* Gene Overby 2011
Gene Overby was recognized throughout the Atlantic Coast Conference as the “Voice of the Deacons” for his work with the school’s radio network. Overby was twice named the North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year and began his play-by-play work for the Demon Deacons in 1972. A native of Reidsville, N.C., Overby’s initial involvement with the ACC came as a radio announcer in Durham covering the Duke Blue Devils. He and his family moved to Winston-Salem in 1966 when he began broadcasting minor league baseball and Winston-Salem State University football. Wake Forest recognized Overby with its “Honorary Alumnus” Award in 1984. He was inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 1988. [more...]
Wilt Browning 2012
Wilt Browning of Kernersville was long considered one of the southeast’s premier sports writers and columnists. [more...]
* Ray Reeve 1967
Pioneer Raleigh sports broadcaster 1939-73 whose network covered all Big Four schools at one time. Best known as voice of N.C. State Wolfpack basketball and football during the heyday of coaches Everett Case and Earle Edwards. [more...]
* Charlie Harville 1997
His name was a household word in southern broadcasting for more than half a century. Was on the first ACC-TV network. Also did radio broadcasts of Washington Redskins, East Carolina, and Appalachian State among others. [more...]
* Dick Herbert 1977
First to serve as president of both U.S. Basketball Writers and Football Writers of America. Longtime sports editor of Raleigh News & Observer. Named to USBWA and Duke HOF. Received Curt Gowdy Award by Naismith HOF. [more...]
Irwin Smallwood 1994
Longtime sportswriter/editor at Greensboro News & Record. Three-time winner of national golf writing competition. Member N.C. Journalism and Carolinas Golf HOFs. Co-founder and former assistant director ACC Service Bureau. [more...]
* Jake Wade 1992
Widely acclaimed sports journalist and national magazine contributor for Charlotte Observer for 16 years and later sports information director at UNC-Chapel Hill. National SID Member of the Year award named for him. [more...]
* Smith Barrier 1980
An outstanding and dedicated sports journalist. Longtime Executive Sports Editor of Greensboro Daily News. Served as president of U.S. Basketball Writers, 1970-71. First Service Bureau Director of ACC. Member USBWA HOF. [more...]
Furman Bisher 1995
Denton native and the first sports writer inducted into N.C. Journalism HOF. Past President Football Writers of America and recipient of Bert McGrane Award and Jake Wade Award. Longtime sports editor of Atlanta Journal. [more...]
* Castleman D. Chesley 1987
One of the early producers of TV college sports. Produced the first live ACC basketball telecast on December 7, 1957. Also produced first ACC football regional telecast. Played football at the University of Pennsylvania. [more...]
John Derr 1991
Served as commentator and sports director during 16 years at CBS. Regular on The Masters broadcast crew for many years, and has covered most all major sporting events. Served as executive director of both the Carolinas PGA and the World Golf HOF. [more...]
* Marvin Francis 1993
Durham native who served 20 years as an assistant commissioner of ACC. SID at Wake Forest for 16 years. President College Sports Information Directors of America 1977. Member CoSIDA, USBWA and Wake Forest HOF. [more...]
* Mary Garber 1996
A pioneer for female sportswriters in N.C. Moved from the society pages to sports during World War II with the Twin City Sentinel. Served as president of Atlantic Coast Sportswriters. Member N.C. Journalism HOF and N.C. Tennis HOF. [more...]
* Glenn E. Mann 1982
Sports Information Director at Duke for nearly half a century. The first SID inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Served as the second president of the College Sports Information Directors of America. Was president of the Carolina Baseball League for nine years. [more...]
Woody Durham 2005
Durham has been the “Voice of the Tar Heels” for over three decades. A native of Mebane, he grew up in Albemarle and began his broadcasting career with WZKY radio at age 16. The 1963 University of North Carolina graduate began his play-by-play duties at his alma mater in 1971. The Chapel Hill resident has been named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year 10 times. [more...]
* Add Penfield 2005
One of North Carolina’s pioneer football and basketball radio play-by-play broadcasters. Penfield, a resident of Asheboro, called Duke and Wake Forest games, and he was behind the microphone for numerous North Carolina high school all-star game broadcasts from Greensboro and Charlotte. He was the Duke Sports Information Director when the Blue Devils hosted the 1941 Rose Bowl game in Durham. He died in Asheboro on April 30, 2010. [more...]
Bob Harris 2006
The Albemarle native has spent more than three decades as the “Voice of the Blue Devils” for Duke football and men’s basketball. Harris is a three-time North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year and a past president of the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters Association. Among his professional honors are the Robert Marlowe and Ray Reeve Awards for sports broadcasting. [more...]
Ron Green, Sr. 2006
One of the distinguished North Carolina sportswriters, Green served as sports editor for the Charlotte News and as columnist for the Charlotte Observer for over two decades. He is a member of the NC Journalism and US Basketball Writers halls of fame and has been named national golf writer of year 3 times. Green has covered four Olympic Games, three British Opens, 25 Super Bowls, 25 US Opens and countless Final Fours plus 51 Masters. Named the 2006 recipient of the PGA of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Charlotte resident is also the author of four books. [more...]
