Sports Lifetime Achievement Award

The Sports Lifetime Achievement Award is a special award given away each year at the Sports Emmy Awards, given to a notable American sportscaster or sports TV executive. It was first given away in 1989. It is always announced days before the nominations are.

List of recipients

 * 1989: Jim McKay
 * 1990: Lindsey Nelson
 * 1991: Curt Gowdy
 * 1992: Chris Schenkel
 * 1993: Pat Summerall
 * 1994: Howard Cosell
 * 1995: Vin Scully
 * 1996: Frank Gifford
 * 1997: Jim Simpson
 * 1998: Keith Jackson
 * 1999: Jack Buck
 * 2000: Dick Enberg
 * 2001: Herb Granath
 * 2002: Roone Arledge
 * 2003: Ed Sabol and Steve Sabol
 * 2004: Chet Simmons
 * 2005: Bud Greenspan
 * 2006: Don Ohlmeyer
 * 2007: Frank Chirkinian
 * 2008: Dick Ebersol
 * 2009: John Madden
 * 2010: Al Michaels
 * 2011: Jack Whitaker
 * 2012: Not awarded
 * 2013: Ted Turner
 * 2014: George Bodenheimer
 * 2015: Verne Lundquist
 * 2016: Brent Musburger
 * 2017: Barry Frank
 * 2018: Not awarded
 * 2019: Dick Vitale
 * 2020: Not awarded
 * 2021: Lesley Visser
 * 2022: Bryant Gumbel
 * 2023: James Brown