Steering Committee

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