Former Chicago Sun-Times reporter Toni Ginnetti will be honored at this year’s 2021 Ring Lardner Awards Ceremony.
The 2021 Ring Lardner Awards this year will be a virtual program and will take place from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 29, via Zoom at no charge.
The awards ceremony will include storytelling from honorees and fellow sportscasters and include a sports-oriented silent auction.
Since 2002, the program has honored writers and Chicago sports broadcasters who encapsulate the same "wit and warmth" of Lardner's writing. The Ring Lardner Awards represent journalists in three categories: Broadcast, Print, and Posthumous.
This year’s honors include Chicago sports journalists Toni Ginnetti (former Chicago Sun-Times reporter, to be presented by current Sun-Times senior columnist Rick Telander); Dan Roan (current WGN TV sports anchor, presented by former WGN TV sportscaster Rich King); and Cooper Rollow (former Chicago Tribune sports editor, to be presented by former Chicago Tribune sports reporter Mike Conklin).
Former Chicago Tribune sports editor, Cooper Rollow will be honored at the 2021 Ring Lardner Awards Ceremony.
Current WGN TV sports anchor Dan Roan will be presented at the 2021 Ring Lardner Awards Ceremony.
Past Ring Lardner honorees include: Harry Caray, Mike Ditka, Jerome Holtzman, Ron Santo and Jack Brickhouse.
All funds accumulated from the event will go to Union League Boys & Girls Clubs, which has served the after-school development needs of Chicago's youth for over 100 years.
Pre-registration is required at ulbgc.org/events/ringlardner2021/.
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