Last Week of Nomination Voting for '20 NSMA Awards

11.11.2020

Nomination voting for the 2020 National Sports Media Association awards ends this Sunday, November 15. Voting is open to all NSMA members in the following categories: Lifetime, Premier, AIPS.

NSMA executive director Dave Goren said, "This is an exciting time of year for us. We are on track to top last year's nomination vote total, and look forward to the final vote."

Sports media practitioners who are not members may join and vote by going here.

NSMA members nominate three people for their state’s sportscaster of the year and sportswriter of the year, as well as for national sportscaster of the year and sportswriter of the year. It's a wonderful way to honor excellence in our industry."

The top two finishers – plus ties -- in the state categories will be placed on the final ballot. The top ten finishers –plus ties – in the national categories will be placed on the final ballot. A select panel of NSMA Hall of Famers and advisors will choose the 2021 Hall of Fame finalists.

The final ballot for 2020 awards and 2021 Hall of Fame voting will be emailed to members on December 1. They will have the entire month of December to make their selections.

Winners will be notified during the first week of January. Winners will be announced during the second week of January, and can be found on the NSMA website.

Award winners will be honored during the 61st NSMA Awards Weekend, June 26-28, 20221, in Winston-Salem, NC.

List of those receiving at least one vote for 2020 NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year (thru 11am EST, 11/11):

2019 Winner in BOLD

Adam Amin, FOX Sports
Adrian Healey, ESPN
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
Al Michaels, NBC Sports
Alex Rodriguez, ESPN
Ariel Helwani, ESPN
Arlo White, NBC Sports
Beth Mowins, ESPN
Bill Raftery, CBS/FOX
Bill Roth, ESPN
Bill Walton, ESPN
Bob Costas, MLB Network
Bob Ley ESPN
Bob Rathbun, Atlanta Hawks
Bob Wischusen, ESPN
Bomani Jones, ESPN
Boomer Esiason, CBS Sports
Brad Nessler, CBS Sports
Brandel Chamblee, Golf Channel
Brian Anderson, Turner Sports
Brian Kenny, MLB Network
Buster Olney, ESPN
Charles Barkley, Turner Sports
Charles Davis, CBS Sports
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Mad Dog Sports Radio
Chris Fowler, ESPN/ABC
Clay Travis, Outkick
Colin Cowherd, Fox Sports Radio
Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports
Dan Dakich, ESPN college basketball
Dan Hicks, NBC Sports
Dan LeBatard, ESPN
Dan Patrick, Dan Patrick Show
Dan Shulman, ESPN
Dave Mishkin, Lightning Radio, Tampa Bay
Dave Pasch, ESPN
Dave Revsine, Big Ten Network
Dave Sims, Mariners TV
David Feherty, Golf Channel
Derek Rae, ESPN+, Amazon
Desmond Howard, ESPN
Dick Bremer, FSN Minnesota Twins
Doris Burke, ABC/ESPN
Doug Gottlieb, FOX Sports
Eli Gold, Crimson Tide Sports Network
Erin Andrews, Fox Sports
Ernie Johnson, Turner Sports
Fran Charles, MLB Network.
Freddie Coleman, ESPN
Gary Danielson, CBS Sports
Gary Thorne, ESPN
Greg Gumbel, CBS Sports
Greg McElroy, ESPN
Greg Schulte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Gus Johnson, FOX Sports
Heather Dinich, ESPN
Holly Rowe, ESPN
Ian Eagle, CBS, Turner & Westwood One
Ian Fitzsimmons, ESPN
Jalen Rose, ESPN
Jason Benetti, ESPN
Jay Bilas, ESPN
Jeff Passan, ESPN
Jeff Van Gundy, ESPN
Jeremy Schaap, ESPN
Jessica Mendoza, ESPN
Jim Courier, Tennis Channel
Jim Nantz, CBS Sports
Joe Buck, FOX Sports
Joe Davis, FOX Sports
Joe Tessitore, ESPN
Joel Klatt, Fox Sports
John Forslund, NBC Sports
John Ireland, ESPNLA Radio
John McEnroe, ESPN
John Sadak, CBS Sports
John Smoltz, Fox, MLB Network
Jon Rothstein, CBS Sports covering college basketball
Jon Sciambi, ESPN
Jon Strong, Fox Sports
Keith Olbermann, ESPN
Kelsey Riggs, ACC Network
Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports
Kenny Albert, NBC/Fox/MSG Networks
Kenny Smith, TNT Sports
Kevin Burkhardt, FOX Sports
Kevin Burkhart, FOX Sports
Kevin Harlan, CBS/Turner/Westwood One
Kevin Kugler, Westwood One, Fox, BTN
Kevin Negandhi, ESPN
Kimberly Jones, NFL Network
Kirk Herbstreit, ABC/ESPN
Kristina Pink, FOX Sports
Laura Okmin, FOX Sports
Laura Rutledge, ESPN
Linda Cohn, ESPN
Malika Andrews, ESPN
Maria Taylor, ESPN
Mark Jones ESPN
Marty Smith, ESPN
Mary Carillo, Tennis Channel
Matt Barrie, ESPN
Matt Vasgersian MLB Network/ESPN
Michael Wilbon, ESPN
Michele Tafoya, NBC Sports
Mike "Doc" Emrick, NBC Sports
Mike Breen, ABC/ESPN
Mike Couzens, ESPN
Mike Joy, FOX Sports
Mike Tirico, NBC Sports
Mitch Holthus, Chiefs Radio Network, Kansas City
Mitch Moss, VSiN
Neil Everett, ESPN
Nick Wright FOX Sports
Paul Finebaum, SEC Network
Peter Drury, CBS Sports
Phil Simms, CBS
Rachel Nichols, ESPN
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
Rece Davis, ESPN
Rich Lerner, Golf Channel
Rick Allen, NBC Sports
Rick Neuheisel, CBS
Rob Stone, FOX Sports
Ron Darling, TBS
Ryan Radtke, Westwood One
Scott Van Pelt, ESPN
Sean Kelley, ESPN Radio
Sean McDonough, ESPN/ABC
Shannon Sharpe, FOX Sports
Shelley Smith, ESPN
Stephen A Smith, ESPN
Steve Levy, ESPN
Suzy Kolber, ESPN
Taylor Rooks, Bleacher Report
Taylor Twellman, ESPN
Tim Brando, FOX Sports
Tim Kurkjian, ESPN
Todd Schrupp, TVG
Tom Rinaldi, ESPN
Tom Verducci, MLB/Fox Sports
Tony Romo, CBS Sports
Troy Aikman, FOX Sports
Wes Durham, ACC Network


