Five from area are finalists for NJ media awards
Five from this area are among the finalists for New Jersey sportscasting and sportswriting awards according to the National Sports Media Association (formerly known as the National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association).
Mike Gill, Mike Frankel and Tom Williams join last year's winner - Chris Carlin of the Rutgers IMG Sports Network - as finalists for New Jersey Sportscaster of the Year. Mike McGarry and Dave Weinberg are joined by Steve Politi of NJ.com as the NJ Sportswriter of the Year finalists.
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Gill, the host of The Sports Bash weekday afternoons on 97.3-ESPN, won the state award in 2009. This is the fifth time he has been a state finalist. Frankel, sports director and anchor at SNJ Today, is a finalist for the first time. Williams, play-by-play voice, producer and online coordinator for Prime Events, has won the state award eight times, the last in 2013. This is 29th time as a state finalist.
McGarry, who covers high schools and the Phillies for The Press of Atlantic City, is a state sportswriter finalist for the fourth time. He won the award in 2010. Weinberg, who covers the Eagles, boxing and high schools for the Press of AC, has won the state award three times, the last in 2012. Weinberg is a finalist for the 16th time.
The finalists for 2016 National Sportscaster of the Year are Joe Buck, Fox; Bob Costas, NBC; Ian Eagle, CBS; Mike Emrick, NBC; Kevin Harlan, TNT; Sean McDonough, ESPN; Al Michaels, NBC; Jim Nantz, CBS; Dan Patrick, NBC; Dan Shulman, ESPN; and Mike Tirico, ESPN/NBC.
Final nominees for National Sportswriter include Christine Brennan, USA Today; Pat Forde, Yahoo Sports; Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated; Peter King, Sports Illustrated; Buster Olney, ESPN.com; Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated; Bob Ryan, Boston Globe; Jayson Stark, ESPN.com; Wright Thompson, ESPN.com; Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated; Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports; and Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
The finalists for Pennsylvania's Sportscaster of the Year are Scott Franzke of the Phillies Radio Network and Merrill Reese of the Eagles Radio Network.
Finalsts for the NSMA Hall of Fame will be announced later. Voting for the state and national winners will be conducted throughout December. All winners will be honored at the group's 58th annual awards program in Salisbury, NC in June.
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