| By: Carolyn Braff, Managing Editor | Published: October 2, 2009 |
Join the SVG on the evening of December 15 to honor excellence in broadcasting at the third-annual Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This year’s ceremony will honor legends who were and are committed to advancing the quality of televised sports production through innovation and leadership.
When: Dec. 15, 2009. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.; ceremony begins promptly at 6:45 p.m.
Where: New York City’s Hilton Hotel on 53rd Street and 6th Avenue; Trianon Ballroom.
The 2009 class of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame:
Deane Beman: During his 20-year tenure as PGA Tour Commissioner, Beman was the first to envision a golf course that would accommodate large galleries and make viewing golf a user-friendly experience, resulting in the construction of TPC Sawgrass and its famed Players Stadium Course.
Garrett Brown: Garrett Brown is the sports business’s premier inventor. As if inventing the Steadicam wasn’t enough, Brown is credited for creating the Skycam, Divecams, and railcams that pursue athletes worldwide.
Dick Enberg: Dick Enberg is one of the most versatile play-by-play announcers ever to take the microphone, from his 25 years with NBC Sports to nearly 10 years with CBS Sports where he still covers the NFL, college basketball, and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
Barry Frank: Frank has been the leading sports rights agent and packager in the U.S., having represented the International Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, the International Skating Union, and the United States Tennis Association, in their television negotiations.
Chuck Howard: As vice president of ABC Sports, Howard covered nine Olympics, the Super Bowl, World Series, British Open, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, and NCAA football. He teamed with Roone Arledge and Jim McKay to create ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
Keith Jackson: During his 40 years with ABC Sports, Keith Jackson was on air for the first Monday Night Football game in 1970, made a name for himself announcing college sports, and was in the announce booth on football Saturdays for more than 30 years before retiring after the 1998-1999 season.
Steve Laxton: Steve Laxton is best known as the technical director of the Olympic Games and worked freelance with all of the major networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and HBO. He was the primary designer of the Sony MVS switcher series.
John Porter: John Porter was the first to put in-car cameras into Nascar auto racing, which changed the way the sport is viewed today. He pioneered wireless applications for every sport, including the America’s Cup, and continues to develop new wireless technology to this day.
For more information on sponsoring this important event, please contact Rob Payne at 212-481-8131 or via email at rob@sportsvideo.org.
For information on purchasing tickets, please email Carrie Bowden at carrie@sportsvideo.org.
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