NFF Chris Schenkel Award Recipients
Biography
After graduating from Columbia College in Chicago with a journalism degree, Tony Roberts went on to become the voice of Indiana University basketball and football, Navy football, Washington Senators baseball and Washington Bullets basketball.
A member of the Westwood One Radio Network broadcast team, Roberts, currently a play-by-play announcer, is considered the voice of Notre Dame football. In addition to his play-by-play commitments, Roberts broadcasts three daily sportscasts for Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports, and has covered the last five Summer Olympics for NBC Radio.
Previously recognized for his contribution to the game of football, Roberts' accolades include seven Associated Press Sports Reporting awards and seven Sportscaster of the Year awards. Roberts has broadcast more Army-Navy, Notre Dame-Navy and college bowl games than any other play-by-play announcer.