List of those receiving at least one vote for 2020 NSMA National Sportswriter of the Year (thru 11am EST, 11/11):

2019 winner in BOLD

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.COM
Adam Schefter, ESPN
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN
Alan Shipnuck Golf
Albert Breer - Sports Illustrated
Andrea Adelson, ESPN.com
Andy Hamilton, Trackwrestling.com/SportsEngine, Minneapolis, MN
Andy Katz, NCAA.com
Andy McCullough- The Athletic
Andy Staples, The Athletic
Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle
Arch Bell, ESPNFC
Ariel Helwani, ESPN
Audrey Snyder, The Athletic
Barrett Sallee, CBSSports.com
Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post
Bill Barnwell, ESPN.com
Bill Plaschke, LA Times
Bill Simmons, The Ringer
Bob Kravitz, The Athletic
Bob Nightengale USA TODAY
Bob Pockrass, FOX Sports
Bob Ryan, Boston Globe
Brendan Gulick, Buckeyes Now (SI)
Brendan Quinn, The Athletic
Brett McMurphy, Stadium.com
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
Bruce Feldman, The Athletic
Bryan Curtis, The Ringer, NY, NY
Buster Olney, ESPN.com
C.J. Moore, The Athletic
Charles Robinson Yahoo Sports
Charlotte Wilder, Fox Sports
Chelsea Janes, Washington Post
Chip Scoggins, Star Tribune
Chris Ballard, Sports Illustrated
Chris DuFresne, TMG Sports
Chris Haynes, Yahoo Sports
Chris Low, ESPN.com
Chris Mortensen, ESPN
Chris Vannini, The Athletic
Christine Brennan, USA Today
Christopher Clarey, The New York Times
Chuck Culpepper, The Washington Post

