Corcoran earns fourth Sportscaster of the Year honor

The National Sports Media Association (NSMA) has named the "Voice of the Griz" Riley Corcoran the Montana Sportscaster of the Year. This is the fourth time in his career at Montana that Corcoran has received the top honor in the state and first since 2021.

Corcoran is now in his 10^th season calling Griz football and men's basketball for Learfield. He hosts the Inside the Den podcast, featuring interviews with coaches and athletes from across Grizzly Athletics, and hosts radio and TV versions of the Grizzly Coaches Show.

In addition to his primary duties and hosting, Corcoran also fills in in Grizzly volleyball and softball in addition to serving as the emcee for a variety of events for Griz athletics. He also contributes to the award-winning radio show "The Daily Drive with Ace Sauerwein" discussing Grizzly athletics and beyond.

"When you get that phone call, you get to reflect about the great team that you have around you and that's certainly something that I have done the last couple of weeks," Corcoran said. "This job is so gratifying for a lot of different reasons, but there is no way that an award like this can be won without a great support team around you.

"It's certainly something that I have from my family at home to my work family. I get to work closely with them and get to call them friends as well. It truly is an honor and a privilege and those feelings have remained the same for me the last decade."

It's been a year of milestones for Corcoran. He is wrapping up a decade on the mic at Grizzly sporting events and recently called his 500^th overall game, including over 100 Grizzly football games. He's been to March Madness three times with Grizzly men's basketball and has called 15 FCS Playoff games.

He earned his first honor in 2019 and would go on to win three straight. This is now his fourth honor. Corcoran was one of 17 recipients this year earning at least their fourth Sportscaster of the Year.

"Congratulations to Riley on a very well-deserved honor," Director of Athletics Kent Haslam said. "He represents Grizzly Athletics with professionalism and has a tremendous ability to connect with the fans and tell the story of our student-athletes."

Braden Shaw of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle was named the Montana Sportswriter of the Year.

Award winners will be honored at the NSMA national convention held June 28-29, 2026 at the Grandover Resort & Spa in Greensboro, N.C.

NATIONAL SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Sean McDonough, ESPN/ABC (1)

NATIONAL SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ross Dellenger, Yahoo Sports (1)

ALABAMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Cole Cubelic, WJOX Radio, Birmingham (1)

ALABAMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Thomas Ashworth, AL.com, Huntsville (1)

ARIZONA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jon Bloom, Suns Radio Network, Phoenix (1)

ARIZONA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Doug Haller, The Athletic, Phoenix (6)

ARKANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Phil Elson, Razorback Network/Learfield, Fayetteville (4)

ARKANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Christina Long, Hawgs Illustrated, Fayetteville (1)

CALIFORNIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Greg Papa, KNBR Radio, San Francisco (4)

CALIFORNIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco (4)

COLORADO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Dave Logan, Broncos/KOA Radio, Denver (5)

COLORADO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, Denver (1)

CONNECTICUT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Gabby Lucivero, WVIT-TV, Hartford (1)

CONNECTICUT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant (8)

DELAWARE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Matt Janus, Blue Rocks Radio, Wilmington (4)

DELAWARE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Andy Walter, The Delaware State News, Dover (5)

D.C. SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Bob Carpenter, Nationals TV, Washington (2)
John Walton, Capitals Radio Network, Washington (2)

D.C. SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Nicki Jhabvala, The Athletic (1)

FLORIDA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Seh, WKMG-TV, Orlando (1)

FLORIDA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg (2)
Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale (5)

GEORGIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Sam Crenshaw, CBS Atlanta, Atlanta (1)
Steve Holman, Atlanta Hawks Radio, Atlanta (6)

GEORGIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ken Sugiura, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta (2)

HAWAII SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Kanoa Leahey, Spectrum Sports, Honolulu (4)

HAWAII SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Stephen Tsai, Star-Advertiser, Honolulu (9)

IDAHO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Abe Jackson, Boise State Radio Net/Learfield, Boise (1)

IDAHO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, Boise (1)

ILLINOIS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Brian Barnhart, Illini Radio Net/Learfield, Champaign (2)

ILLINOIS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, Chicago (2)

INDIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Rob Blackman, Purdue Sports Network/Learfield, W. Lafayette (1)
Chris Denari, Pacers TV Network, Indianapolis (2)

INDIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
James Boyd, The Athletic, Indianapolis (1)

IOWA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Shannon Ehrhardt, KCCI-TV, Des Moines (1)
Keith Murphy, WHO-TV, Des Moines (6)

IOWA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register, Des Moines

KANSAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Kennedy, Wichita State Radio Net/Playfly, Wichita (2)

KANSAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle, Wichita (1)

KENTUCKY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Greg Stotelmyer, EKU Radio Network, Richmond (2)

KENTUCKY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jon Hale, Herald Leader, Lexington (2)

LOUISIANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Fletcher Mackel, WDSU-TV, New Orleans (1)

LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jeff Duncan, NOLA Advocate, New Orleans (3)

MAINE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jack Webb, WFVX-TV/WVII-TV, Bangor (1)

MAINE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Drew Bonifant, Portland Press Herald, Portland (1)

MARYLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Melanie Newman, Orioles/MASN (1)

MARYLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jacob Meyer, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore (1)

MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Tom Caron, Red Sox/NESN, Boston (1)
Dave O'Brien, Red Sox/NESN, Boston (1)

MASSACHUSETTS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Dupont, Boston Globe (7)

MICHIGAN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Brad Galli, WXYZ-TV, Detroit (3)

MICHIGAN SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
John Niyo, Detroit News, Detroit (1)

MINNESOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Grimm, Gopher Sports Properties/Learfield (5)

MINNESOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Phil Miller, Minnesota Star Tribune, Minneapolis (1)

MISSISSIPPI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bart Gregory, Mississippi State Radio Network/Learfield, SEC+, Starkville (3)

MISSISSIPPI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today, Jackson (15)

MISSOURI SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Art Hains, Missouri State Radio, Springfield (1)
Tamar Sher, KMOV-TV, St. Louis (1)

MISSOURI SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, Kansas City (1)

MONTANA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Riley Corcoran, Grizzly Sports Properties/Learfield (4)

MONTANA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Braden Shaw, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Bozeman (1)

NEBRASKA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
John Baylor, Husker Radio Net/Playfly, Lincoln (1)

NEBRASKA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Robin Washut, HuskerOnline, Lincoln (1)

NEVADA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Q Myers, Raider Nation Radio 920, Las Vegas (1)

NEVADA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ed Graney, Las Vegas-Review Journal, Las Vegas (9)

NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Murphy, UNH Wildcat Radio Net/Learfield, Durham (10)

NEW HAMPSHIRE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Bruce Wood, Big Green Alert, Hanover (1)

NEW JERSEY SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Matt Loughlin, Devils Radio Network, Newark (4)

NEW JERSEY SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Keith Sargeant, NJ Advance Media, Newark (2)

NEW MEXICO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Adam Diehl, KQTM-FM, Rio Rancho (1)

NEW MEXICO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque (1)

NEW YORK SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Chris Carrino, Nets Radio Network, Brooklyn (1)
Matt Park, Syracuse University Radio Network/Learfield, Syracuse (1)

NEW YORK SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Rich Cimini, ESPN NY, New York (2)
Steve Serby, New York Post, New York (1)

NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mike Maniscalco, Hurricanes/FanDuel Sports Network, Raleigh (1)

NORTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Beard, Associated Press, Raleigh (1)

NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Sam Neidermann, ND State Radio Net/Learfield, Fargo (1)

NORTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Mojo Hill, Devils Lake Journal, Devils Lake (1)

OHIO SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jeff Brantley, Reds/FanDuel Sports Network, Cincinnati (1)

OHIO SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Rob Oller, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus (1)

OKLAHOMA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Mark Rodgers, WWLS Radio, OKC (1)

OKLAHOMA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City (2)

OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Travis Demers, Trail Blazers Radio Network, Portland (1)

OREGON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, Portland (7*)

PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
John Clark, NBCSports Philadelphia (3)

PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Matt Gelb, The Athletic, Philadelphia (3)

RHODE ISLAND SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Nick Coit, WEEI/ESPN Plus, Providence (5)

RHODE ISLAND SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Brendan McGair, Pawtucket Times/Woonsocket Call, Pawtucket/Woonsocket (6)

SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Reggie Anderson, WLTX, Columbia (1)

SOUTH CAROLINA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Larry Williams, Tiger Illustrated, Clemson (2)

SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Jay Elsen, Midco Sports, Sioux Falls (1)

SOUTH DAKOTA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
James Cimburek, Press & Dakotan, Yankton (2)

TENNESSEE SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Pete Weber, Predators Radio Network, Nashville (10)

TENNESSEE SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Gentry Estes, The Tennessean, Nashville (1)

TEXAS SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Monaco, Texas A&M Radio Net/Learfield, College Station (1)

TEXAS SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Cedric Golden, Austin American-Statesman, Austin (1)

UTAH SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Sam Farnsworth, KSL-TV, Salt Lake City (1)

UTAH SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jay Drew, Deseret News, Salt Lake City (4)

VERMONT SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Brian McLaughlin, UVM/Vermont Green/Lake Monsters, Burlington (1)

VERMONT SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Michael Beniash, Caledonian Record, St. Johnsbury (3)

VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Bill Roth, VT Radio Net/Playfly, Blacksburg (13)

VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
David Teel, Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk (16)

WASHINGTON SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Goldsmith, Mariners TV Network, Seattle (1)

WASHINGTON SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Divish, Seattle Times, Seattle (1)

WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Travis Jones, WV Metronews, Bridgeport (1)

WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Greg Carey, WV Metronews, Morgantown (1)

WISCONSIN SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Tim Van Vooren, WITI-TV, Milwaukee (4)

WISCONSIN SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee (2)

WYOMING SPORTSCASTER OF THE YEAR
Keith Kelly, KFBC Radio & Cowboy Radio Net/Learfield, Cheyenne/Laramie (5)

WYOMING SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR
Cody Tucker, 7220sports.com, Cheyenne-Laramie (2)

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