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Great American Ball Park has definitely seen it’s share of Hall of Famers.
But on Monday evening, some of the greatest of all time were recognized for their accomplishments for their work off the field. At this year’s Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame induction ceremony, nine veteran Cincinnati sports journalists were celebrated by family, friends and colleagues in GABP’s Bally Sports Club.
The inductees, who have over three centuries of sports journalism experience in Cincinnati media.
This year’s inductees were
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
Equal parts roast and tribute, the inductees spoke to and about each other, noting the team work necessary to truly be the best, on the field and off.