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Dave Goren

Lewisville, Winston-Salem
As seen in: Learfield, National Sports Media Association
Covers:  Wake Forest football for Wake Forest Sports Properties/All sports and sports media-related topics for the National Sports Media Association
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Dave Goren is in his 14th year as the executive director of the National Sports Media Association (https://nationalsportsmedia.org), which moved to Winston-Salem in 2017. The NSMA honors sports media for excellence and provides educational programs for future generations of sports media.

Goren joined the NSMA after an award-winning 24-year career in local television sports; the last 20 years of which were spent at WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, NC. Goren was voted by his peers as the NSMA’s 2008 Nor…

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NSMA Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class, 2019 Award Winners | National Sports Media Association

NSMA Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Class, 2019 Award Winners | National Sports Media Association

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (January 13, 2020) - Dan Patrick (far left in photo), Tom Verducci (far right), and Micha…

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EMRICK, LEY, KING, KORNHEISER ELECTED TO NSMA HALL OF FAME | National Sports Media Association

EMRICK, LEY, KING, KORNHEISER ELECTED TO NSMA HALL OF FAME | National Sports Media Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (January 14, 2019) - Mike "Doc" Emrick, Bob Ley, Peter King, and To…

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Dave Goren on the Retirement of Dan Collins | National Sports Media Association

Dave Goren on the Retirement of Dan Collins | National Sports Media Association

Journalism is about two things: telling stories and people. Most often, it's telling stories about people. "C…

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A Conversation with Gary Smith

A Conversation with Gary Smith

One of the best long-form sports feature writers ever to grace the pages of a magazine, Gary Smith, joins us …

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A Conversation with Gary Smith

A Conversation with Gary Smith

One of the best long-form sports feature writers ever to grace the pages of a magazine, Gary Smith, joins us …

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Covering Race and Racism in Sports

Covering Race and Racism in Sports

Three leaders in the sports media industry -- Jay Harris (ESPN), Lonnae O'Neal (The Undefeated), and LaChina …

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Awards

North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year

2009
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Carolinas Radio Television News Directors Association

1995 - Best Sports Story
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