Tom Suiter
Tom Suiter was a sportscaster on WRAL-TV and former host of Football Friday, a high school football news show also on WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. Suiter stepped down from his sportscaster role in 2008,[1] but continued to work on Football Friday and Extra Effort Award segments through the 2015-16 academic year.[2] Suiter credits much of his success to his producer and two-time EMMY Award winning journalist Tom Crichton.
Awards
Suiter has won 2 Midsouth Emmy Awards and named to that awards series' Silver Circle.[3] He was also inducted into the North Carolina High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[4] Suiter was also named among the top 3 local sportscasters by Radio TV Age magazine.[5]
References
- ^ "WRAL sportscaster legend Tom Suiter is stepping down". News Observer.
- ^ "After 35 years of 'Football Friday,' Tom Suiter to retire". HighSchoolOT.com.
- ^ MidSouth Emmy Awards
- ^ "Local legendary sports anchor earns Hall of Fame induction". Technician.
- ^ Fleming, Monika S. Legendary locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties, North Carolina. ISBN 1467100447.