Claire Novak, Bloodhorse
Clay Travis, Outkick Sports
Courtney Cronin, ESPN
Craig Custance, The Athletic
Dan Duggan, The Athletic
Dan Graziano, ESPN.com
Dan Pompei, the Athletic
Dan Rafael, ESPN
Dan Rosen, NHL.com
Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
Dan Wolken, USA Today
Dana O'Neil, The Athletic
Dave Zirin, The Nation
David Aldridge, The Athletic
David Hale, ESPN
David Roth, Defector
David Teel, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA
Davis Potter, Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming
Dennis Dodd, CBSsports.com
Dick Weiss, Blue Star Media
Domonique Foxworth, The Undefeated
Drew Magary, Defector.com
Eamonn Brennan, The Athletic.com
Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN.com
Emily Kaplan, ESPN.com
Ethan Cadeaux, NBC Sports Washington
Evan Drelich, The Athletic
Gary Gramling, Sports Illustrated
Gary Parrish CBSSports.com
Gary Smith, Freelance
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com
George Willis, NY Post
Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated
Greg Bishop, SI
Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star
Heather Dinich, ESPN.COM
Helene Elliott, LA Times
Howard Beck, Bleacher Report
Howard Bryant, ESPN.com
Ian O'Connor, ESPN.com
Ian Rapoport, NFL Network & NFL.com
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com
Jackie MacMullan, ESPN.com
Jake Trotter, ESPN
Jamele Hill, The Athletic
Jarrett Bell, USA Today
Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal
Jason Kirk, MoonCrew.Substack.com/BannerSociety.com
Jason Whitlock, Outkick Sports
Jayson Stark, The Athletic
Jeff Gluck, The Athletic
Jeff Goodman, Stadium
Jeff Howe, The Athletic
Jeff Passan, ESPN.com
Jeff Pearlman, Freelance
Jeff Reuter, The Athletic
Jeff Schultz, The Athletic
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today
Jeremy Schaap, ESPN
Jerry Palm, CBSSports.com
Jim Callis, Baseball America
Jim Trotter, NFL Network
Joe Drape, NY Times
Joe Posnanski, The Athletic
Joel Sherman, NY Post
John Branch, New York Times
John Canzano, The Oregonian
John Feinstein, Washington Post
Jori Epstein, USA Today
JP Morosi, MLB
Katie Strang, The Athletic
Keith Smith, Yahoo Sports
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic
Kevin Clark The Ringer
Kevin Iole, Yahoo Sports
Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer
Kevin Van Valkenburg, ESPN
Kimberley Martin, The Undefeated
L. Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated
Lindsey Adler, The Athletic
Marc Berman, NY Post
Marc Carig, The Athletic
Marc J. Spears, The Undefeated
Marc Stein, New York Times
Marcus Hayes, Philadelphia Inquirer
Marcus Thompson, The Athletic
Mark Maske, Washington Post
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com
Mark Whicker, Orange County Register
Marty Smith, ESPN
Matt Fitzgerald, Tennis Magazine
Matt Norlander, CBS
Maury Brown, Forbes
Max Olson, The Athletic
Mechelle Voepel ESPN
Michael Bamberger, Golf.com
Michael Lombardi, The Athletic
Michael Rosenberg, Sports Illustrated
Michael Rothstein, ESPN
Michael Russo, The Athletic
Michael Wilbon, Washington Post, ESPN
Michelle Beadle, ESPN
Mike DeCourcy, The Sporting News
Mike Florio - Pro Football Talk - NBC Sports
Mike Jones USA Today
Mike Lopresti, Basketball Times
Mike Reiss, ESPN
Mike Vaccaro, NY Post
Mina Kimes, ESPN
Mitch Albom, Free Press, Detroit
Nancy Armour, USA Today
Nate Davis, USA Today
Neil Best, Newsday
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, nhl.com
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic
Pablo Mauer, The Athletic
Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated
Patrick Reusse, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Paul Danzer, Portland Tribune
Pete Blackburn, CBS
Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports
Peter King, NBC Sports
Phil Anastasia, Philadelphia Inquirer
Phil Steele, Phil Steele Publications
Ralph Russo, AP
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
Ray Paulick, The Paulick Report (horse racing)
Ray Ratto, The Defector
Richard Deitsch, The Athletic
Richard Justice, MLB.com
Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Rick Reilly, Freelance
Rick Cleveland, Today of Mississippi, Jackson
Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated
Ryan McGee, ESPN.com
Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
Sam Amick, The Athletic
Sam Farmer, LA Times
Sam Mellinger, Kansas City Star
Sam Miller, ESPN
Sam Stejskal - athletic
Scott Burnside, The Athletic
Scott Cacciola, New York Times
Scott Miller, Bleacher Report
Scott Rabalais, The Advocate
Seth Davis, The Athletic
Shams Charania, The Athletic
Sid Hartman, Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Spencer Hall, Banner Society
Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic
Steve Buckley, The Athletic
Steve Politi, Newark Star Ledger
Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated
Steve Tignor, Tennis Magazine
Steven Goff, Washington Post
Stewart Mandel, The Athletic
Tania Ganguli, LA Times
Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
Tim Brown, Yahoo!!
Tim Kawakami, The Athletic
Tim Keown, ESPN
Tim Kirkjian, ESPN
Tom Peliserro, NFL
Tom Shatel, Omaha World Herald
Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
Tom Withers, Associated Press
Tony Barnhart, TMG Sports
Tony Kornheiser, Washington Post
Tracy Ringolsby, Baseball America
Tyler Kepner, New York Times
Will Brinson, CBS Sports
Woody Paige, The Gazette, Colorado Springs
Wright Thompson, ESPN
Zach Lowe- ESPN


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