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December 15, 2008 |
LOS ANGELES – Dodger Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be among the distinguished list of broadcasting professionals inducted into the 2008 class of the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in New York City tomorrow night. The ceremony, hosted by CBS’ Jim Nantz, will be held tomorrow night in Manhattan at the New York Hilton and is the culmination of a selection process by more than 80 industry leaders from national broadcast networks, cable sports networks, leagues, teams, and related organizations.
Going into the HOF alongside Scully will be Marvin Bader (ABC Olympics), Chet Forte (ABC Sports), Curt Gowdy (ABC, CBS, and NBC), Teddy Nathanson (director, NBC Sports), Don Ohlmeyer (ABC and NBC), Val Pinchbeck (NFL), Bob Seiderman (CBS and Fox Sports), and Charlie Steinberg (Ampex and Sony). The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, formed in 2007 to honor sports TV industry innovators and leaders, announced its inaugural class last year, which included broadcasting legends such as Roone Arledge, Howard Cosell, Jim McKay, and Ed Sabol.
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December 12, 2008 |
Calabasas, CA, December 11, 2008 - Mark Hamill's hero "Luke Skywalker" lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, bought for $240,000, topped all items at Profiles in History's 33rd Hollywood auction, held December 11th, 2008. In all, bidders paid $3.5 Million for 500+ items offered by Profiles in History, the world's leading company in the sale of Hollywood memorabilia. Other auction highlights include:
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December 09, 2008 |
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) -- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced today that Tony Kubek, an analyst for the NBC “Game of the Week,” the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees for 30 years, has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. Kubek will be honored with the award during Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies on Sunday, July 26, 2009 in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Kubek is the first exclusive television analyst to win the Frick Award, which has been presented annually since 1978. Kubek also becomes the first primarily television broadcaster to be honored since Bob Wolff in 1995 and the first Frick Award winner to have called games for a Canadian team.
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December 08, 2008 |
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – Nine-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion Joe Gordon was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today by the Veterans Committee.
Gordon, who played second base for the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians from 1938-43 and 1946-50, received 10 of a possible 12 votes from the Veterans Committee members who voted on the pre-1943 ballot. That ballot featured players who began their big league careers before 1943. Gordon received votes on 83.3 percent of ballots cast, with at least 75 percent necessary for election. He will be enshrined July 26 at the Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown with any players elected in the Baseball Writers’ Association of America vote, which will be announced Jan. 12.
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December 05, 2008 |
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Maury Wills brought baseball into the future – by taking it back to its roots.
Today, the former stolen base king sits just one step away from Cooperstown as a finalist on the post-1942 Veterans Committee ballot at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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December 05, 2008 |
The Recording Academy announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, adding 28 recordings to a timeless list that now includes 826 titles. The Hall Of Fame will be a featured part of the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles opening on Dec. 6, and serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections are drawn from all categories of music, representing the diversity and musical excellence for which The Recording Academy is renowned.
"The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame represents a proud tribute to the many important recordings that have enriched and even changed our lives and now they are featured in our GRAMMY Museum for all to experience and enjoy," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "Our 2009 inductees span decades and genres — from classical, calypso and country to R&B, soundtracks, and rock and roll — and these masterpieces possess the qualities that make them everlasting representations of how the recording arts are such a vital part of our culture."
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December 04, 2008 |
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – For the past decade, Joe Torre has built a Hall of Fame resume as a manager.
But as a player, Torre also tasted success – and Torre is now a Veterans Committee finalist as a player at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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December 04, 2008 |
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Vancouver, B.C. (December 2nd, 2008) – The British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame announced the selection of eight individuals and two teams for Induction as part of its 2009 class.
“There are so many deserving candidates for induction into the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the choice was not easy,” said Doug Clement, chair of the Selection Committee and Honoured Member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame. “Our selection committee did an outstanding job of sifting through over 110 nominations. The class of 2009 truly reflects the best of the best.”
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December 04, 2008 |
SOUTH BEND, Ind. December 4, 2008- The College Football Hall of Fame welcomed the 2008 Holiday season with a new 20' Christmas tree that was installed recently on the Hall of Fame's Gridiron Plaza. Donated to the downtown community by 1st Source Bank, The South Bend Clinic, and Downtown South Bend, Inc. (DTSB), the tree will be on display through the New Year.
The College Football Hall of Fame's Gridiron was chosen for the Tree's location because of its close proximity to Santa's House on Michigan Street and Santa's Workshop located inside the College Football Hall of Fame. "DTSB is excited that the Hall is hosting Santa's Workshop this year. We believe it will make the Santa House and Workshop experience more enjoyable for all of the visiting children and their families," said DTSB Executive Director, Marco Mariani.
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December 03, 2008 |
DALLAS, December 3, 2008 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today that Pacific-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen, Ivy League Executive Director Jeffrey Orleans, and Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese will be recognized with NFF Legacy Awards during the 2008 NFF Annual Awards Dinner, which will take place Dec. 9 at the Waldorf- Astoria in New York City.
"These three men embody the term leadership, and they have done amazing work in strengthening the game of football for future generations," said NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. "On many occasions, the NFF has requested support from the Pacific-10 Conference, the Big East Conference, and the Ivy League, and these three men have never failed to answer the call. We are proud to recognize them for their contributions to our game and our organization."
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