Center for Sports Communication & Media
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CSCM brings together interests in the instruction, practice, and scholarship of sports journalism, broadcasting, media production, and human communication. moody.utexas.edu/cscm
#sportsphotography Kennedy Weatherby is a photographer for The Daily Texan and was at the UT/A&M football game last week. (ICYMI, the Longhorns won 27-17 and brought the all-time series record to 78–37–5 in UT's favor. Also, UT has an undefeated record vs the Aggies since 2011.)
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#sportsphotography Kennedy Weatherby is a photographer for The Daily Texan and was at the UT/A&M football game last week. (ICYMI, the Longhorns won 27-17 and brought the all-time series record to 78–37–5 in UT's favor. Also, UT has an undefeated record vs the Aggies since 2011.)
#sportsphotography Breanna Biorato is the staff photographer for the @washingtonspirit.com, which will be playing in the @nwslsoccer.com Championship this weekend against @gothamfc.bsky.social. Biorato is a recent graduate of @utahtechu.bsky.social, currently living and working in the DC metro area.
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#sportsphotography Breanna Biorato is the staff photographer for the @washingtonspirit.com, which will be playing in the @nwslsoccer.com Championship this weekend against @gothamfc.bsky.social. Biorato is a recent graduate of @utahtechu.bsky.social, currently living and working in the DC metro area.
#sportsphotography The Texas high school football playoffs are upon us. Carter Pirtle (aka Cartershots) shoots #TXHSFB in the Texas Panhandle and south plains, much of the time for @PressPassSports. Based in Skelleytown, TX, his portfolio runs the gamut of high school sports...
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#sportsphotography The Texas high school football playoffs are upon us. Carter Pirtle (aka Cartershots) shoots #TXHSFB in the Texas Panhandle and south plains, much of the time for @PressPassSports. Based in Skelleytown, TX, his portfolio runs the gamut of high school sports...
#sportsphotography Brynn Anderson (@brynnbot) has been a photojournalist for the Associated Press since 2012. Based in Bowling Green, KY and an alumna of @wku, Anderson previously worked for the Omaha World-Herald, The Palm Beach Post, the Lincoln Star-Journal and the Lima News.
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#sportsphotography Brynn Anderson (@brynnbot) has been a photojournalist for the Associated Press since 2012. Based in Bowling Green, KY and an alumna of @wku, Anderson previously worked for the Omaha World-Herald, The Palm Beach Post, the Lincoln Star-Journal and the Lima News.
Here's the video from the Every Day is Sunday conversation with Ken Belson and @burnto-butterwo.bsky.social: youtu.be/Uwlf2Fvcj44
October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Here's the video from the Every Day is Sunday conversation with Ken Belson and @burnto-butterwo.bsky.social: youtu.be/Uwlf2Fvcj44
Author talk tomorrow! The first 25 UT students (with ID) who arrive will receive a free copy of the book. Doors open at 5:30.
NEW EVENT: NY Times writer Ken Belson discusses his new book, Every Day Is Sunday, on campus on 10/28. It's a deeply researched account of how the NFL commissioner and two owners supercharged the American cultural obsession with pro football. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ken-b... Join us!!!
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Author talk tomorrow! The first 25 UT students (with ID) who arrive will receive a free copy of the book. Doors open at 5:30.
NEW EVENT: NY Times writer Ken Belson discusses his new book, Every Day Is Sunday, on campus on 10/28. It's a deeply researched account of how the NFL commissioner and two owners supercharged the American cultural obsession with pro football. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ken-b... Join us!!!
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW EVENT: NY Times writer Ken Belson discusses his new book, Every Day Is Sunday, on campus on 10/28. It's a deeply researched account of how the NFL commissioner and two owners supercharged the American cultural obsession with pro football. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ken-b... Join us!!!
We’re still feeling the love from the 2025 Jenkins Medal awards dinner. Get all the info and see more pics at www.JenkinsMedal.com.
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re still feeling the love from the 2025 Jenkins Medal awards dinner. Get all the info and see more pics at www.JenkinsMedal.com.
Your 2025 Jenkins Medal awards winners! Wright Thompson (w/Seth Wickersham), Best Sportswriting; Billie Jean King (w/Michael MacCambridge and Sally Jenkins), Sports Legend; Roy Blount Jr. (w/Alexander Wolff), Lifetime Achievement. Program video (and more pics) coming soon!
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Your 2025 Jenkins Medal awards winners! Wright Thompson (w/Seth Wickersham), Best Sportswriting; Billie Jean King (w/Michael MacCambridge and Sally Jenkins), Sports Legend; Roy Blount Jr. (w/Alexander Wolff), Lifetime Achievement. Program video (and more pics) coming soon!
