BamaCentral Earns Associated Press Sports Editors Status

BamaCentral joins the preeminent organization for daily sports journalism in the United States.

Christopher Walsh | Jan 31, 2020

BamaCentral Earns Associated Press Sports Editors Status /

BamaCentral was granted admission into the Associated Press Sports Editors on Friday, the organization announced.

APSE is a national organization that strives to improve professional standards for sports departments of professional news organizations and to recognize professional excellence among its membership.

"There is no bigger, or more prestigious organization in sports journalism," BamaCentral publisher and editor in chief Christopher Walsh said in a statement. "In addition to being an incredible resource it's a vehicle for journalists to improve and learn. Our aim is to be heavily involved.

"We couldn't be more excited."

APSE announced its addition on its website.

Due to expired deadlines, BamaCentral will not participate this years's writing and section contest, which will be judged in February.

Walsh, a former Associated Press Sports Editors awards winner, will also take over as the president of the Alabama Sports Writers Association in June.

BamaCentral is a news website dedicated to providing the best coverage of University of Alabama sports, especially football. Founded in July 2018, it’s part of the Maven coalition and now associated with Sports Illustrated.

Published Jan 31, 2020

CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.