Emmy Award-winning “Voice of the Yankees” and drive-time host on ESPN NY 98.7 FM Radio, Michael Kay, will become the first Fordham University alumnus to receive the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio (90.7 FM/wfuv.org), the noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University. Kay is a member of Fordham’s Class of 1982.
Said Kay: “It’s an incredible honor to be the first Fordham alum to win this prestigious award. Vin Scully is the patron saint of every aspiring sportscaster who walks into WFUV. He is the premier play-by-play broadcaster in the history of the medium, and we all aspire to scratch the surface of what he’s accomplished. To receive an award with his name on it is actually beyond words.”
The Scully Award recognizes the iconic baseball broadcaster, who in 2016 completed his 67th season as “Voice of the Dodgers” and is a renowned Fordham alumnus (Class of 1949). WFUV was the launching pad for his Hall of Fame broadcast career.
The award will be presented on Wednesday night, November 7, at On the Record: A Celebration of Achievement in News and Sports Broadcasting, a benefit for WFUV, in the Costantino Room at Fordham School of Law.
The evening will also honor two of WFUV’s exceptional student broadcasters: newscaster Julia Rist (Class of 2020) and sportscaster Raffaele Elia (Class of 2019).
On the Record is currently sold out. There is a waiting list to attend the event: bit.ly/2IkGoT8
