Tim may columbus dispatch biography

May has been at the Columbus Dispatch since , previously serving as the sports editor of the Lufkin News in Texas from age 19 to...

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Now on Lettermen Row, was at Columbus Dispatch 42 years, covering Ohio State football since '84 and other stuff.

May has been at the Columbus Dispatch since , previously serving as the sports editor of the Lufkin News in Texas from age 19 to

May has been a sports writer at the Columbus Dispatch since , covering all manner of events from a few Super Bowls to a few national Putt-.

Tim May brings decades of experience to his work on the Ohio State beat.

Meet 2017 Ohio Sportswriter of the Year Tim May

Today's award spotlight is on NSMA 2017 Ohio Sportswriter of the Year, Tim May. May has been at the Columbus Dispatch since 1976, previously serving as the sports editor of the Lufkin News in Texas from age 19 to 22.

At the Dispatch, he started out covering high schools, then small colleges and the Browns and Bengals through 1983. He has covered Ohio State football since 1984, the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar racing since 1985, and covered a great deal of pro boxing in the '80s and '90s.

In 2014, May was named the national college football beat writer of the year by the Football Writers Association of America.

May spoke with NSMA on winning his award, what he's looking forward to about awards weekend, and his start in the sports media industry.

NSMA: How does it feel to be recognized by your peers as Ohio Sportswriter of the Year?

Tim May: Surprising, humbling, gratifying.

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