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Bob Costas and UT Austin students

Iconic sportscaster Bob Costas speaks with UT-Austin students in advance of his giving the 2018 Frank Deford Lecture on Sports Journalism.

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Gary Smith, Dave Sheinin and Sarah Spain

2019 Jenkins Medal Winners: Smith, Spain, Sheinin

Gary Smith, Sarah Spain and Dave Sheinin have been named 2019 award winners by the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting jury.

Smith received the Lifetime Achievement award, while Spain and Sheinin were recognized for the best sportswriting of the previous year. The winners were celebrated and received their medals at a banquet at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth on Oct. 25, hosted by The University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Sports Communication & Media. This year’s ceremony honored the memory of Dan Jenkins, who passed away in March at age 90, and featured a conversation with legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, who was recognized as the innaugural Dan Jenkins Medal Sports Legend.

This is the third year these national awards have been presented. They are named in honor of Jenkins, the legendary Texas sportswriter, to celebrate the craft and culture of sportswriting he personified through his storied career. For more information see www.jenkinsmedal.com.

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March 7, 2019

In Memory of Dan Jenkins

Dan Thomas Jenkins died on Thursday March 7, 2019 at a Fort Worth hospital surrounded by his family. He was 90.

Jenkins was a graduate of Paschal High School and Texas Christian University. Called “the most influential sports writer of his generation,” and possessor of an incomparable literary voice, he was the author of countless prize-winning stories still collected in anthologies, 23 bestselling books, and several screenplays. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, and honored with dozens of lifetime achievement awards, including the Red Smith Award for outstanding contribution to journalism, and the Ring Lardner Award.

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Frank Deford and Mike Cramer

The Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism

The Center for Sports Communication and Media hosts the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism every April on the UT-Austin campus to hear leading professionals address the pressing cultural issues of the day. Named after the iconic journalist who left substantial bodies of work in print, radio and television at the time of his death in 2017, the Deford Lecture offers Moody College students access to the leading sports journalists of the day.

Wright Thompson and Dan Jenkins

The Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting

The Center for Sports Communication and Media hosts the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting as a celebration of the craft and history of sportswriting. Named in honor of the legendary Texan and one of the most accomplished sportwriters of his generation, the Jenkins Medal is awarded annually at a dinner every fall.

About CSCM

The Center for Sports Communication & Media brings together interests in the instruction, practice, and scholarship of sports journalism, broadcasting, media production, and human communication. It serves the mission of the Moody College of Communication and The University of Texas at Austin through its commitment to the highest quality of teaching, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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