Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting
The Hod Humiston Award is given annually to a Kansas broadcaster who has made significant contributions to the The Hod Humiston Award is given annually to a Kansas broadcaster who has made significant contributions to the field of sports broadcasting as well as work in the community. The award is named for Hod Humiston who was the first television sportscaster in Kansas when he did play-by-play coverage of college games for KTVH (now KWCH TV), channel 12, Wichita.
Hod was founder and a co-owner of KSKU radio and was also employed as an announcer for KWBW and KWHK radio stations in Hutchinson. He was instrumental in bringing the national junior college basketball tournament to Hutchinson, where it has been since 1949.
How to Nominate
Please fill out our online form by March 10 to make a nomination for the current calendar year.
Past Recipients
2025 Brad Hallier, Ad Astra, Hutchinson
2024 Dustin Armbruster, Eagle Radio, Hays
2023 Justin Fluke, KNZA Radio Group, Hiawatha
2022 Aaron Napier, Ad Astra, Hutchinson
2021 John Swanson, KVSV AM-FM
2020 Devin Hanney, KINA, Salina
Full List Below
2019 Brian Hanni, KLWN, Lawrence
2018 Greg Rahe, KVOE AM, Emporia
2017 Glen Grunwald, KWBW AM, Hutchinson
2016 Steve Webster, KVGB AM, Great Bend
2015 Jenn Bates, KWCH TV, Wichita
2014 Mike Kennedy, Voice of the Wichita State Shockers, Wichita
2013 Eddie Lomshek, KKOW AM, Pittsburg
2012 Gerard Wellbrock, KAYS AM, Hays
2011 Wyatt Thompson, Voice of the K-State Wildcats, Manhattan
2010 Mike Manns, KMAJ AM-FM, Topeka
2009 Brock Kappelmann, KSCB AM-FM, Liberal
2008 Randy Goering, KVGB AM-FM, Great Bend
2007 Bruce Haertl, KWCH TV, Wichita
2006 Gary Bateman, KOFO AM, Ottawa
2005 Rusty Hilst, KWBW AM, Hutchinson
2004 Fred White, Kansas City Royals
2003 Cliff Shank, KGGG/KSKU/KXKU, Hutchinson
2002 Rocky Downing, KCLY/KFRM, Clay Center
2001 Rich Epp, KLBY TV, Colby
2000 Dewey Terrill, KJCK AM/FM, Junction City
1999 WIBW Radio Sports Department, Topeka
1998 George Donley, Great Bend (posthumously, d. 1997)
1997 Dale McCoy, Jr., KKOY AM/FM, Chanute
1996 Bob Wells, Retired, Harris Co., Garden City now of Lawrence
1995 Mitch Holthus, WIBW Radio, Voice of the K-State Wildcats, Voice of the K.C. Chiefs
1994 Ron Paradis, WIBW TV/Radio, Topeka
1993 Nelson Hartman, KSHSAA (retired)
1992 Tony Jewell, KIUL/KWKR, Garden City
1991 Bob Davis, KMBZ Radio, Westwood
1990 Kay Melia, KLOE AM, Goodland
1989 Fred Conger, KWBW/KHUT, Hutchinson
1988 Tad Felts, KKAN/KQMA, Phillipsburg
1987 Bill Miller, KLEO/KZSN, Wichita
1986 Ed O’Donnell, WIBW AM/FM, Topeka
1985 Bob Fromme, KC Royals Radio Network, Kansas City
1984 Tom Hedrick KU, KLWN/KLZR, Lawrence
1983 Bob Pratt, KGGF/KQQF, Coffeyville
1982 Bob Hilgendorf, Manhattan
1981 Max Falkenstein, Lawrence
1980 Dev Nelson, KKSU AM, Manhattan
1979 Hod Humiston (d. 12/28/87)