WMUL’s Cavalier wins Nance Award for collegiate sportscasting

Last Updated on June 8, 2009 by askcbiorg

Adam Cavalier, a senior at Marshall University, has been awarded the inaugural Jim Nantz Award as the top collegiate sports broadcaster in the U.S. The award, sports broadcasting’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, is presented by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. Cavalier work at WMUL was previously honored in CBI’s 2008 National Student Production Awards.

Other finalists for the Jim Nantz Award were sports broadcasters Adam Amin, Sr. Valparaiso, Siddique Farooqi, Sr. Hofstra, Joel Godett, Sr. Syracuse, Jim MacKay, Sr. University of Maine, and Justin Shackil, Sr. Fordham. Each of the finalists has been recognized as a 2009 Sports Broadcasting STAA All-American.

“An argument can be made for any of these sports broadcasters to have won the award,” says STAA CEO Jon Chelesnik. “What Adam does so well is to create great drama with his play-by-play. He isn’t just describing the action. His sportscasting is telling a story. His court description and verbiage are also excellent. He is ready to hit the sports broadcasting job market running.”

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