Awards named for Stan Hochman, Bill Campbell
The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association creates annual awards for writers and broadcasters.
TWO OF the most iconic figures in the history of Philadelphia sports media, Daily News columnist Stan Hochman and broadcaster Bill Campbell, will be honored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association with annual awards named in their memory.
The Stan Hochman Writing Award and the Bill Campbell Broadcast Award will be presented at the PSWA banquet on Feb. 1 at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill. The Hochman award will be given to the best-written sports story in the calendar year, whether in a newspaper, magazine, book or online.
The Campbell award will be presented for excellence in broadcasting; local sportscasters, talk-show hosts, and radio/TV reporters or commentators are eligible.
Hochman, known for his distinctive writing style and his incomparable interviews, graced the pages of the Daily News for 55 years, until his death April 9 at age 86. He also did radio and television work.
Campbell, whose remarkable career touched parts of nine decades, was a broadcaster for the Eagles, Phillies, and Warriors/76ers, and also a WIP sports talk-show radio host and a commentator for KYW. A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he died last year at 91.
Soccer star Carli Lloyd, of Delran, N.J., will be among the many honorees at the Feb. 1 PSWA banquet. Tickets are available at pswadinner.com.