Brent Musburger, a prominent sports broadcaster with CBS Sports and ESPN/ABC Sports for five decades, will receive the 2025 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Currently, he continues to broadcast for Musburger Media’s Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN) and will be honored during the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week, which includes the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket Dinner in Canton on Aug. 1 and the Class of 2025 Enshrinement on Aug. 2, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
“The Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award recognizes broadcast excellence in pro football, and Brent Musburger certainly measures up to that standard,” said Jim Porter, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame, in a statement. “Brent has entertained and informed generations of fans across not only pro football but also college football, basketball, Little League baseball, golf, tennis, and other sports with insights and signature phrases that became a trademarked style.” Musburger was informed of the news by Hall of Fame coach Dick Vermeil, a longtime friend and former on-air broadcasting partner. “I’m kind of thunderstruck,” Musburger told Vermeil, per a release. “I never expected this.”
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is proud to announce that Brent Musburger has been chosen to receive the 2025 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award! 🎙️
Hall of Famer Dick Vermeil, a close friend and longtime broadcast partner, called Musburger to deliver the news.
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— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) April 10, 2025
Musburger’s humility is noteworthy; he was the original host of CBS Sports’ The NFL Today and halftime reporter for Monday Night Football. He covered Super Bowls and served as the play-by-play voice of the Las Vegas Raiders from 2018 until 2022. His contributions span college football, NBA, tennis, golf, soccer, and horse racing coverage, and he even coined the term “March Madness.” “I just wish Irv Cross, Phyllis George, and (Jimmy) ‘The Greek’ (Snyder) were here,” Musburger remarked about his NFL Today colleagues, acknowledging their significant impact on his consideration for the award. Many sports media members have advocated for Musburger to receive this honor over the past year, and their support has been recognized.
Past winners of the award include Joe Buck, Dick Ebersol, James Brown, Tom Jackson, Andrea Kremer, Al Michaels, Jim Nantz, Chris Berman (who once said he wanted to be Musburger when he grew up), and Irv Cross.
