Surf fans around the world are standing, as one, and applauding as the much-beloved World Surf League broadcaster Joe Turpel claimed a Sports Emmy Award from the National Academy Television Arts and Sciences. The 46th running of the event was held, in person, at the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City on May 20th.
Surf fans have, of course, long swooned to Turpel’s velvety pipes as he calls most of the World Surf League Championship Series events alongside the likes of Jesse Mendes, Mitch Saladbar, Molly Picklum, Ronald Blakey, Strider Wasilewski, Rosy Hodge and others.
Non-surf fans got a sampling of the brunette’s wit and charm as part of this past summer’s Paris Games wherein Turpel called the surf action from Tahiti.
The “Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (NBC / Peacock)” were the big Emmy winners, taking home 10 wins in total, including: Outstanding Live Sports Special – Championship Event, Outstanding Open/Tease and Outstanding Interactive Experience among others.
Turpel’s golden statuette reads, “2024-2025 Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Live Special – Championship. Games of the XXXIII Olympiad NBC-Peacock Joe Turpel Play-by-Play.”
I was very pleased that Turpel beat all-comers over all sports, a win for surfing, but double checked the Sports Emmy winning list and discovered Joe Davis, from Fox, won “Outstanding Personality/ Play-by-Play” for his baseball calls.
I further learned that NBC hired over 150 play-by-play commentators for the ’24 Games.
Still, 1 of 150 ain’t bad and do you have a Sports Emmy?
Then shut up.
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