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Jack
Carnefix East Coast Hockey League |
Jack Carnefix continues to build the ECHL's public relations department into a quality national organization. Prior to Jack's arrival, the ECHL's national office lacked cohesive national presence. Jack has also done a lot to encourage his franchise counterparts to build media presence.
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Jack
Carnefix East Coast Hockey League |
Runner-up:
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Bryant
J. Kuechle CBA |
The CBA has more lives than a cat. The only thing keeping this kitty in the public eye in the looming face of the NBA's NBDL is Bryant's ability to put highly credible focus on the great players showcased in the oldest minor league in basketball.
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Jason
Griffith Toledo Muds Hens (IL) |
Runner-up:
Jim Talamonti
Laredo Bucks (CHL)
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Russ
Langer Las Vegas 51s |
Russ has been the voice of the AAA Dodgers organization, both with Albuquerque and now with Las Vegas. Like other members of the broadcast teams within the Dodgers family, Langer is a class-act who can make his audience "see" the game and make the players more accessible to fans eager to know more about them. One of the great broadcasters of the AAA.
Runner-up:
Darren Abbott
South Carolina StingRays ECHL
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Joey
Josephs North American Football League |
Joey carries one of the largest-team-count leagues in minor league sports on his back. A semi-pro league, he has few P.R. people in the regional markets to work with, no budget for a media guide, yet he manages to get the league good P.R. coverage.
Media directors whose follow-up or handling of the press could use some gloss...
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Judd
Sirott Chicago Wolves (AHL) |
Even the Yankees' P.R. people have better manners. The greatest organization on the minor league ice should never be arrogant.
Dedicated
to the memory of
Ralphie Onadakis,
a poor fictional matchboy,
trademarked at birth.
A simple boy who dreamed of
a job as a highly-paid and respected
minor league media relations director.
This
award is presented annually
to the men and women who sneer
in the face of deadlines, who to
show no fear crabby
visiting
broadcasters,
who get us the scores,
stats, and interviews
that make the job
of this organization just
a tiny bit easier.
Chosen
by the editors of MLN
from amongst more than
four-score of their peers,
we salute the hard work
of the media relations staff
and broadcasters
at hundreds of teams
around the nation.