He retired in 1995 as associate athletic director after 33 years in athletic administration at Notre Dame. He is considered by many to be the gold standard in the field of media relations. ROGER VALDISERRI: Valdiserri helped define the role of sports information director while he was SID at Notre Dame for 22 years. His collection of sports books and articles is housed in the Department of Communications at Bradley. He never fully recovered from a tragic automobile accident that occurred a year earlier. Pille was 80 when he passed away in 2006. C., the Cincinnati Post and the Detroit Free Press. He also worked for the Times Herald in Washington D.
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In 1950, he embarked on a 38-year professional career that included 22 years with the Chicago Sun-Times. In addition, he's written five books, including a biography on former Kansas coach Phog Allen.īOB PILLE: Pille, a long-time USBWA member, began covering sports in high school and later in college at Bradley for the Peoria Journal Star. Along the way, he's covered some 30 regional finals and semifinals.
Kerkhoff attended his 26th NCAA Final Four in April. He started his career 35 years ago at the Roanoke Times & World News under the late Bill Brill, a past president of the USBWA and a member of the USBWA Hall of Fame.
BLAIR KERKHOFF: Kerkhoff has been covering college sports for the Kansas City Star since 1989.
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