Red Smith Award Explained
Red Smith Award |
Givenfor: | "Major contributions to sports journalism" Open to sports writers and sports editors |
Presenter: | Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) |
First: | 1981 |
Firstwinner: | Red Smith |
Mostrecent: | Bill Plaschke (2024) |
The Red Smith Award is awarded by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) organization for outstanding contributions to sports journalism.[1] Unlike many journalism awards, it is open to both writers and editors. Winners of the award are traditionally announced in April and it is bestowed in June at the annual APSE convention. It is named in honor of Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith (1905–1982) whose sportswriting career spanned 1927 to 1982, and was the first recipient of the award in 1981.[2]
List of winners
Awarded posthumously
Served as president of APSE
[52] Notes and References
- Web site: Red Smith Award Winners . Associated Press Sports Editors . January 14, 2020 . apsportseditors.com.
- News: Smith recipient of award . . . . D-4 . June 9, 1981 . March 3, 2021 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: 1981: Red Smith – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1982: Jim Murray – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1983: Shirley Povich – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1984: Fred Russell – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1985: Blackie Sherrod – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1986: Si Burick – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1987: Will Grimsley – Red Smith Award.
- News: Will Grimsley, 88, A.P. Sportswriter . . . C-13 . November 6, 2002 . March 3, 2021 . nytimes.com.
- Web site: 1988: Furman Bisher – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1989: Edwin Pope – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1990 Dave Smith – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1991: Dave Kindred – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: 1992: Ed Storin – Red Smith Award.
- Web site: Ed Storin Obituary . . April 2022 . October 13, 2022.
- Web site: 1993: Tom McEwen. October 14, 2019.
- Web site: 1994: Dave Anderson. February 2, 2020.
- Web site: 1995: Richard Sandler. November 25, 2019.
- News: Richard Sandler, 50, An Editor at Newsday . . B-6 . September 5, 1989 . March 3, 2021 . nytimes.com.
- Web site: 1996: Bill Dwyre. December 6, 2019.
- Web site: 1997: Jerome Holtzman. October 14, 2019.
- Web site: 1998: Sam Lacy. December 25, 2019.
- Web site: 1999: Bud Collins. November 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2000: Jerry Izenberg. December 23, 2019.
- Web site: 2001: John Steadman. November 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2002: Dick Schaap. November 30, 2019.
- Web site: 2003: George Solomon. July 9, 2019.
- Web site: 2004: Jimmy Cannon. July 8, 2019.
- Web site: 2005: Mary Garber. June 4, 2019.
- Web site: 2006: Joe McGuff. June 4, 2019.
- Web site: 2007: Van McKenzie. June 4, 2019.
- News: A Man Ahead of His Time. Pioneering Sports Editor Van Mckenzie Dies at 61 . . January 27, 2007 . March 3, 2021.
- Web site: 2008: W.C. Heinz. June 4, 2019.
- Web site: 2009: Vince Doria. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2010: Mitch Albom. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2011: Bill Millsaps. May 29, 2019.
- News: William H. Millsaps, celebrated sports writer and popular executive at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, dies at 77 . John . O'Connor . . . April 11, 2020 . March 3, 2021.
- Web site: 2012: Frank Deford. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2013: Dan Jenkins. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2014: Wendell Smith. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2015: Bob Ryan. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2016: Leigh Montville. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2017: Henry Freeman. May 10, 2019.
- Web site: 2018: Terry Taylor. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2019: Sandy Rosenbush. May 29, 2019.
- Web site: Christine Brennan wins 2020 award. March 4, 2020.
- Web site: An emotional award for Sally Jenkins after a lifetime of awards; The Washington Post sports journalist is named the 2021 Red Smith Award winner, following in the footsteps of her father . Nieman Storyboard . Jacqui . Banaszynski . March 17, 2021.
- News: Leon Carter wins 2022 Red Smith Award . Lisa . Wilson . apsportseditors.com . April 7, 2022 . October 13, 2022.
- News: Claire Smith is the 2023 Red Smith Award winner . Joe . Lucia . Awful Announcing . April 7, 2023 . April 7, 2023.
- News: Romero . Iliana Limón . Veteran Times columnist Bill Plaschke wins prestigious Red Smith Award . July 10, 2024 . . April 14, 2024.
- Web site: Past Presidents . apsportseditors.com . March 3, 2021.