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Jose Media Award - 2008 |
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Ike began his reporting
career in 1958 as the Sports Director of the American
Forces Korea Network while serving in the U.S. Army.
On leave he attended the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo,
including an exciting soccer final that sparked his
interest in a game about which he knew little. Once
out of service and in New York City, he attended the
international matches at the Polo Grounds promoted
by Bill Cox. These continued to build Ike’s growing
interest in soccer. While he started with some smaller
New Jersey papers, by the time he joined the Newark
Star-Ledger in 1965, it was almost World Cup time and
Ike covered the tournament. “It was much different
watching a game being played on a pitch that looked
like an oversized putting green with a capacity crowd
of 100,000 singing and chanting. The atmosphere was
electric and to someone like me who was unused to it,
even the dullest game seemed very exciting,” Ike
said about his World Cup coverage. He retired from
the Star-Ledger in 2001 and currently attends New York
Red Bulls games at Giants Stadium.
Ike was a founding member
of the Professional Soccer Reporters Association, the
organizations first vice president and later president.
Ike also served as the Star-Ledger beat writer for the Knicks and Jets for
part of his 37-year career. He also was the back-up writer for the Yankees,
Mets, Rangers, Devils, and Nets at various times, and he is a lifetime member
of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He covered numerous World Series,
Super Bowls, two Ali-Frazier championship fights, Stanley Cup Finals, and college
football bowl games and college basketball games in the NCAA and NIT tournaments
and numerous track and field events, including the Millrose Games and AAU outdoor
and indoor championships in addition to his soccer responsibilities.
The Colin Jose Media Award,
a tribute to Hall of Fame Historian emeritus Colin
Jose who was also a SoccerAmerica and World Soccer
correspondent, and is North America’s preeminent
soccer historian, is designed to honor members of the
media who specialize in communications with respect
to soccer in the United States. It is awarded to those
whose career contributions in the field are deemed
to be of exceptional and sustained quality. Colin Jose
Media Award honorees are:
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