Thank you to our supporters of the Claire Smith Center for Sports Media
To date, the following are members of the Claire Smith Center for Sports Media steering committee.
Dusty Baker, manager, Houston Astros
Alfie Boe, OBE, world-renowned opera singer
Aaron Boone, manager, New York Yankees, former Major League Baseball infielder
Nelson Braff, owner, Hunt and Fish Club, NYC
Howard Bryant, Meadowlark Media, ESPN Senior Writer, author, executive producer for HBO's Back on the Record with Bob Costas
Dave Buck, executive vice president, Philadelphia Phillies
Tony Clark, executive director, Major League Baseball Players Association, former Major League baseball first baseman
Len Coleman, former president, National League
David Cone, YES Network and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Announcer, five-time World Series champion and former Major League Baseball pitcher
Ron Darling, former New York Mets pitcher
Ann Meyers Drysdale, vice president of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury and broadcaster. Author of You Let Some GIRL Beat You?
Terry Francona, Cleveland Guardians manager, former Major League Baseball player
Jean Fruth, founder, Grass Roots and award-winning photojournalist and author
Ken Griffey Sr., former Cincinnati Reds
Jeff Idelson, former president, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, founder Grass Roots
Joe Girardi, former Major League catcher and manager, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
Rob King, senior vice president and editor-at-large, ESPN
Tim Kurkjian, color analyst, ESPN
Rob Manfred, commissioner, Major League Baseball
Joe Maddon, former Major League Baseball manager, Los Angeles Angels and Chicago Cubs
Don Mattingly, Toronto Blue Jays bench coach, former Major League Baseball player and manager
Sam Mondry-Cohen, former Washington Nationals assistant general manager
Jon Pessah, author, founding editor of ESPN the Magazine
Harold Reynolds, former Major League Baseball player, Emmy Award winning television baseball analyst
Marly Rivera, color analyst, writer, ESPN and ESPN Deportes
Willie Randolph, former New York Yankees captain/all-star infielder
Dave Roberts, manager, Los Angeles Dodgers, former Major League Baseball outfielder
Ken Rosenthal, senior writer, The Athletic; MLB on FOX field reporter
David Ross, manager, Chicago Cubs, former Major League Baseball catcher
Lisa Nehus Saxon, former MLB reporter
Mike Schmidt, Former Philadelphia Phillies third baseman, 1995 inductee, Baseball Hall of Fame
John Skipper, cofounder & CEO at Meadowlark Media
Ozzie Smith, Former San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals shortstop, 2002 inductee, Baseball Hall of Fame
Stephen A. Smith, commentator, ESPN's First Take
Emma Span, managing editor, The Athletic
Colin Thompson, Carolina Panthers tight end, former Temple football tight end
Joe Torre, 2014 inductee, Baseball Hall of Fame, former Major League Baseball player and manager
Bobby Valentine, former Major League Baseball player and manager
Suzyn Waldman, color analyst, New York Yankees
Bernie Williams, former New York Yankees outfielder
Billy Williams, 1987 inductee, Baseball Hall of Fame, former Major League Baseball outfielder