Formed in 1955, the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (MSSA) is an organization of Manitoba’s working and retired sports media members.
In 1986, the MSSA established its Media Roll of Honour to recognize the service and achievements of its past and present members. Long-standing writers, broadcasters and photographers are inducted annually into this hallowed hall by the MSSA. In 2023, the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame assumed curation of the MSSA’s Media Roll of Honour.
Name begins: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Inductee
Year
A
Hugh Jeffery Gray Allan (1917-2004)
1989
Ralph Andrew Allen (1913-1966)
1988
Edward Arthur “Eddie” Armstrong (1904-1950)
1987
Laurie Artiss (1932-2018)
1995
B
Ralph Dennis Bagley (1928-2017)
1990
Dallis “Knobby” Beck (1927-1990)
1990
Jim Bender
2009
Allan Besson
1996
Rod Black
2008
Jeff Blair
2010
John “Johnny” Buss (1902-1955)
1989
C
Tim Campbell
2012
Morris “Moe” Cartman (1930-2005)
2006
Shawn Churchill
2016
James Alexander “Jim” Coleman (1911-2001)
2008
D
Reynolds Leonard “Reyn” Davis (1943-2006)
1993
Glen Dawkins
1998
Edmund Samuel “Ed” Dearden (1927-2024)
1990
Clayton Dreger
2011
E
Paul Edmonds
2013
F
G
Marcel Gauthier (1943-1999)
2002
Robb Lewis Glazier (1942-2023)
1998
Vic Grant
2000
H
George Mitchell “Scotty” Harper (1888-1969)
1987
Barbara Huck
1994
George Gordon “Gorde” Hunter (1925-2001)
1992
I
Bob Irving
1995
J
George Johnson
2007
Mike Jones
2007
K
Ken Kobelka
1999
Dave Komosky
2016
L
Vincent “Vince” Leah (1913-1983)
1987
Harold Loster (1927-2008)
1994
Bruce Luebka
2015
M
Stewart Myles “Stew” MacPherson (1908-1995)
1986
Brian Marshall
2002
John Brewster “Jack” Matheson (1924-2011)
1988
C. Marvin McDonald (1940-2002)
2001
Keith McMahon
2003
Ronald Jerome “Ron” Meyers (1933-2010)
1993
Daren Millard
2014
Robert Munro “Bob” Moir (1929-2016)
1991
N
Ernie Nairn
1992
Kenneth Rodney “The Friar” Nicolson (1943-1992)
2000
O
Scott Oake
1996
Judy Owen
2014
P
Joe Pascucci
1999
Kirk Penton
2019
Robert John “Bob” Picken (1932-2019)
1991
Ashley Prest
2010
Q
R
Francois Riopel
1997
John Robertson (1934-2014)
1992
Harvey Rosen (1939-2022)
2005
S
Harold Bjorn “Hal” Sigurdson (1932-2012)
1991
Maurice Douglas Burnet Smith (1909-1985)
1986
Dave Supleve
2000
Brian “Swanee” Swain (1942-1995)
1997
Patti Dawn Swansson
2015
T
Ed Tait
2009
Scott Taylor
2004
Randall Kirk “Randy” Turner (1961-2019)
2024
U
V
Alan Lewis “Pappy” Vickery (1916-2006)
1988
W
John Hampson “Cactus Jack” Wells (1911-1999)
1986
Donald Rae “Don” Wittman (1936-2008)
1989
Paul Wiecek
2017
Edward Bryce Archibald “Ted” Wyman (1966-2024)
2018
X
Y
Peter Young (1946-2026)
2025
Scott Alexander Young (1918-2005)
2008
Z
This page was prepared Rick Mutton and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 February 2026
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