ESPN anchor, award-winning journalist, producer and director Hannah Storm will receive the 2025 Pat Summerall Award at the 20th Legends for Charity® event, held Thursday, Feb. 6 at Hyatt Regency New Orleans, the NFL headquarters hotel. The annual dinner and charity auction brings hundreds of athletes, broadcasters and sports industry executives together during Super Bowl week to honor the legacy of the late legendary NFL broadcaster while benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
Award-winning journalist, producer and director Hannah Storm will receive the 2025 Pat Summerall Award at the 20th Legends for Charity® event, held Thursday, Feb. 6 at Hyatt Regency New Orleans.
The coveted Pat Summerall Award will be presented to Storm in celebration of her successes as a pioneer for women in sports broadcasting. Storm, the second female recipient of the award, served as the host of the 2019 and 2020 Legends for Charity fundraising dinners, supporting kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Storm is also an advocate for children suffering vascular anomalies and breast cancer research, testing and early detection.
“I’m deeply humbled and honored to receive the Pat Summerall Award at this year’s Legends for Charity Dinner benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Storm. “Pat was someone I greatly admired and respected, not only for his excellence in broadcasting but for his integrity, grace, and generosity. Having had the privilege of hosting this inspiring event in the past, it’s particularly meaningful to now be recognized in his name. I’m so grateful to St. Jude for the lifesaving work they do, and to be part of this incredible tradition that celebrates the power of giving back.”
The award began in 2006 during Super Bowl XL in Detroit when storied broadcaster Pat Summerall personally chose the first honoree. Since its inception, Legends for Charity has raised more than $13 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Past honorees include James Brown, the late Greg Gumbel, Jim Nantz, Chris Berman, Cris Collinsworth, The NFL ON FOX, Al Michaels, Archie Manning, Michael Strahan, Joe Buck, the late John Madden, Rich Eisen, Tony Dungy, Bill Cowher, Jim Kelly, Erin Andrews, Howie Long and Tony Romo.
“We are delighted to honor the amazing Hannah Storm for her accomplishments in broadcasting and dedication to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. “As we celebrate two decades of Legends for Charity, we remain grateful for the support of our dear friend Cheri Summerall, who continues Pat’s legacy by recognizing the greatest broadcasters in the business and helping advance work by St. Jude to improve survival rates for kids with cancer around the world.”
The 2025 Legends for Charity dinner will be hosted by former Pat Summerall Award honoree and broadcasting legend Chris Berman, NFL Studio host and anchor of SportsCenter on ESPN. The Emmy Award winning sportscaster has participated annually in Legends for Charity for 20 years as a friend of Pat and Cheri Summerall and a supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Honor Pat’s legacy and help St. Jude families by donating at stjude.org or visiting LegendsForCharity.com.
About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered largely incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
About Legends for Charity
Legends for Charity® is an annual national event held during Super Bowl Weekend to present The Pat Summerall Award to a deserving broadcaster. Created and produced by Cheryl DeLeonardis of Ocean 2 Ocean Productions, it has become one of the cornerstone events during the biggest weekend in professional sports. The dinner celebrates national sports legends and has raised over $13 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Since its inception in 2005, it has earned eight national Telly Awards and opened the world of sports broadcasters to the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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