ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS:
LOCAL and NATIONAL TELEVISION
NATIONAL TELEVISION
2023 — NBC Sports (Live Television Programming)
"Breeders’ Cup World Championships" Nov. 3-4, 2023. Lindsay Schanzer, Senior Producer
Woodbine Entertainment (Feature Television Programming)
“SECRETARIAT The Last Race,” Oct. 8, 2023. Airing on TSN (The Sports Network) in Canada. Tammy Gillanders, Producer
2022 — NBC Sports (Live Television Programming)
"Breeders’ Cup World Championships" Nov. 4-5, 2022. Lindsay Schanzer, NBC Sports Producer of Horse Racing
NBC Sports (Feature Television Programming)
“Cody’s Wish” Nov. 5, 2022. Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer
2021 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
“The Breeders’ Cup World Championships.” Billy Matthews and Lindsay Schanzer, Producers
NBC Sports (Feature)
“Hot Rod Charlie” on NBCSN. Sam Flood, Executive Producer; Rob Hyland, Coordinating Producer; Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer; David Picker, Senior Feature Producer; Annie Koeblitz, Producer
2020 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (Hennegan Brothers Feature)
2019 — TVG (Live Racing)
Fox Sports 2 (Rachel Alexandra Feature)
2018 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (San Luis Rey Feature)
2017 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (Tom Hammond Feature)
2016 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
ESPN (Feature)
2015 — NBC Sports (Live)
Digital Kitchen, Hennegan Brothers (Feature)
2014 — NBC Sports (Live)
NBC Sports (Feature)
2013 — NBC Sports (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2012 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2011 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2010 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2009 — ESPN (Live)
NBC Sports (Feature)
2008 — NBC Sports (Live)
The First Saturday in May (Feature)
2007 — NBC Sports (Live)
HBO Sports (Feature)
2006 — NBC Sports (Live) Pony Highway Productions
HRTV (Feature)
2005 — NBC Sports (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2004 — ESPN (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2003 — MSNBC/ESPN Classic (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2002 — NBC Sports (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2001 — ESPN Classic (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2000 — ABC Sports (Feature)
ABC Sports (Live)
1999 — Live Racing
ABC Sports, Belmont Coverage Feature
ESPN, Sports Century’s 50 Greatest Athletes
1998 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1997 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1996 — NBC Sports
1995 — ABC’s Wide World of Sports
1994 — ABC’s Wide World of Sports
1993 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1992 — ABC Sports
1991 — CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1990 — ABC Sports
1989 — ABC Sports
1988 — Thoroughbred Sports
Racing Across America
1987 — ABC
1986 — ABC
1985 — CBS
1984 — NBC
1983 — CBS
1982 — ESPN
1981 — Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
1980 — ABC
1979 — Don Ohlmeyer
NBC
1978 —Roger Murphy
Public Broadcasting Service
1977 —Jack Whitaker
CBS
1976 —CBS
1975 —CBS
1974 — Pen Densham, John Watson
Insight Productions
1973 — Chuck Milton, Tony Verna
CBS
1972 — Chuck Milton, Tony Verna
CBS
1971 — Burt Bacharach
CBS
LOCAL TELEVISION
No award since 2010
2009 — WLKY
Louisville
2008 — WAVE
Louisville
2007 — Horse Racing Alberta
2006 — WLKY
Louisville
2005 — WAVE
Louisville
2004 — WAVE
Louisville
2003 — G.D. Hieronymus
WKYT Lexington
2002 — Fox SportsNet Southwest
2001 — Steve Crump
WTVI Charlotte, NC
2000 — Maryland Jockey Club
WMAR Baltimore
1999 — Fox Sports West 2
The Best of Santa Anita
1998 —Jeff Lifson
WHAS Louisville
1997 — Brian Blessing
Ontario Jockey Club
1996 — Kenny Rice
WTVQ Lexington
1995 — JCM Productions
New York
1994 — Ronnie Virgets
WNXO New Orleans
1993 — Stephe Sadis
KBTC Tacoma
1992 — Rick Cushing
WKPC Louisville
1991 — WABC-TV
New York
1990 — Philip von Borries
WKPC Louisville
1989 — Chris Thomas
WFLA Tampa
1988 — Joseph Kwong
KCET-TV Los Angeles
1987 — Arlington Park
1986 — Louisiana Downs
1985 — Oak Tree Racing Association
1984 — NYRA/Cinema Mistral
1983 — Cawood Ledford Productions
1982 — ON-TV Los Angeles
1981 — WHAS Louisville
1980 — WCAU Philadelphia
1979 — Dave Johnson
ON-TV
1978 — Cawood Ledford
WHAS Louisville
1977 — Jane Chastain
KABC Los Angeles
1976 — NYRA-OTB
Race of the Week
1975 — Cawood Ledford
WHAS Louisville
RADIO, OTHER
2010 — HORSE RACING RADIO NETWORK
2009 — ESPN RADIO
2008 — COURIER-JOURNAL.com
2007 — LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
2006 — WBAL BALTIMORE
2005 — SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO
2004 — PREMIER RADIO NETWORKS
2003 — KSPBN/ESPN RADIO 710, WBAL BALTIMORE
2002 — PREMIER RADIO SHELBY WHITEFIELD
2001 — MARK MILLER, WBAL BALTIMORE
2000 — PREMIERE RADIO
1999 — TOM LEACH, WVLK LEXINGTON
1998 — NO AWARD
1997 — JOHN PATTI, WBAL BALTIMORE
1996 — ROBIN DAWSON, CJCL TORONTO
1995 — VIC STAUFFER, KKAR OMAHA
1994 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1993 — TOM LEACH, WVLK LEXINGTON
1992 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1991 — JULIA MCEVOY, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
1990 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1989 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1988 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1987 — BOB LAUDER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1986 — ABC RADIO NETWORK
1985 — BOB LAUDER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1984 — WBAL BALTIMORE
1983 — TOM DAVID, WCBM BALTIMORE
1982 — ABC RADIO NETWORK
1981 — WBAL BALTIMORE
1980 — NO AWARD
1979 — DICK WOOLLEY, WITH BALTIMORE
1978 — TED PATTERSON, WBAL BALTIMORE
1977 — NO AWARD
1976 — WIN ELLIOT
1975 — NO AWARD
1974 — NO AWARD
1973 — NO AWARD
1972 — NO AWARD
1971 — WIN ELLIOT
