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NSSA HALL OF FAME
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Welcome to the NSSA Hall Of Fame
2006 Winners

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:

State

Sportscaster

Sportswriter

Alabama

Rod Bramblett, Auburn University

Phillip Marshall, The Huntsville Times

Arkansas

Paul Eells, KATV, Little Rock

Harry King, Stephen’s Media, Little Rock

California

Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers

Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle

Colorado

Jerry Schemmel, Denver Nuggets

Jim Armstrong, The Denver Post

Connecticut

Joe D’Ambrosio, WTIC, Hartford

Mike DiMauro, The Day, New London

Deleware

Bill Komissaroff, WRDX, Claymont

Kevin Tresolini, The News Journal, Wilmington

Florida

Gene Deckerhoff, Florida State University

Gary Shelton, The St. Petersburg Times

Georgia

Pete Van Wieren, Atlanta Braves

Dave O’Brien, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Hawaii

Bobby Curran, KKEA, Honolulu

Ferd Lewis, Honolulu Advertiser

Idaho

Doug Andersen, KPVI, Pocatello

No winner

Illinois

Pat Hughes, Chicago Cubs

Mike Downey, Chicago Tribune; and Rick Telander, Chicago Sun-Times

Indiana

Don Fischer, Indiana University

Terry Hutchens, Indianapolis Star

Iowa

Larry Cotlar, KXNO, Des Moines

Randy Peterson, The Des Moines Register

Kansas

Bob Davis, University of Kansas

Ken Corbitt, Topeka Capital-Journal

Kentucky

Tom Leach, WLAP, Lexington

Larry Vaught, The Advocate-Messenger, Danville

Louisiana

Lyn Rollins, Cox Sports Television, Baton Rouge

Marty Mulé, The Tiger Rag, New Orleans; and Bob Tompkins, Alexandria Town Talk

Maine

Dan Hannigan, WZON, Bangor

Ernie Clark, Bangor Daily News

Maryland

Gerry Sandusky, WBAL-TV, Baltimore; and Amber Theo-Harris WBFF-TV, Baltimore

Joe Gross, The Capital, Annapolis; and Peter Schmuck, The Sun, Baltimore

Massachusetts

Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Needham

Bob Ryan, The Boston Globe

Michigan

Dan Dickerson, WXYT, Detroit

Mike O’Hara, The Detroit News

Minnesota

Dave Lee, WCCO, Minneapolis

Charley Walters, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Mississippi

Stan Sandroni, Ole Miss Radio Network

John Davis, The Oxford Eagle

Misouri

Jay Murry, KWRE/KFAV, Warrenton

Bill Battle, Washington Missourian

Montana

Kris Atteberry, KYCB, Bozeman

Scott Mansch, Great Falls Tribune

Nebraska

Kevin Kugler, “The Zone”/Westwood One, Omaha

Sean Callahan, Huskers Illustrated, Lincoln

Nevada

Dave Cokin, ESPN Radio, Las Vegas

Joe Hawk, Las Vegas Review-Journal

New Hampshire

Jim Jeannotte, University of New Hampshire Network and Bob Lipman, WTPL, Concord

Allen Lessels, The Union Leader, Manchester

New Jersey

Kevin Williams, WOBM, Toms River

Tom Luicci, The Star Ledger

New Mexico

Van Tate, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque

Pancho Morris, The Santa Fe New Mexican

New York

Jim Kaat, YES Network, New York

Richard Sandomir, The New York Time

North Carolina

Stan Cotton, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem

Bob Sutton, Times-News, Burlington

North Dakota

Jon Cole, KUMV-TV, Williston

Greg DeVillers, Grand Forks Herald

Ohio

Tom Hamilton, Cleveland Indians

Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News

Oklahoma

Bruce Howard, University of Tulsa

Dave Sittler, Tulsa World

Oregon

Mike Parker, Oregon State, Corvallis

John Canzano, The Oregonian, Portland

Pennsylvania

Michael Barkann, Comcast SportsNet, Philadelphia

Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rhode Island

Steve Hyder, Pawtucket Red Sox

Rick McGowan, The Newport Daily News

South Carolina

Mike Morgan The University of South Carolina, Columbia

Gene Sapakoff, The Post and Courier

South Dakota

Joe Van Goor, KVTH, Yankton

Roger Toland, The Rapid City Journal

Tennessee

Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans, Nashville

Jim Wyatt, The Tennessean, Nashville

Texas

Eric Nadel, Texas Rangers

Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News

Utah

Wesley Ruff, KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City

Ben DeVoe, Davis County Clipper, Bountiful

Vermont

Jack Healey, WYSB, Rutland

Mike Donoghue, The Burlington Free Press

Virginia

Bill Roth, Virginia Tech

Jeff White, Richmond Times

Washington

Kevin Calabro, Seattle Supersonics

John Blanchette, The Spokesman Review, Spokane

West Virginia

Steve Cotton, Marshall University, Huntington

Anthony Hanshew, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington

Wisconsin

Matt LePay, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tom Silverstein, Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee

Wyoming

Reece Monaco, KFBC, Cheyenne

Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne