Journalism & Media
August 20, 2026
Brandon Bussi has made Suffolk County sports history. The Sound Beach native and Carolina Hurricanes goaltender has been named the inaugural Suffolk County Sportsperson of the […]
August 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame and Suffolk County Police Athletic League have partnered to bring Suffolk County’s rich baseball history to life with a […]
July 12, 2026
What an incredible evening celebrating Suffolk County’s rich sports history, community pride, and America’s 250th anniversary. A heartfelt thank-you to Jamie LaBelle and James Bertsch for […]
June 18, 2026
Team Up 4 Community and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame are proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Community Impact Honorees Award: Elizabeth Sultan […]
June 15, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame continued its America 250 initiative with the unveiling of its newest community exhibit at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public […]
May 24, 2026
The Long Island Ducks and the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame have unveiled a newly renovated and expanded exhibit inside Fairfield Properties Ballpark, continuing a […]
April 21, 2026
History lives here in Suffolk County. On April 20, we proudly unveiled our eighth Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame exhibit … the latest at the Hauppauge […]
March 17, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame proudly unveiled its newest community exhibit at the Brentwood Public Library, celebrating Brentwood alumni and residents whose achievements have […]
February 25, 2026
Another memorable night at the ballpark … this time, keeping the memory of the Long Island Ducks hockey team alive through the Ducks baseball club. IYKYK! […]
February 7, 2026
What began as a routine leadership session quickly turned into a powerful lesson in legacy, respect, and true greatness. At first glance, some of the young […]
February 6, 2026
The Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame proudly announces its Class of 2026, which will be honored at an induction ceremony on May 21 at 6 p.m. […]
February 5, 2026
Sayville High School, in partnership with the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame, successfully hosted its first-ever Sports Analytics and Business Conference, bringing together nearly 100 […]
January 26, 2026
The Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame is proud to announce its first library exhibit, celebrating the rich sports history and legendary inductees of Brentwood. It will […]
October 21, 2025
Two baseball greats shared powerful firsthand accounts of perseverance as part of a panel discussion about the history and impact of the Negro Leagues, held at […]
October 5, 2025
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster and Suffolk Sports Hall of Famer Sam Ryan brought her inspiring career journey and professional insight to students in Miller Place High School’s […]
June 10, 2026
Alan Hahn Induction year: 2026 Category: Media, Basketball Location: St. Anthony’s Alan Hahn started his journalism career at Newsday in 1995 and by 1999 was assigned […]
June 20, 2025
Sam Ryan Induction Year: 2025 Category: Sports Media Location: Sachem (alum), Smithtown (resident) Sam Ryan, a Sachem alum and Smithtown area resident, is a four-time Emmy […]
August 1, 2024
Ann Liguori Induction Year: 2024 Category: Media and Journalism and Golf Location: Westhampton Beach A longtime Westhampton resident, Ann Liguori pioneered broadcast and sports journalism. She […]
July 25, 2024
Gregg Giannotti Induction Year: 2024 Location: Bellport Category: Media The Bellport native has one of the most envious jobs in sports radio … as a co-host […]
June 23, 2023
Pat Kirwan Induction Year: 2023 Location: St. Anthony’s Category: Football, Media, Coaching, Pro Sports A multi-disciplined inductee, Pat Kirwan was a player and coach at St. […]
June 11, 2023
Jen Sabatelle Induction Year: 2023 Location: Shoreham-Wading River Category: Media and Sports Business A Shoreham-Wading River High School alumnus, Jen Sabatelle is the EVP of Communications […]
May 28, 2023
Joe Donnelly Induction Year: 2023 Location: Huntington Category: Journalism, Baseball and Officials Initially, a general assignment reporter at the World-Telegram & Sun, Joseph T. Donnelly became […]
May 25, 2022
Chris Fallica Induction Year: Category: Journalism & Media Location: Westhampton Beach Chris Fallica grew up in East Moriches and attended Westhampton Beach High School. He is […]
May 24, 2022
Linda Cohn Induction Year: 2022 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Newfield Linda Cohn, an ESPN broadcaster and longtime host of SportsCenter, went to Newfield High School. […]
May 28, 2021
Andy Slawson Induction Year: 2020 Location: Bay Shore Role: Journalism/Media Andy Slawson, a Bay Shore native, is best known for his decades of service to high […]
May 20, 2021
Mark Herrmann Induction Year: 2020 Location: Center Moriches Wing: Journalism / Media Mark Herrmann, the pride of Center Moriches, joined Newsday in 1983 and was one […]
June 2, 2019
Bob Costas Induction Year: 2019 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Commack Bob Costas is one of the most well known sports broadcasters in American history. He […]
March 2, 2018
Laura Gentile Induction Year: 2016 Category: Journalism / Media Location: Sachem Laura Gentile is a former three-sport athlete at Sachem High School, where she excelled in […]
March 2, 2018
Rich Cimini Induction Year: 2016 Specialty: Journalism / Media Location: Sachem Rich Cimini started his career in journalism as the editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper […]
February 7, 2018
David Weiss Induction Year: 1999 Category: Journalism & Media Location: Oakdale Weiss grew up in Nassau County, but has been a Suffolk County resident for many […]