PSWA Dinner

Red Klotz was a talented point guard for the original Baltimore Bullets. But when the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association honors Klotz with their prestigious "Living Legend" award on Feb. 1, it won't be for his storied NBA career (he played in 11 games, scored 15 points). The Philly Sports Writers will host their 106th annual banquet on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill. On the PSWA dais, Klotz will be joined by two previous winners of the organization's Living Legend Award: ... Read More

Dear Sports Fan - The officers, board and membership of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association are hard at work selecting award-winners and honored guests, and sketching plans for our 106th annual sports awards dinner on Monday evening, Feb. 1, 2010. Each year, the PSWA event provides Philly-area sports fans with a memorable celebration of our most distinguished athletes and teams. As always, the public is invited to the banquet, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. Doors open ... Read More

Dear Sports Fan - SAVE THE DATE! The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association will host its 106th annual banquet on Monday evening, Feb. 1, 2010. It is still a long way off, but the PSWA officers, board and membership are hard at work to assure that this will be yet another memorable night for the Philadelphia-area sports fans. Last year, the Philly sportswriters sold out the huge ballroom at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, and with the excitement surrounding the Phillies, ... Read More

by Bernard Fernandez / Philadelphia Daily News / There was a time, not so very long ago, when Nicole Hester took some things for granted. Like being able to walk up a flight of stairs without becoming exhausted. Like the hair on her head. Like basketball, the sport she has loved to play since she was a child. And, maybe most of all, life itself. When you are a young, vibrant woman with so much to look forward to, being told you have cancer can be a ... Read More

Joe Juliano of the Philadelphia Inquirer is a past-president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association, and for 29 years he has anchored the committee that selects the winner of our annual Most Courageous Athlete Award. Annually, the award is the finale of the PSWA banquet, and the identity of the winner is kept secret until the night of the dinner. We asked Joe to share some of his memories of this hallowed award. Following is the second of two posts that trace unforgettable award-winners, and ... Read More

Steve Sabol of NFL Films will be awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association at their annual Awards Dinner on Monday, Jan. 26. The dinner will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Route 70 in Cherry Hill NJ. Tickets are available to the public for $75. Click here to order online. For a view inside the man who changed forever the way Americans watch their sports, read this first-person account, as publiched in Inc. magazine in February 2006. By Steve ... Read More

Dear Sports Fan - The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association invites you to join us in a salute to the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies and much, much more when we host our 105th annual awards dinner on Jan. 26. This storied banquet, the oldest sports dinner of its kind in the country, never fails to provide local sports fans with plenty of entertaining moments. The dinner this year, at the Crowne Plaza on Route 70 in Cherry Hill, will be an especially up-beat affair as ... Read More

Dear Sports Fan - It's hard to believe, but we're already half way through December and before you know it, January will be here. As you know, the 105th edition of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's annual Awards Dinner will be held on Monday, January 26. Once again, the dinner will be held at the Crowne Plaza on Route 70 in Cherry Hill. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are moving fast, due to the outstanding ... Read More

Dear Sports Fan - Mark this date: January 26, 2009. That is the date for the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's annual Awards Dinner, our 105th banquet! What a time it has been the last few weeks, with the Phillies rolling through the playoffs to a World Series championship, the Eagles showing signs of being the best team in the NFL's strongest division, and the Flyers and 76ers getting their seasons underway. With that kind of momentum, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association is projecting this ... Read More