Ken Kal (Kalczynski) is being
honored by the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame
(NPASHF) as the 2024 recipient of its Tony Kubek Media Award.
Presentation of the award to Mr. Kal will take place on
June 20, 2024, at the 51st NPASHF
Induction Banquet in Troy,
Michigan.
TROY,
Mich., April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Ken Kal (Kalczynski) is being
honored by the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame
(NPASHF) as the 2024 recipient of its Tony Kubek Media Award.
Presentation of the award to Mr. Kal will take place on
June 20, 2024, at the 51st NPASHF
Induction Banquet in Troy,
Michigan.
"we had a pond in the backyard that would
freeze over. I loved to skate out there and think about being the
Red Wings' announcer one day. Around age10, my father bought me a
tape recorder I used to tape games. I would take the recorder
outside and as I skated along, joining in on the announcing"
Kal is the long-time radio play-by-play voice of the Detroit Red
Wings on flagship station WXYT-FM 97.1 The Ticket and the team's
radio network.
The Tony Kubek Media Award is named after the NPASHF inductee
and nationally known and honored television announcer. It is
presented to an individual of Polish American heritage for
outstanding contributions to sports media. The inaugural winner in
2019 was ESPN writer and sports analyst Adrian Wojnarowski and the 2021 recipient was
national award-winning journalist Joe
Posnanski.
Ken has demonstrated outstanding play-by-play professionalism
throughout his long and distinguished career. Even after
experiencing emergency surgery in the current Red Wings season, he
has bounced back to broadcast the team's quest to make the Stanley
Cup playoffs.
Kal is Past President of the Detroit Sports Media Association
and won its renowned Ty Tyson Award
for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting in 2007. Tyson Award winners
include Frank Beckmann, George Blaha, Jim
Brandstatter, Mark Champion,
Ken Daniels, Dan Dickerson, Jennifer
Hammond, Ernie Harwell,
Ray Lane, Josh Lewin, Budd
Lynch, Dan Miller,
Jamie Samuelsen and Will Tieman.
Kal always dreamed of calling Red Wings games. He gained
valuable hockey broadcasting experience at the University of Michigan where he called Wolverines
games for 11 seasons. He is thorough and diligent prepping for
opposing NHL players and teams. His interviews with Red Wings
coaches and players and his calls are well known to Red Wings fans
("He shoots...he scores!).
"I grew up in Detroit, and we
had a pond in the backyard that would freeze over. I loved to skate
out there and think about being the Red Wings' announcer one day.
Well, around age 10, my father bought me a tape recorder that I
used to tape games from TV or radio. Then I would take the recorder
outside and play the games as I skated along, joining in on the
announcing."
The National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame is delighted to
honor this proud Polish American for his lifetime accomplishments
in sports media.
Tickets for the banquet, honoring Ken
Kal and the entire NPASHF Class of 2024, are $160 and can be ordered by calling (248)
588-5333. Information on the National Polish American Sports Hall
of Fame is available at www.polishsportshof.com.
Media Contact
David Jansen, National Polish
American Sports Hall of Fame, 1 2482593428,
jansen@polishsportshof.com
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