal, Wilmington |
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Florida |
Gene Deckerhoff, Florida State University |
Gary Shelton, The St. Petersburg Times |
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Georgia |
Pete Van Wieren, Atlanta Braves |
Dave O’Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Hawaii |
Bobby Curran, KKEA, Honolulu |
Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Advertiser |
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Idaho |
Doug Andersen, KPVI, Pocatello |
No winner |
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Illinois |
Pat Hughes, Chicago Cubs |
Mike Downey, Chicago Tribune; and Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times |
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Indiana |
Don Fischer, Indiana University |
Terry Hutchens, Indianapolis Star |
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Iowa |
Larry Cotlar, KXNO, Des Moines |
Randy Peterson, The Des Moines Register |
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Kansas |
Bob Davis, University of Kansas |
Ken Corbitt, Topeka Capital-Journal |
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Kentucky |
Tom Leach, WLAP, Lexington |
Larry Vaught, The Advocate-Messenger, Danville |
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Louisiana |
Lyn Rollins, Cox Sports Television, Baton Rouge |
Marty Mulé, The Tiger Rag, New Orleans; and Bob Tompkins, Alexandria Town Talk |
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Maine |
Dan Hannigan, WZON, Bangor |
Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News |
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Maryland |
Gerry Sandusky, WBAL-TV, Baltimore; and Amber Theo-Harris WBFF-TV, Baltimore |
Joe Gross, The Capital, Annapolis; and Peter Schmuck, The Sun, Baltimore |
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Massachusetts |
Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Needham |
Bob Ryan, The Boston Globe |
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Michigan |
Dan Dickerson, WXYT, Detroit |
Mike O’Hara, The Detroit News |
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Minnesota |
Dave Lee, WCCO, Minneapolis |
Charley Walters, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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Mississippi |
Stan Sandroni, Ole Miss Radio Network |
John Davis, The Oxford Eagle |
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Misouri |
Jay Murry, KWRE/KFAV, Warrenton |
Bill Battle, Washington Missourian |
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Montana |
Kris Atteberry, KYCB, Bozeman |
Scott Mansch, Great Falls Tribune |
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Nebraska |
Kevin Kugler, “The Zone”/Westwood One, Omaha |
Sean Callahan, Huskers Illustrated, Lincoln |
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Nevada |
Dave Cokin, ESPN Radio, Las Vegas |
Joe Hawk, Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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New Hampshire |
Jim Jeannotte, University of New Hampshire Network and Bob Lipman, WTPL, Concord |
Allen Lessels, The Union Leader, Manchester |
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New Jersey |
Kevin Williams, WOBM, Toms River |
Tom Luicci, The Star Ledger |
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New Mexico |
Van Tate, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque |
Pancho Morris, The Santa Fe New Mexican |
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New York |
Jim Kaat, YES Network, New York |
Richard Sandomir, The New York Time |
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North Carolina |
Stan Cotton, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem |
Bob Sutton, Times-News, Burlington |
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North Dakota |
Jon Cole, KUMV-TV, Williston |
Greg DeVillers, Grand Forks Herald |
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Ohio |
Tom Hamilton, Cleveland Indians |
Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News |
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Oklahoma |
Bruce Howard, University of Tulsa |
Dave Sittler, Tulsa World |
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Oregon |
Mike Parker, Oregon State, Corvallis |
John Canzano, The Oregonian, Portland |
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Pennsylvania |
Michael Barkann, Comcast SportsNet, Philadelphia |
Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Rhode Island |
Steve Hyder, Pawtucket Red Sox |
Rick McGowan, The Newport Daily News |
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South Carolina |
Mike Morgan The University of South Carolina, Columbia |
Gene Sapakoff, The Post and Courier |
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South Dakota |
Joe Van Goor, KVTH, Yankton |
Roger Toland, The Rapid City Journal |
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Tennessee |
Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans, Nashville |
Jim Wyatt, The Tennessean, Nashville |
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Texas |
Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers |
Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News |
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Utah |
Wesley Ruff, KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City |
Ben DeVoe, Davis County Clipper, Bountiful |
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Vermont |
Jack Healey, WYSB, Rutland |
Mike Donoghue, The Burlington Free Press |
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Virginia |
Bill Roth, Virginia Tech |
Jeff White, Richmond Times |
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Washington |
Kevin Calabro, Seattle Supersonics |
John Blanchette, The Spokesman Review, Spokane |
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West Virginia |
Steve Cotton, Marshall University, Huntington |
Anthony Hanshew, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington |
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Wisconsin |
Matt LePay, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Tom Silverstein, Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee |
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Wyoming |
Reece Monaco, KFBC, Cheyenne |
Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne |
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