Four STAA clients have been named Sportscasters of the Year in their respective states by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Nevada winner Russ Langer is the voice of minor league baseball’s Las Vegas 51s and UNLV football. This is his 8th state honor. New Mexico winner Scott Galetti, the voice of the UNM Lobos is a first time honoree. For the second time, Appalachian State University voice David Jackson is the North Carolina winner. Sports talk host Allen Smothers earns the South Carolina honor for the second straight year.

In addition to the state winners, Dick Vitale has been voted into the NSSA Hall of Fame and Dan Patrick is the National Sportscaster of the Year. All winners will be honored as part of the 54th Annual NSSA Awards Weekend in Salisbury, NC, June 8-10, 2013.

VOTING PROCESS
NSSA members in each state nominate up to three people for state and national awards from mid-October through mid-November. The names of the top two vote-getters (plus ties) appear on the final ballot. If a minimum of two candidates fail to earn a minimum number of nomination votes, that category requires a write-in vote on the final ballot.

Final ballot voting is conducted throughout the month of December. In the event of ties, a tiebreaker vote is conducted. If there is still a tie after the tiebreaker vote, that contest is declared a tie and the candidates are declared co-winners.

Below is the complete list of winners (Number of times won in parentheses).

HALL OF FAME SPORTSCASTER
Dick Vitale, ESPN

NATIONAL SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Dan Patrick, Dan Patrick Show/Football Night in America, Premiere Radio/NBC (2)

ALABAMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jim Dunaway, CBS42/WJOX Radio, Birmingham (2)

ARIZONA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Dave Pasch, Arizona Cardinals/ESPN, Phoenix (1)

ARKANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bo Mattingly, Sports Talk with Bo Mattingly, Fayetteville (1)

CALIFORNIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Greg Papa, Oakland Raiders/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, San Francisco (3)

COLORADO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Vic Lombardi, KCNC-TV, Denver (1)

CONNECTICUT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Rich Coppola, WTIC-TV, Hartford (8)

DELAWARE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Scott Klatzkin, WDSD Radio, Wilmington (2)

DC SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Chick Hernandez, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Washington (1)

FLORIDA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Gene Deckerhoff, FSU/IMG Sports Net & Bucs Radio Net, Tallahassee/Tampa (14)

GEORGIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Wes Durham, Atlanta Falcons/Georgia Tech Radio Networks, Atlanta (8)

IDAHO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bob Behler, Boise State/Learfield Sports Network, Boise (3)

ILLINOIS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Dave Snell, Bradley Radio Network, Peoria (2)

INDIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Don Fischer, IU Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Bloomington (23)

IOWA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Chris Hassel, WHO-TV, Des Moines (1)

KANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Matt Walters, KMAN Radio, Manhattan (1)

KENTUCKY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Paul Rogers, Louisville Cardinals Radio Network, Louisville (4)
Tom Leach, Big Blue/IMG Sports Network, Lexington (5)

LOUISIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Lyn Rollins, Cox Sports Television (CST), New Orleans (4)

MAINE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Rich Kimball, Black Bears Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Orono (5)

MARYLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mark Viviano, WJZ-TV, Baltimore (3)

MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Needham (16)

MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Don Shane, WXYZ-TV, Detroit (1)

MINNESOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Phil Mackey, 1500 ESPN, Minneapolis (1)
Dave Schwartz, KARE 11 TV, Minneapolis (1)

MISSISSIPPI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
John Cox, USM/IMG Sports Network, Hattiesburg (6)

MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Kelly, Univ. of Missouri Radio Network, Columbia (1)

MONTANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mick Holien, Montana Grizzlies Radio Network/Learfield Sports, Missoula (13)

NEBRASKA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Kugler, Dial Global/Big Ten Network, Omaha (9)

NEVADA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Russ Langer, Las Vegas 51s & UNLV/IMG Sports Network, Las Vegas (8)

NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bob Lipman, WTPL Radio, Concord (3)

NEW JERSEY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Matt Harmon, Shore Sports Network, Bayville (3)

NEW MEXICO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Scott Galetti, New Mexico Lobos/Learfield Sports Network, Albuquerque (1)

NEW YORK SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bruce Beck, WNBC-TV, New York (6)
Gary Cohen, SNY and Seton Hall Radio Network, New York (1)

NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
David Jackson, Appalachian State/IMG Sports Network, Boone (2)

NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Lee Timmerman, KFYR-TV, Bismarck (4)

OHIO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Paul Keels, WBNS/Ohio State Radio Network, Columbus (4)

OKLAHOMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bob Barry, Jr., KFOR-TV, Oklahoma City (6)

OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
John Strong, Portland Timbers/750 The Game, Portland (1)

PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Derrick Gunn, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Philadelphia (1)

RHODE ISLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Steve Hyder, Pawtucket Red Sox, Pawtucket (6)

SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Allen Smothers, Coastline Sports Media, Myrtle Beach (2)

SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Tyler Merriam, Jackrabbit Sports Network, Brookings (1)

TENNESSEE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Pete Weber, Nashville Predators TV/Radio, Nashville (2)
Mike Keith, Tennessee Titans Radio Network, Nashville (10)

TEXAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Brad Sham, Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, Dallas (11)

UTAH SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bill Riley, ESPN 700, Salt Lake City (1)

VERMONT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jack Healey, NSN Sports, Burlington (20)

VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bill Roth, Virginia Tech Hokies/IMG Sports Network, Blacksburg (10)

WASHINGTON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bob Rondeau, UW Huskies/IMG Sports Network, Seattle (10)

WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Keith Morehouse, WSAZ-TV, Huntington (3)

WISCONSIN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Dennis Krause, Time Warner Cable Sports, Milwaukee (5)

WYOMING SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Keith Kelley, KFBC Radio, Cheyenne (3)