ECLIPSE AWARD WINNERS:
LOCAL and NATIONAL TELEVISION
NATIONAL TELEVISION
2024 — NBC Sports (Live Television Programming)
“The 150th Kentucky Derby” May 4, 2024. Lindsay Schanzer, Senior Producer
NBC Sports (Feature Television Programming)
“The Impossible Dream” May 4, 2024. Rachel Goodman, Producer
2023 — NBC Sports (Live Television Programming)
"Breeders’ Cup World Championships" Nov. 3-4, 2023. Lindsay Schanzer, Senior Producer
Woodbine Entertainment (Feature Television Programming)
“SECRETARIAT The Last Race,” Oct. 8, 2023. Airing on TSN (The Sports Network) in Canada. Tammy Gillanders, Producer
2022 — NBC Sports (Live Television Programming)
"Breeders’ Cup World Championships" Nov. 4-5, 2022. Lindsay Schanzer, NBC Sports Producer of Horse Racing
NBC Sports (Feature Television Programming)
“Cody’s Wish” Nov. 5, 2022. Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer
2021 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
“The Breeders’ Cup World Championships.” Billy Matthews and Lindsay Schanzer, Producers
NBC Sports (Feature)
“Hot Rod Charlie” on NBCSN. Sam Flood, Executive Producer; Rob Hyland, Coordinating Producer; Jack Felling, Coordinating Producer; David Picker, Senior Feature Producer; Annie Koeblitz, Producer
2020 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (Hennegan Brothers Feature)
2019 — TVG (Live Racing)
Fox Sports 2 (Rachel Alexandra Feature)
2018 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (San Luis Rey Feature)
2017 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
NBC Sports (Tom Hammond Feature)
2016 — NBC Sports (Live Racing)
ESPN (Feature)
2015 — NBC Sports (Live)
Digital Kitchen, Hennegan Brothers (Feature)
2014 — NBC Sports (Live)
NBC Sports (Feature)
2013 — NBC Sports (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2012 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2011 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2010 — ESPN (Live)
HRTV (Feature)
2009 — ESPN (Live)
NBC Sports (Feature)
2008 — NBC Sports (Live)
The First Saturday in May (Feature)
2007 — NBC Sports (Live)
HBO Sports (Feature)
2006 — NBC Sports (Live) Pony Highway Productions
HRTV (Feature)
2005 — NBC Sports (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2004 — ESPN (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2003 — MSNBC/ESPN Classic (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2002 — NBC Sports (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2001 — ESPN Classic (Feature)
NBC Sports (Live)
2000 — ABC Sports (Feature)
ABC Sports (Live)
1999 — Live Racing
ABC Sports, Belmont Coverage Feature
ESPN, Sports Century’s 50 Greatest Athletes
1998 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1997 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1996 — NBC Sports
1995 — ABC’s Wide World of Sports
1994 — ABC’s Wide World of Sports
1993 — E.S. Lamoreaux III
CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1992 — ABC Sports
1991 — CBS News
Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt
1990 — ABC Sports
1989 — ABC Sports
1988 — Thoroughbred Sports
Racing Across America
1987 — ABC
1986 — ABC
1985 — CBS
1984 — NBC
1983 — CBS
1982 — ESPN
1981 — Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
1980 — ABC
1979 — Don Ohlmeyer
NBC
1978 —Roger Murphy
Public Broadcasting Service
1977 —Jack Whitaker
CBS
1976 —CBS
1975 —CBS
1974 — Pen Densham, John Watson
Insight Productions
1973 — Chuck Milton, Tony Verna
CBS
1972 — Chuck Milton, Tony Verna
CBS
1971 — Burt Bacharach
CBS
LOCAL TELEVISION
No award since 2010
2009 — WLKY
Louisville
2008 — WAVE
Louisville
2007 — Horse Racing Alberta
2006 — WLKY
Louisville
2005 — WAVE
Louisville
2004 — WAVE
Louisville
2003 — G.D. Hieronymus
WKYT Lexington
2002 — Fox SportsNet Southwest
2001 — Steve Crump
WTVI Charlotte, NC
2000 — Maryland Jockey Club
WMAR Baltimore
1999 — Fox Sports West 2
The Best of Santa Anita
1998 —Jeff Lifson
WHAS Louisville
1997 — Brian Blessing
Ontario Jockey Club
1996 — Kenny Rice
WTVQ Lexington
1995 — JCM Productions
New York
1994 — Ronnie Virgets
WNXO New Orleans
1993 — Stephe Sadis
KBTC Tacoma
1992 — Rick Cushing
WKPC Louisville
1991 — WABC-TV
New York
1990 — Philip von Borries
WKPC Louisville
1989 — Chris Thomas
WFLA Tampa
1988 — Joseph Kwong
KCET-TV Los Angeles
1987 — Arlington Park
1986 — Louisiana Downs
1985 — Oak Tree Racing Association
1984 — NYRA/Cinema Mistral
1983 — Cawood Ledford Productions
1982 — ON-TV Los Angeles
1981 — WHAS Louisville
1980 — WCAU Philadelphia
1979 — Dave Johnson
ON-TV
1978 — Cawood Ledford
WHAS Louisville
1977 — Jane Chastain
KABC Los Angeles
1976 — NYRA-OTB
Race of the Week
1975 — Cawood Ledford
WHAS Louisville
RADIO, OTHER
2010 — HORSE RACING RADIO NETWORK
2009 — ESPN RADIO
2008 — COURIER-JOURNAL.com
2007 — LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
2006 — WBAL BALTIMORE
2005 — SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO
2004 — PREMIER RADIO NETWORKS
2003 — KSPBN/ESPN RADIO 710, WBAL BALTIMORE
2002 — PREMIER RADIO SHELBY WHITEFIELD
2001 — MARK MILLER, WBAL BALTIMORE
2000 — PREMIERE RADIO
1999 — TOM LEACH, WVLK LEXINGTON
1998 — NO AWARD
1997 — JOHN PATTI, WBAL BALTIMORE
1996 — ROBIN DAWSON, CJCL TORONTO
1995 — VIC STAUFFER, KKAR OMAHA
1994 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1993 — TOM LEACH, WVLK LEXINGTON
1992 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1991 — JULIA MCEVOY, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
1990 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1989 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1988 — JOHN ASHER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1987 — BOB LAUDER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1986 — ABC RADIO NETWORK
1985 — BOB LAUDER, WHAS LOUISVILLE
1984 — WBAL BALTIMORE
1983 — TOM DAVID, WCBM BALTIMORE
1982 — ABC RADIO NETWORK
1981 — WBAL BALTIMORE
1980 — NO AWARD
1979 — DICK WOOLLEY, WITH BALTIMORE
1978 — TED PATTERSON, WBAL BALTIMORE
1977 — NO AWARD
1976 — WIN ELLIOT
1975 — NO AWARD
1974 — NO AWARD
1973 — NO AWARD
1972 — NO AWARD
1971 — WIN ELLIOT
