Cincinnati sports journalists make SPJ Hall of Fame

By Tom McKeeNine veteran Cincinnati sports journalists from print and broadcast media have been chosen for the 2024 class of the Greater Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, in a gala at Great American Ball Park’s Bally Sports Club.The ceremony is being held in conjunction with the 2024 Excellence In Journalism contest awards. Both programs are sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ.)The inductees have over three centuries of sports journalism experience in Cincinnati media:— Kevin Barnett: WKRC-TV Executive Sports Producer— Ken Broo: WKRC-TV, WLWT-TV & WCPO-TV sports anchor/reporter— Paul Daugherty: Cincinnati Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer sports columnist and author— John Fay: The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Reds beat writer honored posthumously— Dennis Janson: WKRC-TV & WCPO-TV sports anchor— Wayne “Box” Miller: WLW Bengals Radio Network Pregame/Halftime/Postgame host, sports marketer, WDBZ Sports Director and DEI Director at St. Xavier High School— John Popovich: WCPO-TV Sports Director— Betsy Ross: Cincinnati’s first female sports reporter at WCPO plus work at WLWT-TV, WXIX-TV, ESPN & Game Day Communications Founder — George Vogel: WLWT-TV sports anchor/reporterHere’s the schedule:5:30 p.m. — Doors open for registration and networking6 p.m. — Excellence...