Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inducts Class of 2013

Published: August 15, 2013

The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inducted its seventh class on Dec. 17 during a ceremony at the New York Hilton that recognized individuals who have created extraordinary legacies at ABC Sports, ESPN, NBC Sports, and so many other broadcasters around the world. Hosted by NBC Sunday Night Football analyst Cris Collinsworth, this year’s ceremony honored seven sports-broadcasting greats: former NBC and ESPN production executive Scotty Connal; CTV Outside Broadcast Managing Director Barry Johnstone; COO of NFL Films/SVP of NFL Broadcasting Howard Katz; NBC Sports broadcaster Al Michaels; ESPN EVP of Technology/CTO Chuck Pagano; YES Network Technical Manager Joe Schiavo; and the “Father of Sports Aerial Broadcasting” Mickey Wittman.