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Sports Broadcasting HOF Benefits Sports Broadcasting Fund and Those in Need

SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund Chairman Ken Aagaard addresses the crowd at the Sixth-Annual Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Ceremony. The 2012 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame ceremony, held on Dec. 11, 2012, raised more than $100,000 for the Sports Broadcasting Fund. “The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame continues its evolution from a celebration of excellence to an event that is [...]

Former NBC Executive Dick Ebersol and Wife Susan Saint James Pledge $100,000 to SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund
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2011 Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Inductee Dick Ebersol and his wife Susan Saint James celebrate the “family of sports television” with a founding pledge to the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. View video here.

Alliance Productions Donates $100,000 to SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund
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Alliance Productions, the consortium of remote production service providers founded in 1997, provided the highlight of the NAB Convention in Las Vegas when its members voted to donate $100,000 to the SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund, an industry fund created last year to help members of the sports production community who find themselves in financial need due to illness, accident, or [...]

SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund Establishes Ken Romano Memorial
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The SVG Sports Broadcasting Fund has established a memorial in honor of longtime slow-motion-replay operator Ken Romano, who worked with CBS Sports, YES Network, and others. Romano passed away last week at the age of 46 from cancer and donations to the memorial will be used to help his two daughters and wife during this time of need. For those [...]

Here’s how it all began…

In 2011 freelance cameraman Jeremy Schultz passed away following a fire at his home that left his family in a nearly impossible position as they lost their home and all of their possessions.

In the following weeks, however, CBS, with the help of the Alma Foundation and SVG, was able to raise more than $50,000 to help his family begin to rebuild their lives and pay for medical bills.

Several years back a similar and separate fund was created for the family of Ron Scalise, who this year is being inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

Helping Jeremy and Ron and their families was worth the time and effort for all of us but we realized we need a way to act more quickly. Going through the legal process of setting up a fund takes time, and when someone is in need that time is something we cannot afford to lose.

The Sports Broadcasting Fund is a charitable entity for our industry to reach out and respond to those in need with appropriate support.