The voice of the College World Series on Westwood One is being honored for his national presence on those broadcast and efforts to help promote the sport. Kevin Kugler is the 47th annual NCBWA Russell D. Anderson/Wilbur Snypp Award recipient for national contributions to college baseball.
“Kevin Kugler has been identified with the College World Series and college baseball for most of his broadcasting career,” NCBWA executive director Bo Carter said, “And he has been a great promoter of the game as well as providing exciting coverage of so many games going back to his college days at Nebraska. Congratulations to Kevin for this excellent honor, and it is a pleasure to have his acquaintance. His baseball voice is familiar to thousands of college baseball fans.”
The award is named after the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association founder Wilbur (Bill) Snypp and Russell D. Anderson who was the NCBWA’s treasurer and associate executive director from 1996-2021.
“I have been so fortunate to have worked college baseball and the World Series with such people as John Bishop for many years,” Kugler explained. “As a native Nebraskan kid growing up in Lincoln, you go to as many World Series games as possible as a fan and dream of doing the broadcasts some day.
“I also am deeply honored to receive this award from the folks who cover college baseball on a daily basis and know the amount of hard work and preparation that goes into every game. This is truly memorable, and I am appreciative.”
Kugler also tweeted his gratitude for the bestowment of the honor:
Kugler joins a number of distinguished national baseball broadcasters such as Mike Patrick and Kyle Peterson of ESPN, the late Tom Price, Bill Little, Fred Gerardi and Jim Ellis, among others.
