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