GREENSBORO, NC – Tony Caridi, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the West Virginia Mountaineers and host of Sportsline, is the 2026 recipient of the Woody Durham Voice of College Sports Award.
The award, organized by the National Sports Media Association, recognizes professional college broadcasters who fit the criteria of preparation, association with his/her school, tenure at their school, efforts in the community, mentorship of young broadcasters, and character. The selection panel is made up of play-by-play sportscasters, including several past recipients, and other sports media representatives.
Caridi has described the action of Mountaineer football and men’s basketball since 1996, coming to West Virginia in 1984 as a news anchor before becoming MetroNews sports director, taking the reins of Sportsline, and joining the Mountaineer Sports Network.
He is a previous winner of NSMA’s West Virginia Broadcaster of the Year Award and a member of the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
The Woody Durham Voice of College Sports Award will be presented at NSMA’s 66th Annual Awards Banquet in Greensboro, NC, on June 29.
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Caridi named 2026 recipient of NSMA’s Voice of College Sports Award – WV MetroNews
