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Greater Cincinnati SPJ Journalism Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Dinner

Great American Ball Park
100 Joe Nuxhall Way

Monday, Sept. 16, 5:30 – 10 p.m.

6 p.m. – Excellence In Journalism Awards Program
7 p.m. – Buffet Dinner
8 p.m. – Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Tickets for the dinner and programs are $75. Reserve now.

Cincinnati is home to plenty of hall of famers.

In September, nine veteran Cincinnati sports journalists from print and broadcast media will join that list!

During a ceremony held in conjunction with the 2024 Excellence In Journalism awards, they will be inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame.

Both programs are sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ.) 

The inductees have over three centuries of sports journalism experience in Cincinnati media:

  • Kevin Barnett: WKRC-TV Executive Sports Producer

  • Ken Broo: WKRC-TV, WLWT-TV WCPO-TV sports anchor/reporter

  • Paul Daugherty: Cincinnati Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer sports columnist and author

  • John Fay: The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Reds beat writer honored posthumously

  • Dennis Janson: WKRC-TV & WCPO-TV sports anchor

  • Wayne “Box” Miller: WLW Bengals Radio Network Pregame/Halftime/Postgame host, sports marketer, WDBZ Sports Director and DEI Director at St. Xavier High School

  • John Popovich: WCPO-TV Sports Director

  • Betsy Ross: Cincinnati’s first female sports reporter at WCPO plus work at WLWT-TV, WXIX-TV, ESPN & Game Day Communications Founder 

  • George Vogel: WLWT-TV sports anchor/reporter

Learn more about each honoree here.

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