Celebrating the NTWAB 58th Annual Awards Dinner with photos by Julie June Stewart.
Venue: The Brigantine
Date: Nov. 2, 2017
Event Organizer: Loren Hebel-Osborne
Photos from Our Big Night
Randy Moss (r), recipient of the Jim McKay Award, with presenter Jay Privman.
Victoria Keith is the longtime assistant to Rick Porter, winner of the Mr. Fitz Award. Former NTWAB President Tom Pedulla made the presentation. Porter was unable to attend due to circumstances beyond his control.
NTWAB board member Marty McGee (r), cracks up Matt Hegarty, winner of the Walter Haight Award.
On behalf of the Winners Foundation, Executive Director Darin Scharer accepts the Joe Palmer Award from NTWAB board member Frank Angst (r).
NTWAB President Alicia Hughes presided over the big event.
The Brigantine was an accomodating and picturesque venue for the awards dinner.
Julie June likes this photo "in blue" of a table at "The Brig."
Randy Moss had an impressive contingent of supporters at the event.
The NTWAB general membership meeting was held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in the Media Center at Churchill Downs.
For those covering the Belmont Stakes, we hope the following information is beneficial. We appreciate NYRA addressing some challenges our membership experienced covering the event last year. They welcomed our feedback.
My fellow NTWAB members, i t was great seeing many of you in person and those and others on Zoom at our bi-annual meeting during Derby week.
Two-time Eclipse Award winner and NTWAB past president Tom Law, managing editor of ST Publishing which produces The Saratoga Special and Thisishorseracing.com, has been named recipient of the Old Hilltop Award for covering Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction.
With Kentucky Derby week fast approaching, this note serves as a reminder that our upcoming spring NTWAB meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 30, at 11 a.m. ET.
Caton Bredar has been named the recipient of the Charles W. Engelhard Award by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders.
Members of the NTWAB, here we are eight weeks away from the May 3 Kentucky Derby! I look forward to seeing many of you at Churchill Downs! Please make a note that our spring NTWAB meeting will take place at Churchill Downs on Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
To promote transparency, National Turf Writers and Broadcasters annually discloses how its members voted for the top spot in each of the Eclipse Award categories. The attached chart , presented via Google Sheets, may be fully accessed by scrolling both vertically and horizontally.
Twitter posts @NTWAB by Dick Downey
Ed Bowen, a longtime NTWAB member, died on Jan. 20 at his home in Versailles, Ky. at age 82. His memory will be honored at the upcoming Eclipse Awards ceremony.
