The Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence is an award in the NASCAR Hall of Fame that is presented to a member of the media for their contributions to NASCAR. The award has been presented each year since 2013. It is named after Ken Squier and Barney Hall, who were the inaugural recipients of the award.
Recipients Year Person Image Role 2013 Ken Squier & Barney Hall (Hall) (Squier not pictured) Squier: NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on TBS play-by-play announcer Founder of and commentator for Motor Racing Network Hall: Commentator for Motor Racing Network 2014 Chris Economaki NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on ESPN/ABC commentator Founder of National Auto Racing News (now Speed Sport) 2015 Tom Higgins NASCAR writer for The Charlotte Observer 2016 Steve Byrnes NASCAR on Fox pit reporter and NASCAR Race Hub host 2017 Benny Phillips NASCAR writer for the High Point Enterprise and Stock Car Racing Magazine NASCAR on TBS reporter 2018 Norma "Dusty" Brandel NASCAR writer for the Hollywood Citizen-News 2019 Steve Waid NASCAR writer for the Martinsville Bulletin, Roanoke Times & World News, the Grand National Scene magazine, and NASCAR Illustrated 2020 Dick Berggren NASCAR on CBS, TNN, ESPN and Fox pit reporter Editor of Speedway Illustrated 2021 Bob Jenkins NASCAR on ESPN play-by-play The award was not given out in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the induction ceremony of the 2021 recipient. 2023 T. Taylor Warren Photographer who took the picture of the 1959 Daytona 500 photo finish Photographer for the first 50 Daytona 500's (1959–2008) 2024 Shav Glick NASCAR writer for the Los Angeles Times 2025 Mike Harris NASCAR writer for the Associated Press 2026 Deb Williams NASCAR writer for United Press International, NASCAR Winston Cup Scene, The Gaston Gazette, USA Today, Racing Today, ESPNW.com and Autoweek One of the first female journalists to regularly cover NASCAR 2027 Jim Foster NASCAR writer for the The Salisbury Post, the The Greensboro Record and NASCAR writer/sports editor for the Spartanburg Herald NASCAR Press Director and Assistant to NASCAR President Bill France Sr. One of the founders of Motor Racing Network
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