SEATTLE — Local sports superstars will be in Seattle Thursday night for the 89th annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards Show.
The 2024 show, hosted by the Seattle Sports Commission (SSC), will be hosted by Seahawks legend KJ Wright. The event will be held at the Westin Seattle.
KING 5 will be livestreaming from the red carpet ahead of Thursday's awards ceremony. Anchor Paul Silvey and reporter Chris Egan will be speaking with some of the biggest names in Seattle sports from 6 to 7 p.m. You can watch live on KING5.com, KING 5+, or the KING 5 YouTube channel.
Dubbed “Washington's Biggest Sports Night,” this annual event specifically celebrates the accomplishments of Washington athletes in both the professional and collegiate categories.
SSC previously announced the winners for tonight's event, including hockey great Gyle Fielder, former Seattle Times sports columnist Larry Stone, and youth softball enthusiast They include Olivia Vitello and Rise Above, a nonprofit that empowers Native youth.
Voting for the most anticipated awards, the Seattle Sports Star Award and Story of the Year, took place in mid-January.
The Sports Leader of the Year award went to Washington State University women's basketball head coach Kamie Ethridge, Seattle University men's soccer head coach Pete Fewing, and Seattle Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey. , five great coaches were selected, including Seattle Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol. Words from Washington softball head coach Heather Tarr.
SCC will announce the next legends to join the Pacific Northwest Football Hall of Fame's 2024 class on Thursday night. Candidates include former Seattle Seahawks player Doug Baldwin Jr., Washington State University football coach Dennis Erickson, University of Washington associate athletic director Chip Lydom, former University of California football player Steve Pelleher, and They include longtime athletic trainer Jim Whitesell.
Megan Rapinoe, a former American soccer star who played for the Seattle Reign for many years, will also receive the Paul G. Allen Humanitarian Award for her efforts off the field.
KING 5 is proud to partner with the Seattle Sports Commission to broadcast the 89th Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards in March.
The event was founded in 1935 by sports editor Royal Brougham and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and has been running for nearly 90 years.
