National Sports Journalism Center

Joe Buck is the Emmy Award-winning lead play-by-play sports broadcaster for Fox. Buck, who attended IU, has been calling the World Series since 1996 and Super Bowls since 2005. He also hosts his own sports talk show on HBO that started spring 2009.

Vince Doria is the senior vice president in charge of news at ESPN. Doria, considered one of the most influential figures in sports media today, is the 2009 recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement in sports journalism.

Jack Dvorak is an award-winning IU School of Journalism professor, author and former director of the High School Journalism Institute. He has been named a national Journalism Educator of the Year (2001) and was inducted into the National Scholastic Journalism Hall of Fame in 1997. He co-authored Journalism Kids Do Better: What Research Tells Us About High School Journalism.

Lou Ferrara is the managing editor in charge of sports, entertainment and multi-media at the Associated Press in New York. Ferrara has spearheaded efforts to transform the AP, the world’s largest and oldest news organization, into a more digitally-focused enterprise. Before joining AP in 2005, Lou oversaw TV and Web operations at the Sarasota, Fla.,  Herald-Tribune. He also has worked for newspapers in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Saudi Arabia.

Bob Hammel is a hall of fame sportswriter and author. Hammel was named Indiana Sportswriter of the Year 17 times. He’s the past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame. He has authored or
co-authored 11 books.

Tom Hirons is the president and chief executive officer of Hirons & Co., the state’s largest full-service advertising and public relations firm with offices in Indianapolis, Bloomington and Washington, D.C. Hirons has been a visiting professor in the School of Journalism. He serves on numerous boards, including the executive and public policy committees of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce.

Garry D. Howard is the president of the Associated Press Sports Editors, the nation’s largest professional sports journalism organization. Howard is the assistant managing editor in charge of sports at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and he’s host of a high school sports show on WTMJ-TV. Before moving to Milwaukee in 1994, he was the deputy sports editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Kristin Huckshorn is the senior news editor for content development at ESPN in New York. Before joining ESPN in 2007, Huckshorn was the deputy sports editor of The New York Times. She also has been a national and foreign correspondent. In 2006, Kristin won the Pioneer Award from the Association of Women in Sports Media.

Bob Jenkins is the lead television broadcaster for the Indy Racing League and an IU graduate. Jenkins has been broadcasting auto racing for 30 years and has been honored by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Dave Kindred, a long-time sports columnist and author, is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame. He is a recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement in sports journalism. He has been a sports columnist for The Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Louisville Courier-Journal, Sporting News and The National Sports Daily.

Stuart Layne is the president of Seven 2 Sports Marketing outside Boston. He formerly was the executive vice president of the Boston Celtics, vice president of the Seattle Mariners, and co-founder of WFAN Radio in New York, the nation’s first all-sports talk station.

Dinn Mann is the executive vice president for content for Major League Baseball Advanced Media. He oversees all content on MLB.com, mobile devices and partner Web sites. Before joining MLB in 2001, Mann was a sports editor at five newspapers.

Sage Steele is an anchor for ESPN SportsCenter and an IU alumna. She has been a television sports reporter and anchor for 14 years, including working for Comcast SportsNet before moving to ESPN.

Bob Williams is the managing director of public and media relations for the NCAA. He is a key adviser on NCAA policies, coordinates major communications efforts and is the chief national media contact for the 1,250-member governing body of collegiate athletics.