BWAA MEMBERSHIP LIST

+ Lifetime membership

DAVE ANDERSON
TOM ARCHDEACON
LINT BALDWIN
BART BARRY
RON BORGES
RICHARD CLOUTIER
NIGEL COLLINS
CHRIS COZZONE
TOM CUSHMAN
TIM DAHLBERG
WILLIAM DETTLOFF
JAMES DOMBROWSKI
NATHAN DOMINITZ
TOM DONELSON
JAKE DONOVAN
BILL DWYRE
STEVE FARHOOD
ROYCE FEOUR
BERNARD FERNANDEZ
DOUG FISCHER
LYLE FITZSIMMONS
NORM FRAUENHEIM
BILL GALLO +
THOMAS GERBASI
WILLIAM GILDEA
JERRY GLICK
IVAN GOLDMAN
ALAN GOLDSTEIN +
TIM GRAHAM
MIKE GREENHILL
MURRAY GREIG
DAVID GREISMAN
LEE GROVES
THOMAS HAUSER
MARCUS HENRY
JACK HIRSCH
MICHAEL HIRSLEY
STAN HOCHMAN
MIKE HOUSER
MATTHEW HURLEY
MICHAEL INDRI
JERRY IZENBERG +
JIM JENKINS
CHUCK JOHNSON
RONAN KEENAN
PATRICK KEHOE
GEORGE KIMBALL +
SHAWN KREST
ZACH LEVIN
MARC LICHTENFELD
FRANK LOTIERZO
SCOTT MALLON
CHRIS MANNIX
VICTOR MATAMOROS
WALLACE MATTHEWS +
JOE MAXSE
DAVID MAYO
HUGH McILVANNEY +
FRANKLIN McNEIL
GUNNAR MEINHARDT
GABRIEL MONTOYA
ROBERT MORALES
KIERAN MULVANEY
BOB MUTTER
PETER O. NELSON
DENIS NOLAN
JACK OBERMAYER
ANTHONY CARTER PAIGE +
SANTOS A. PEREZ
ADAM POLLACK
LANCE PUGMIRE
DAN RAFAEL
ERIC RASKIN
RICK REENO
JOE REIN
MATT RICHARDSON
SHARON ROBB
CHRIS ROCHE
CLIFFORD L. ROLD II
MICHAEL ROSENTHAL
RON ROSS
CARLO ROTELLA
RUSTY RUBIN
LUDO SAENZ
ROBERTO SANTIAGO
LEM SATTERFIELD
JOHN SCHULIAN
ED SCHUYLER, JR. +
JAY SEARCY
DAVE SKRETTA
ELMER SMITH +
TIM SMITH
DON STEINBERG
DON STEWART
THOMAS K. STEWART
DON STRADLEY
TIM STRUBY
SEAN SULLIVAN
MICHAEL SWANN
STEPHEN TOBEY
SPRINGS TOLEDO
PAUL UPHAM
CONSTANTINO VILORIA
DAVID WEINBERG
JOHN WHISLER
GEORGE WILLIS
PETER WOOD
MICHAEL J. WOODS
VIC ZIEGEL +

AUXILIARY MEMBERS

STEVE ACUNTO
MICHAEL AMAKOR
JIM AMATO
GINA ANDRIOLO
ADAM BERLIN
TEDDY BLACKBURN
STEVE BRENER
BILL CAPLAN
ALDEN CHODASH
JOSE CORPAS
PATTI DREIFUS
JASON GONZALEZ
BOB GOODMAN
MARGARET GOODMAN
AMY GREEN
GREG JUCKETT
JEFF JULIAN
TOM KENVILLE
ANDREW LAPACHET
RAYMOND MARKARIAN
RICH MAROTTA
ROBERT MLADINICH
KERRY O'CONNER
JASON PRIBILA
STEPHEN ROCHE
DANNY SERRATELLI
RYAN SONGALIA
FRED STERNBURG
PABLO TORRE
BOB TRIEGER
SUMIO YAMADA

Those interested in joining should
contact Tom Hauser at thauser@rcn.com

JOINING
THE BWAA

  The the Boxing Writers Association of America's purpose is to foster the highest professional and ethical standards in boxing journalism, both print and electronic, and to promote better working conditions for those who cover and report on the sport. Boxing writers interested in joining are encouraged to contact Tom Hauser at thauser@rcn.com.

  Since January 2007, the membership committee has consisted of Hauser (chairman), Steve Farhood, Dan Rafael, Tom Gerbasi, Doug Fischer, and Tim Graham. The committee requires that all applicants show a body of work for admission. Qualified applicants fit into one of two categories: “full” membership and “auxiliary” membership. Current annual dues are $35 for either type of membership.

  Auxiliary members are those who write about boxing and have achieved a certain level of accomplishment but have not yet amassed a body of work in terms of quality and quantity that warrants full privileges. We are a writers' organization, and writing (rather than editing, publishing, radio commentating, etc.) is a prerequisite for full membership. Auxiliary members receive awards dinner tickets at the same discount offered to full members, inclusion on the BWAA website, and the right to participate in the annual Barney Awards competition. An auxiliary member can apply for reconsideration of his or her classification after writing more extensively.

  The difference in classification is that only full members are allowed to be an officer of the organization and vote in elections for BWAA officers and awards.

  In judging applications, the committee looks for articles that are full journalistic work; not short fight reports or Q&A pieces. When an inquiry regarding membership is received, the potential applicant is sent a questionnaire that asks the following questions: (1) How long have you been writing about boxing? (2) For whom do you write about boxing?   (3) Approximately how many by-lined articles have you written about boxing?   (4) How often, if at all, do you cover fights live at ringside? (5) Have you written any books about boxing? (6) What is your “day” job ? (7) Have any of your fight-related expenses (for example, hotel and travel) been subsidized by a promoter, sanctioning body, manager, or other member of the boxing community other than a publication that you have written for? If the answer is “yes”, please explain. (8) Are there any current BWAA members who you can list as references; and if so, whom?

  Because committee members are sometimes not familiar with an applicant’s writing, applicants are also asked to submit hard copy or links to a half-dozen articles that they’re proud of having written. The committee members take their responsibilities seriously. All applications for membership receive equal consideration.