With tonight’s broadcast on Seattle’s NBC-affiliate KING 5, this chapter of Sports Star - the 91st year of this event and my 8th - will be effectively closed. It was an incredible year of sports across Washington state and we recognized some of the absolute best in their sport in history and in this moment in time. We also recognized people who are lifting others up through sports and those who help those stories get told. It’s always a lot of moving parts, a massive undertaking, and a time + brain drain - but this event is beautiful. My favorite part this year (as I tear up writing this) is that my Dad got to see me in my element.
Sports Star to me is about the human connection. And I got to share that with one of my favorite humans.
**Now he understands why I don’t sleep much from Dec-March
Thank you to all of the humans who make Sports Star happen - and for all of the humans who believe in sports as a mechanism for goodness, growth, belonging, strength, and joy.
The last 10 days have been filled with Kleenex boxes, fevers, body aches, and an overall terrible time, so you get dog photos. The week before that though? Amazing.
Moral of the story - flu is real, traveling is gross. But thank goodness for cute things and cake to pull me through.
2025 in 25(ish) snaps. A year of road trips, hard work, so many concerts, sports ball, back home again (in Indiana), and our 10-year wedding anniversary
Tasting Notes II with @kenjilopezalt photo dump. Soft “final hurrah” with @kathleenakay before she wraps her session in Seattle. World’s largest simultaneous chocolate tasting. Very on brand.
It was so nice to see the four corners at Lund & Bethel filled with people of all ages exercising their right to peacefully protest and use their voices (and clever signs). Happy to see this in Port Orchard!
#nokings
Tonight! The 90th annual Sports Star of the Year Awards Show presented by Microsoft airs on @king5seattle đź“ş
After an incredible in-person reception with over 1,000 attendees including mascots, media, sports execs, and some of the best athletes across Washington, we took over 3 hours of content and turned it into an 83-minute (and :04 second) television awards show. If you’re in Seattle area, tune in to K5 - or check it out on KING 5+ on via the interwebs or favorite smart device that can do the apps. #seattlesports #tvproducer #seattleevents
Dream team with the color scheme! I popped by @newdaynw to share details & invite everyone to the @seattlesportscommission annual Women in Leadership Breakfast, 10/18 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle!
I was worried I had too much decaf coffee before sitting down for the interview so I’m happy to share you won’t need to roll it on slow mo to understand the words that are comin’ out of my mouth.
If you’re in Seattle area - join us! Have access to a laptop? Join us virtually! Check out the programming and register at SeattleSports.org
