Baseball HOF Announces Ford C. Frick Award Winner Thursday

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will announce the 2007 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually since 1978 for major contributions to baseball broadcasting. The winner will be recognized during the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on July 29 in Cooperstown.

One of the 10 finalists for the award in 2007: Tom Cheek, Dizzy Dean, Ken Harrelson, Bill King, Tony Kubek, France Laux, Denny Matthews, Graham McNamee, Dave Niehaus and Joe Nuxhall. Harrelson, Kubek, Matthews, Niehaus and Nuxhall are living candidates. Harrelson, King and Nuxhall were selected by an online fan vote held by the Museum in November. The remaining seven candidates were selected by a Hall of Fame research committee. Biographical information on the 10 finalists can be found at www.baseballhalloffame.org

A 20-member electorate, comprised of the 14 living Frick Award recipients and six broadcast historians/columnists, includes Frick honorees Marty Brennaman, Herb Carneal, Jerry Coleman, 2006 Frick Award winner Gene Elston, Joe Garagiola, Ernie Harwell, Jaime Jarrin, Milo Hamilton, Harry Kalas, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Lon Simmons, Bob Uecker and Bob Wolff, and, historians/columnists Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York Newsday), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart (Los Angeles Times).