2009 SPORTS BROADCASTING HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED
Legendary Announcers,
Business Execs and Technologists Join HOF Dedicated to Sports TV
Innovators and Leaders
September 9, 2009, NEW
YORK — The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, the only Hall of Fame
honoring both those in front of and behind the camera who have made
sports broadcasting a cultural force, has announced its 2009 inductee
class. This year’s class of legends includes sportscasters Dick
Enberg and Keith Jackson, former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman,
network TV executives Barry Frank and Chuck Howard, and technical
innovators Garrett Brown, Steve Laxton, and John Porter.
The eight inductees will be
officially inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame on
December 15. 2009, at New York City’s Hilton Hotel in a ceremony
hosted by CBS Sports lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz.
The Sports Broadcasting
Hall of Fame is produced by the Sports Video Group (SVG), an industry
association dedicated to advancing the creation, production, and
distribution of sports content. For more information about SVG, visit
www.sportsvideo.org.
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