Mar 31, 2020

Eagle Radio's Hanney wins KAB's Humiston Award

Posted Mar 31, 2020 5:40 PM
<b>KINA Sports Director Devin Hanney.</b> Photo courtesy Eagle Radio
KINA Sports Director Devin Hanney. Photo courtesy Eagle Radio

Eagle Radio-Salina's own Devin Hanney is the 2020 recipient of the Kansas Association of Broadcaster's Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting!

Hanney is sports director for Salina’s KINA (910 AM and 107.5 FM).

According to KAB, the Hod Humiston Award is given annually to a Kansas broadcaster who has made significant contributions to the field of sports broadcasting as well as work in the community.

"To receive the news from Jerry Hinrikus, who I consider one of my radio mentors, was really cool and honestly unexpected," Hanney told Salina Post. "The Hod Humiston Award has always been on my list of goals. I grew up listening to many of the voices that have received this award and it is a little overwhelming looking at the talent listed. I haven't really processed the recognition fully yet, but I think it's pretty awesome!"

The award is named for Hod Humiston who was the first television sportscaster in Kansas when he did play-by-play coverage of college games for KTVH (now KWCH TV, in Wichita. Humiston was founder and a co-owner of KSKU radio and was also employed as an announcer for

KWBW and KWHK radio stations in Hutchinson. He was instrumental in bringing the national junior college basketball tournament to Hutchinson, where it has been since 1949.

About Devin Hanney

Hanney, a graduate of Chapman High School, has worked in sports broadcasting since 1994 when he began at Cloud County Community College student radio station KVCO, calling basketball games. He also began broadcasting high school sports during this time period, calling volleyball, basketball, and wrestling for Concordia High School.

After earning his degree at Cloud County, Hanney went on to work in the Abilene area for EBC, Inc., broadcasting area high school sports from 1997 through 2009. During this time period, Hanney called Abilene High School games and hosted weekly coaching shows featuring Dickinson County coaches on KABI 1560, announced the game of the week on KSAJ 98.5, and broadcast a daily sports update on both radio stations.

In 2009, Hanney became the voice of Southeast of Saline High School for the Rocking M Network on KVOB-FM 95.5 and helped with coverage for Bethany College and Salina High School South for KDMJ 101.7 and KZUH 92.7.

Since 2011, he has called Southeast of Saline High School athletics for Eagle Communications’ KINA.

In 2019, Hanney was the recipient of the Kansas State High School Activities Association's Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year Award.

Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting recipients

Following are the recipients of the Hod Humiston Award for Sports Broadcasting, as provided by KAB.

1979 Hod Humiston (d. 12/28/87)

1980 Dev Nelson, KKSU AM, Manhattan

1981 Max Falkenstein, Lawrence

1982 Bob Hilgendorf, Manhattan

1983 Bob Pratt, KGGF/KQQF, Coffeyville

1984 Tom Hedrick KU, KLWN/KLZR, Lawrence

1985 Bob Fromme, KC Royals Radio Network, Kansas City

1986 Ed O'Donnell WIBW AM/FM, Topeka

1987 Bill Miller, KLEO/KZSN, Wichita

1988 Tad Felts, KKAN/KQMA, Phillipsburg

1989 Fred Conger, KWBW/KHUT, Hutchinson

1990 Kay Melia, KLOE AM, Goodland

1991 Bob Davis, KMBZ Radio, Westwood

1992 Tony Jewell, KIUL/KWKR, Garden City

1993 Nelson Hartman, KSHSAA (retired)

1994 Ron Paradis, WIBW TV/Radio, Topeka

1995 Mitch Holthus, WIBW Radio, Voice of the K-State Wildcats, Voice of the K.C. Chiefs

1996 Bob Wells, Retired, Harris Co., Garden City now of Lawrence

1997 Dale McCoy, Jr., KKOY AM/FM, Chanute

1998 George Donley, Great Bend (posthumously, d. 1997)

1999 WIBW Radio Sports Department, Topeka

2000 Dewey Terrill, KJCK AM/FM, Junction City

2001 Rich Epp, KLBY TV, Colby

2002 Rocky Downing, KCLY/KFRM, Clay Center

2003 Cliff Shank, KGGG/KSKU/KXKU, Hutchinson

2004 Fred White, Kansas City Royals

2005 Rusty Hilst, KWBW AM, Hutchinson

2006 Gary Bateman, KOFO AM, Ottawa

2007 Bruce Haertl, KWCH TV, Wichita

2008 Randy Goering, KVGB AM-FM, Great Bend

2009 Brock Kappelmann, KSCB AM-FM, Liberal

2010 Mike Manns, KMAJ AM-FM, Topeka

2011 Wyatt Thompson, Voice of the K-State Wildcats, Manhattan

2012 Gerard Wellbrock, KAYS AM, Hays

2013 Eddie Lomshek, KKOW AM, Pittsburg

2014 Mike Kennedy, Voice of the Wichita State Shockers, Wichita

2015 Jenn Bates, KWCH TV, Wichita

2016 Steve Webster, KVGB AM, Great Bend

2017 Glen Grunwald, KWBW AM, Hutchinson

2018 Greg Rahe, KVOE AM, Emporia

2019 Brian Hanni, Voice of the Jayhawks, Lawrence

2020 Devin Hanney, KINA AM/FM, Salina