The Republic sports editor Ted Schultz interviews former Columbus North golfer Gwen Anderson following the 2021 Conference Indiana Tournament at Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh. Schultz has been named Indiana Sportswriter of the Year by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
Columbus Republic sports editor Ted Schultz has been named the Corky Lamm Indiana Sportswriter of the Year by the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
Schultz has been with The Republic since 2012 and has been sports editor since 2016. The Ohio native and Eastern Kentucky University graduate previously worked at the Troy (Ohio) Daily News, Linton Daily Citizen, Washington (Ind.) Times-Herald, Noblesville Ledger and Indianapolis Star.
The Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame induction and recognition of award winners will take place at 2 p.m. April 7 at Valle Vista Country Club in Greenwood. Tickets for the banquet and buffet dinner are $50.
Glenn Marini of WANE-TV in Fort Wayne is the Marv Bates Sportscaster of the Year, Indiana University assistant athletic director for strategic communications and media Jeff Keag is the Bob Williams Helping Hand Award winner and former Bloomington Herald-Times sportswriter Bob Hammel is the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
This year’s Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
John Bansch (deceased), Indianapolis Star
Affectionately known as “The Captain,” John served as a writer and editor for the Star for over four decades. Of his many job responsibilities over those years with the Star, John was on the Colts beat from the days of the team moving to Indy in 1984 through the 1990s. John also served as the coordinator of the Star’s 500 coverage for many years. John retired from the Star in 1999, passing away in 2017. John also assisted with the Golden Gloves boxing event in Indianapolis for nearly six decades.
Russ Brown, Louisville Courier-Journal
While Russ’s career has taken him just across the river from the Hoosier state, he’s spent many years writing about Indiana sporting events. Russ covered Indiana University basketball for the first 15 years of Bob Knight’s legendary tenure in Bloomington, which included three national championships. There was also plenty of time covering the University of Louisville’s three national titles that spanned 33 years. While Russ left the Courier-Journal in the early 2000s, he remains actively writing to this day. Russ is a native of Salem and wrote for both The Republic in Columbus and the Seymour Tribune before joining the staff of the Courier-Journal, where he’d be named the Indiana Sports Editor.
Steve Herman, Associated Press
The Indianapolis native left law school after a year and a half to follow his passion for journalism, which led him to a career that lasted nearly four decades. After first joining the AP in 1970, five years later Steve would become the sports editor for Indiana, a position he held for 25 years. While covering all the major teams and events, the beat that brought Steve the most joy was high school sports, writing a weekly “Prep Notes” column. Steve also is a recipient of the Distinguished Media Service Award from the IHSAA.
Mark Jaynes, IndyCar Radio Network
The sixth man to hold the title of “Voice of the 500” is also a key contributor to the IHSAA Champions Network, and the 2018 winner of the Marv Bates Indiana Sportscaster of the Year from the ISSA. Mark began his broadcast journey as a high school student at WCBK in Martinsville, and following his days as a student at Indiana State, became a staple of the Terre Haute radio scene during the 90s. Mark joined the Indy Racing League Radio Network early in the IRL days, and has been part of the apex of open wheel radio coverage ever since. When not broadcasting, Mark is a teacher at his high school alma mater in Monrovia.
John Montgomery, WNDI Radio, Sullivan
While not a native Hoosier, it may feel like that for residents of Sullivan and the Wabash Valley for John, who has been one of the voices of local sports broadcasting since taking ownership of WNDI in 1994. John won the organization’s Marv Bates Award as Indiana sportscaster of the year in 2008, and it marks the second state in which John has won a similar award, as he was named the broadcaster of the year in Kansas in 1992. John has broadcast state finals events for six different schools that WNDI serves in west-central Indiana.
Jack Nolan, WNDU South Bend/Notre Dame Athletics
Jack first came to South Bend to serve as the television voice of Fighting Irish football in the early 80s. Over the next four decades, Jack’s voice and easy demeanor became a large part of the soundtrack of South Bend, whether it was filing sports reports for WNDU, or serving as first the analyst, and then radio voice of Fighting Irish basketball. There were also numerous coach’s shows, pre-game and post-game responsibilities and eventually laying the foundation for coverage of multiple Irish sports programs through UND.com. These days Jack and his wife Rhonda, who both worked at WNDU, now live in Florida and travel at every opportunity.
CORKY LAMM AWARD winners (sportswriter of the year started 1959, named after Lamm beginning in 1975)
1960 – Gordon Graham, Lafayette Journal & Courier
1962 – Corky Lamm, The Indianapolis News
1964 – John Whitaker, The Hammond Times
1966 – Gordon Graham, Lafayette Journal & Courier
1967 – Corky Lamm, The Indianapolis News
1968 – Max Stultz, The Indianapolis Star
1969 – Corky Lamm, The Indianapolis News
1970 – Bob Ford, Kokomo Tribune
1971 – Bob Barnet, Muncie Star
1972 – Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Telephone
1973 – Carl Wiegman, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
1974 – Don Cronin, Anderson Bulletin
1975 – Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Telephone
1976 – Bob Williams, The Indianapolis Star
1977 – Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Telephone
1978 – Rex Kirts, Bloomington Herald-Telephone
1979 – Jack Lake, Marion Chronicle-Tribune
1980 – Dennis Kraft, Elkhart Truth
1981 – Rex Kirts, Bloomington Herald-Telephone
1982 – Ken Klimek, South Bend Tribune
1983 – John Mutka, Gary Post-Tribune
1984 – Ken Klimek, South Bend Tribune
1985 – Mike Chappell, Indianapolis Star
1986 – Ron Lemasters, Muncie Star
1987 – Ben Smith, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
1988 – Ed Hamilton, Elwood Call-Leader
1989 – Dan Rooney, Muncie Star
1990 – Jim Russell, The Indianapolis News
1991 – Jeff Washburn, Lafayette Journal & Courier
1992 – Ron Lemasters, Muncie Star
1993 – Dave Kitchell, Kokomo Tribune
1994 – Jim Russell, The Indianapolis News
1995 – Lynn Houser, Bloomington Herald-Times
1996 – Steve Fields, Greencastle Banner-Graphic
1997 – Andy Graham, Bloomington Herald-Times
1998 – Bob Bridge, Bedford Times-Mail
1999 – Arv Koontz, Seymour Tribune
2001 – David Haugh, South Bend Tribune
2002 – Jan Clark, Richmond Palladium-Item
2003 – Al Hamnik, The Times of Northwest Indiana
2004 – Andy Amey, Terre Haute Tribune-Star
2005 – Pat McKee, Indianapolis Star
2006 – Ben Smith, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
2007 – Mike Lopresti, Gannett News Service
2008 – Phil Richards, The Indianapolis Star
2009 – Mike Beas, Anderson Herald-Bulletin
2010 – Doug Zaleski, Muncie Star-Press
2011 – Bill Beck, Elkhart Truth
2012 – Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
2013 – Dan Korb, Evansville Courier & Press
2014 – Rick Morwick, Johnson County Daily Journal
2015 – Bob Kravitz, WTHR.com
2016 – Al Lesar, South Bend Tribune
2017 – Jim Peters, The Times of Northwest Indiana
2018 – Todd Golden, Terre Haute Tribune-Star
2019 – Mike Carmin, Lafayette Journal & Courier
2020 – Justin Cohn, Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
2021 – no award, COVID-19; 2020 winner honored
2022 – Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star
2023 – Mike Wells, ESPN.com
2024 – Ted Schultz, Columbus Republic
