CLEVELAND — ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel, Hall of Famer and longtime New York Knicks broadcaster Walt “Clyde” Frazier and longtime NBC executive Dick Ebersol were named the Naismith Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award winners Friday afternoon here during All-Star Weekend.
“I am really appreciative of the honor because it has been such a big part of my life to help chronicle the growth of women’s basketball,” Voepel told ESPN. “I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to witness that, and work with others who also care about it so much.”
Voepel, who was given the print version of the award, has worked for ESPN since 1996 and is the foremost authority on women’s basketball in both the collegiate and professional ranks. A 1987 graduate of the University of Missouri, she has attended more than 20 straight Women’s Final Fours.
Frazier, meanwhile, was named…
