MSSA Jack Matheson Memorial Award
Jack Matheson was a founding member of the MSSA and longtime columnist and sports editor at the Winnipeg Tribune, as well as a CJOB Radio commentator.
He was the first to hire graduates of post-secondary programs for positions in the sports journalism field.
In 2003, the MSSA created the Jack Matheson Award to recognize his contributions to journalism in the province. The award provides financial support to Red River College Polytech students in the fields of sports writing, sports broadcasting, sports media production or sports public relations.
Matheson passed away in January 2011 and the award was renamed the Jack Matheson Memorial Award. Recipients are selected by an MSSA committee.
MSSA members Glen Dawkins and Judy Owen present the
2025 Jack Matheson Memorial Award to Massimo De Luca-Taronno..
Jack Matheson Award Winners
- 2003 – Adam Wazny
- 2004 – Julie Horbal, Chris Kitching
- 2005 – Keith Borkowsky, Sheri Lamb, Chad Scarsbrook
- 2006 – Brenton Driedger
- 2007 – Erin Carter, Derek Jory, Matthew Kruchak
- 2008 – Derek Jory, Eric MacKenzie, Scott Unger
- 2009 – Darren Cameron, Brenlee Coates, Sean Grassie
- 2010 – Steven Dreger, Joel Marcoux, Kalen Qually
- 2011 – Steven Dreger, Kirk Fraser, Keith McCullough
- 2012 – Emily Doer, Andrew Parker
- 2013 – Andrew Evans, Ian Froese, Ryan Kessler
- 2014 – Marc Lagace
- 2015 – Zach Peters, Scott Billeck
- 2016 – Danielle Doiron
- 2017 – Nolan Kowal, Stefanie Lasuik
- 2018 – Taylor Allen, Declan Schroeder
- 2019 – Devon Shewchuk
- 2020 – Nicholas Kowalski
- 2021 – Georgia Dalke
- 2022 – Georgia Dalke
- 2023 – Connor Boyd
- 2024 – Jackson Bachewich
- 2025 – Massimo De Luca-Taronno
- 2026 – Zach Nolan