The entrance to the 2014 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast at the Newport Marriott Hotel & Spa. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
A table setting from the 2014 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast on Jan. 6 at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
(Left to right) Dick Weiss, FWAA Past President and 2013 Bert McGrane Award winner, Dave Hirsch, Pac-12 Vice President Communications, and Malcolm Moran, FWAA Board Member, enjoyed a few moments of conversation before the breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Auburn Sports Information Director Shelly Poe and new CoSIDA Executive Director Doug Vance chatted before the beginning of the FWAA’s Annual Award Breakfast in Newport Beach, California. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Tim Tessalone, USC Sports Information Director and 2014 Bert McGrane Award winner (standing), spoke with Art Spander, long-time writer who won the FWAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for covering his 61st straight Rose Bowl. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Jon Wilner, San Jose Mercury News sports writer, interacted with his daughter Anna before receiving the FWAA’s 2013 Beat Writer of the Year Award at the 2014 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
The 2013 Campbell Trophy winner, John Urschel of Penn State, attended the FWAA’s Annual Awards Breakfast. The Campbell Trophy honors the top academic football player in the country and is awarded by the National Football Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times, the 2013 FWAA President, presided over the FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Keri Potts, ESPN Director of Communications for College Sports, made a presentation and showed a video during the FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. ESPN is the sponsor of the breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Art Spander accepted the FWAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He earlier was honored in the Rose Bowl Press Box. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
FWAA President Chris Dufresne presented Art Spander a customized football for his historic achievement. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Art Spander and several family members at the 2014 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Jon Wilner, with the acrobatic help of his daughter Anna, accepted the FWAA’s Beat Writer of the Year Award. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
USC’s Tim Tessalone, one of the top SIDs in the business, made a point during his acceptance of the 2014 Bert McGrane plaque. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the new College Football Playoff, explained the new format starting with the 2014 season. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Part of the crowd at the 2014 FWAA Annual Awards Breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Mark Anderson, sports writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and 2014 FWAA second vice president, announced the 2013 FWAA Freshman All-America Team. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Ivan Maisel, FWAA Past President, (left) accepted an FWAA Best Writing Award Certificate from FWAA Board member Malcolm Moran. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Dennis Dodd, another FWAA Past President, (left) received an FWAA Best Writing Award Certificate from FWAA Board member Malcolm Moran. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
The 2013 FWAA President Chris Dufresne (left) handed over the FWAA presidency to Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
Incoming 2014 President Kirk Bohls explained his agenda for the coming year near the end of the Awards Breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
After the breakfast, Jon Wilner signed one of two appreciation posters the FWAA gave to Gina Lehe and Stephanie Montano of the Rose Bowl in appreciation for their service to the media during the Rose Bowl and the Bowl Championship Series title game. (Photo courtesy of Rose Bowl)
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