Here's our appetizer for tonight's awards dinner.
In 2016, His Ownself let us follow him around with a camera crew while he covered The Masters. He was irascible, opinionated and funny, as you would expect. Reflective, too. Watch it: youtu.be/t5Pt3W2CjI0?...
In 2016, His Ownself let us follow him around with a camera crew while he covered The Masters. He was irascible, opinionated and funny, as you would expect. Reflective, too. Watch it: youtu.be/t5Pt3W2CjI0?...
September 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here's our appetizer for tonight's awards dinner.
In 2016, His Ownself let us follow him around with a camera crew while he covered The Masters. He was irascible, opinionated and funny, as you would expect. Reflective, too. Watch it: youtu.be/t5Pt3W2CjI0?...
In 2016, His Ownself let us follow him around with a camera crew while he covered The Masters. He was irascible, opinionated and funny, as you would expect. Reflective, too. Watch it: youtu.be/t5Pt3W2CjI0?...
Remember when the Pardon the Interruption guys (Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon) sent us this shout out for Dan Jenkins and 2018 Lifetime Achievement medalist Dave Kindred? If you don't you should watch it because it's hilarious and will get you ready for Friday night! youtu.be/iev0fdtMzwI?...
September 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Remember when the Pardon the Interruption guys (Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon) sent us this shout out for Dan Jenkins and 2018 Lifetime Achievement medalist Dave Kindred? If you don't you should watch it because it's hilarious and will get you ready for Friday night! youtu.be/iev0fdtMzwI?...
Celebrate the craft of sportswriting and the work of Wright Thompson and around Blount Jr. Attend the 2025 Jenkins Medal Awards Dinner at The Penn Club in New York City on September 26. Also, hear Billie Jean King! Info and tickets available at cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a7e…..
September 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Celebrate the craft of sportswriting and the work of Wright Thompson and around Blount Jr. Attend the 2025 Jenkins Medal Awards Dinner at The Penn Club in New York City on September 26. Also, hear Billie Jean King! Info and tickets available at cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a7e…..
Join our celebration of sportswriting and the 2025 Jenkins Medal/Best Sportswriting finalists at jenkinsmedal.com. Attend the 2025 Jenkins Medal Awards Dinner at The Penn Club in New York City on September 26. Info and tickets available at cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a....
BREAKING: The winners of the 2025 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting are Wright Thompson and Roy Blount, Jr. They'll join Jenkins Medal Sports Legend Billie Jean King at our awards dinner on September 26 in New York City. jenkinsmedal.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Join our celebration of sportswriting and the 2025 Jenkins Medal/Best Sportswriting finalists at jenkinsmedal.com. Attend the 2025 Jenkins Medal Awards Dinner at The Penn Club in New York City on September 26. Info and tickets available at cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a....
www.jenkinsmedal.com
Look back at our 2024 Jenkins Medal awards dinner, honoring Sally Jenkins (Best Sportswriting) and Grant Wahl (Lifetime Achievement): youtu.be/-ktJU6Lbxjk?....
Excited to hold this event in NYC next week. Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
Look back at our 2024 Jenkins Medal awards dinner, honoring Sally Jenkins (Best Sportswriting) and Grant Wahl (Lifetime Achievement): youtu.be/-ktJU6Lbxjk?....
Excited to hold this event in NYC next week. Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
September 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
www.jenkinsmedal.com
Look back at our 2024 Jenkins Medal awards dinner, honoring Sally Jenkins (Best Sportswriting) and Grant Wahl (Lifetime Achievement): youtu.be/-ktJU6Lbxjk?....
Excited to hold this event in NYC next week. Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
Look back at our 2024 Jenkins Medal awards dinner, honoring Sally Jenkins (Best Sportswriting) and Grant Wahl (Lifetime Achievement): youtu.be/-ktJU6Lbxjk?....
Excited to hold this event in NYC next week. Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
Join us in celebrating Billie Jean King.
BJK is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Tennis Association and the Billie Jean King Foundation. She is part of the ownership groups of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angel City FC.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
BJK is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Tennis Association and the Billie Jean King Foundation. She is part of the ownership groups of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angel City FC.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
September 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Join us in celebrating Billie Jean King.
BJK is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Tennis Association and the Billie Jean King Foundation. She is part of the ownership groups of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angel City FC.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
BJK is the founder of the Women’s Sports Foundation, the Women’s Tennis Association and the Billie Jean King Foundation. She is part of the ownership groups of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angel City FC.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
We're delighted to present Wright Thompson with the 2025 Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting. He won for his ESPN
article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, a 16,000 word opus, chronicling the senior season and developmental backstory of Clark as a Hawkeye.
article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, a 16,000 word opus, chronicling the senior season and developmental backstory of Clark as a Hawkeye.
