GUEST LIST SET FOR RED SMITH BANQUET. TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE
The guest list is being finalized for the 47th Annual Red Smith Sports Award Banquet. The banquet will be held Tuesday night, January 17, 2012, at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel hi downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, beginning at 6:30pm.
This year’s banquet features the Green Bay Packers all-time leading rusher, Ahman Green as the Red Smith Award Winner. Green will be introduced by Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge, Mark McGinnis.
Cy Young Award winner and future Hall of Fame pitcher, John Smoltz, will receive the 2012 Scheels Sports “Nice Guy” Award. Smoltz will be introduced by Vince Biskupic.
Lesley Visser, the most highly acclaimed female sportscaster of all-time will be the main speaker. Visser currently works for CBS Sports as a reporter on THE NFL TODAY; she also contributes to the network’s coverage of the NFL Playoffs and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and Final Four.
Along with Green, the Green Bay Packers President, Mark Murphy, will be attending and representing the Packers at the Head Table. The Milwaukee Brewers General Manager and 2009 “Nice Guy” Award winner, Doug Melvin will be back to the banquet. Melvin always provides great incite into the Brewer’s future plans and direction.
College basketball will be well represented with UWGB Men’s Head Coach, Brian Wardle and Women’s Head Coach Matt Bollant. University of Wisconsin Director of Athletics Communication, Brian Lucas will bring the crowd up-to-date on all the athletic programs in Madison.
Green Bay Gamblers Head Coach, Derek Lalonde, will represent the Gamblers and the Timber Rattlers contingent will be led by Manager, Matt Erickson and President Rob Zerjav.
There are still tickets remaining for the banquet. Information on the banquet and purchasing of tickets can be obtained by calling visiting our website at www.redsmith.orgor by email at contact@redsmith.org or calling Joe Ornstein at (920) 570-2536.