If over the years you’ve lived in Greater Cincinnati, loved to watch sports news on television, listen to it on the radio or read sports stories in the newspaper, then you should be at Great American Ball Park on Monday, September 16th.
That’s the night nine veteran sports journalists will be inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame by the Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
Kevin Barnett - WKRC-TV Sports Producer
Ken Broo - WKRC-TV, WLWT-TV & WCPO-TV Sports Anchor & Reporter - WLW Radio Sunday Morning Sports Talk
Paul Daugherty - Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Enquirer Sports Columnist
John Fay (posthumous) - Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Reds Beat Writer
Dennis Janson - WKRC-TV, WCPO-TV Sports Anchor & Reporter
Wayne Box Miller - Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network - St. Xavier High School DEI Director - WDBXZ Sports Director - Sports Promoter
John Popovich - WCPO-TV Sports Director
Betsy Ross - first Cincinnati female sports reporter - WCPO-TV, WLWT-TV, WXIX-TV, ESPN Sports & Game Day Communications Founder
George Vogel - WLWT-TV Sports Anchor & Reporter
You know them all and their combined three centuries of service as depicted so well in the attached artwork by retired Cincinnati Enquirer cartoonist Jerry Dowling.
They were guests in your home morning, noon and night on television and radio. Some still are. You read their work during while having that first cup of coffee. They became your friends — your trusted partners in accurately getting scores, comments and features on the Reds, Bengals, UC, Xavier, Miami, NKU, colleges, high school sports and much more.
Now’s the chance to be part of the crowd honoring their work and legacies. See the attached link that takes you to EventBrite to register to attend. Tickets are $75. The date again is Monday, September 16th.
The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony follows a buffet dinner and the SPJ Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter Excellence In Journalism Awards.