September 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We're delighted to present Wright Thompson with the 2025 Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting. He won for his ESPN
article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, a 16,000 word opus, chronicling the senior season and developmental backstory of Clark as a Hawkeye.
article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, a 16,000 word opus, chronicling the senior season and developmental backstory of Clark as a Hawkeye.
Join us in celebrating Billie Jean King.
In her legendary tennis career, King captured 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles, including a record 20 Wimbledon championships. She was the year-end #1 player in the world six times.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
In her legendary tennis career, King captured 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles, including a record 20 Wimbledon championships. She was the year-end #1 player in the world six times.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us in celebrating Billie Jean King.
In her legendary tennis career, King captured 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles, including a record 20 Wimbledon championships. She was the year-end #1 player in the world six times.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
In her legendary tennis career, King captured 39 Grand Slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles, including a record 20 Wimbledon championships. She was the year-end #1 player in the world six times.
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
Roy Blount Jr. is funnier than you are. But don't feel bad because he's funnier than almost everybody. His book about hanging out with the Pittsburgh Steelers, "Three Bricks Shy of a Load," was declared a classic of American football writing and a masterpiece of New Journalism.
September 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Roy Blount Jr. is funnier than you are. But don't feel bad because he's funnier than almost everybody. His book about hanging out with the Pittsburgh Steelers, "Three Bricks Shy of a Load," was declared a classic of American football writing and a masterpiece of New Journalism.
Join us in celebrating sports icon Billie Jean King
“100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine
First woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
First individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
“100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine
First woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
First individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
September 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Join us in celebrating sports icon Billie Jean King
“100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine
First woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
First individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
“100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century” by Life magazine
First woman athlete to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
First individual woman athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
Tickets: cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
jenkinsmedal.com Join us at the Jenkins Medal awards dinner on September 26 in New York City. We'll be celebrating with fellow honorees, Roy Blount Jr.and Billie Jean King. cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
September 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
jenkinsmedal.com Join us at the Jenkins Medal awards dinner on September 26 in New York City. We'll be celebrating with fellow honorees, Roy Blount Jr.and Billie Jean King. cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a...
jenkinsmedal.com Read the story: Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, the winner of the 2025 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. espn.com/womens-colle.... By Wright Thompson, ESPN Senior Writer.
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
jenkinsmedal.com Read the story: Caitlin Clark and Iowa Find Peace in the Process, the winner of the 2025 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. espn.com/womens-colle.... By Wright Thompson, ESPN Senior Writer.
Seats and tables for the Jenkins Medal awards dinner will be on sale for two more weeks or whenever supply runs out, whichever comes first. Our event will be at the Penn Club in NYC on September 26. cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a.... Limited sponsorships available as well: cscm@utexas.edu.
BREAKING: The winners of the 2025 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting are Wright Thompson and Roy Blount, Jr. They'll join Jenkins Medal Sports Legend Billie Jean King at our awards dinner on September 26 in New York City. jenkinsmedal.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Seats and tables for the Jenkins Medal awards dinner will be on sale for two more weeks or whenever supply runs out, whichever comes first. Our event will be at the Penn Club in NYC on September 26. cvent.utexas.edu/event/c4fe4a.... Limited sponsorships available as well: cscm@utexas.edu.
Roy Blount, Jr. is the author of 24 books, including About Three Bricks Shy . . . And the Load Filled Up, his 1974 account of hanging out w/the Pittsburgh Steelers. This book has been cited as a classic of American football writing and one of the masterpieces of New Journalism.
August 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Roy Blount, Jr. is the author of 24 books, including About Three Bricks Shy . . . And the Load Filled Up, his 1974 account of hanging out w/the Pittsburgh Steelers. This book has been cited as a classic of American football writing and one of the masterpieces of New Journalism.
The Jenkins Medal jury cited Thompson's ESPN article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Make Peace in the Process (espn.com/womens-colle...) as the best sportswriting of 2024. Thompson won the inaugural 2017 Best Sportswriting medal for his profile on Tiger Woods. jenkinsmedal.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Jenkins Medal jury cited Thompson's ESPN article Caitlin Clark and Iowa Make Peace in the Process (espn.com/womens-colle...) as the best sportswriting of 2024. Thompson won the inaugural 2017 Best Sportswriting medal for his profile on Tiger Woods. jenkinsmedal.com