Note to Editors: While the ceremonies in honor of the Palmer and Casotti scholarship programs are not open to the public, the media are welcome to attend.
The late Fred Casotti, the University of Colorado's celebrated sports information director, and veteran Denver television anchor Bob Palmer will be recognized Oct. 25 by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-Boulder.
Casotti graduated from the school in 1949 and went on to a 50-year career as CU's sports information director and athletic historian. Palmer, a 1960 graduate of the school, was the face of Denver TV news for 33 years before retiring in May 1997.
Chancellor Richard L. Byyny, Interim Dean Stewart Hoover and Athletic Director Dick Tharp will thank the Casotti family and Bob and Gloria Palmer for scholarships that have been created in their names at 4:30 p.m. in room 140 of CU-Boulder's Continuing Education Center, 1505 University Ave. in Boulder. The event is not open to the public.
Casotti, the namesake of the Casotti Sports Information Scholarship Fund, left a lasting impact on the university and what is today known as the Athletic Media Relations Office. The scholarship in his honor was established in 2000, and so far $3,700 has been awarded to journalism students in his name.
The Bob and Gloria Palmer Endowed Scholarship, which carries the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's largest individual award of $8,000, was named in honor of Bob Palmer, one of Colorado's best-known TV newsmen.
A scholarship for undergraduate broadcast news majors was established in Palmer's name in 1997. Palmer is among a number of CU-Boulder journalism graduates, including ESPN's Chris Fowler, NBC's Jim Gray, KTLA Los Angeles' Lynette Romero, KUSA's Kim Christiansen and KMGH's Katie Trexler, who have gone on to notable broadcasting careers.