Curt Gowdy Media Award
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The Curt Gowdy Media Award is an honor presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding contributions to basketball media coverage and storytelling.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Curt Gowdy Media Award Context triple: [Johnny Most, awardReceived, Curt Gowdy Media Award]
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Kate Gleason Award
The Kate Gleason Award is a prestigious engineering honor recognizing outstanding female engineers for significant contributions to the field of mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious European honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to the internet and digital technology.
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LeRoy Apker Award
The LeRoy Apker Award is a prestigious American Physical Society honor recognizing outstanding achievement in physics by undergraduate students in the United States.
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Sportsman of the Year award
The Sportsman of the Year award is an annual honor presented by Sports Illustrated to recognize the athlete or team that best exemplifies outstanding performance and sportsmanship.
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy
The Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy is the NBA award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Western Conference Finals, named in honor of the legendary Los Angeles Lakers point guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Curt Gowdy Media Award Target entity description: The Curt Gowdy Media Award is an honor presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding contributions to basketball media coverage and storytelling.
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A.
Kate Gleason Award
The Kate Gleason Award is a prestigious engineering honor recognizing outstanding female engineers for significant contributions to the field of mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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B.
Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lovie Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious European honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding, long-term contributions to the internet and digital technology.
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C.
LeRoy Apker Award
The LeRoy Apker Award is a prestigious American Physical Society honor recognizing outstanding achievement in physics by undergraduate students in the United States.
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D.
Sportsman of the Year award
The Sportsman of the Year award is an annual honor presented by Sports Illustrated to recognize the athlete or team that best exemplifies outstanding performance and sportsmanship.
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E.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy
The Earvin "Magic" Johnson Trophy is the NBA award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Western Conference Finals, named in honor of the legendary Los Angeles Lakers point guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball media award
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sports journalism award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Awards Committee
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linked to:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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| associatedWith |
Basketball Hall of Fame
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linked to:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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| awardedFor |
basketball commentary
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basketball reporting ⓘ basketball storytelling ⓘ broadcast basketball journalism ⓘ electronic basketball journalism ⓘ print basketball journalism ⓘ |
| category | media ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| domain |
basketball culture
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basketball history ⓘ |
| field |
basketball journalism
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sports media ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | sports award ⓘ |
| hasMediaTypeCategory |
broadcast media
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commentary ⓘ electronic media ⓘ journalism ⓘ print media ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors and awards
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linked to:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Curt Gowdy ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | sportscaster ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Bob Ryan
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Chick Hearn ⓘ Craig Sager ⓘ David Aldridge ⓘ Dick Vitale ⓘ Hubie Brown ⓘ Jackie MacMullan ⓘ Jim Nantz ⓘ Marv Albert ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
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linked to:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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| presentedBy | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding contributions to basketball media coverage
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to recognize outstanding contributions to basketball storytelling ⓘ |
| recognizes |
career achievement in basketball media
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significant impact on public understanding of basketball ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
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Subject: Curt Gowdy Media Award Description of subject: The Curt Gowdy Media Award is an honor presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding contributions to basketball media coverage and storytelling.
Referenced by (19)
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linked to: Curt Gowdy Media Award
linked to: Curt Gowdy Media Award
Bob Wolff
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memberOf
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as Curt Gowdy Media Award recipient)
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linked to: Curt Gowdy Media Award
subject linked to:
Francis
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Chick
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Curtis Edward Gowdy
subject linked to:
Curtis Edward Gowdy
linked to: Curt Gowdy Media Award