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[11/19/18 - 12:45 PM]
NBCSN to Televise Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards Thursday, December 13 at 9 PM ET
The award show presents honors in six categories: Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, SportsKid of the Year, and three separate awards given to athletes who inspired, amazed and surprised the entire sports universe in 2018.
[via press release from NBC]

NBCSN TO TELEVISE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARDS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 9 PM ET

SI's Annual Awards Nationally Televised as One-Hour Special

Sports Illustrated and JASH to Co-Produce the Show

Red Carpet Show Hosted by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Model Camille Kostek and SI's Charlotte Wilder to Stream on SI.com and SI Social Channels

STAMFORD, Conn. - November 19, 2018 - NBCSN presents Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards Thursday, December 13 at 9 p.m. ET. Produced by Sports Illustrated (SI) and JASH, the annual awards show will be nationally televised as a one-hour special for the second consecutive year.

The award show presents honors in six categories: Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year, Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, SportsKid of the Year, and three separate awards given to athletes who inspired, amazed and surprised the entire sports universe in 2018.

The honor of Sportsperson of the Year is given to the athlete, coach, or team who best exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship and achievement, while inspiring others on and off the field. Last year's winners were the Houston Texans' J.J. Watt and the Houston Astros' Jose Altuve. Previous SI Sportsperson of the Year recipients have included LeBron James, Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Billie Jean King, Michael Phelps and the U.S. Women's National Soccer team.

SI.com and SI's social channels will also stream a special pre-awards red carpet show on Thursday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The show will be hosted by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit rookie and winner of 2018's model search, Camille Kostek, and SI's Charlotte Wilder, host of SI TV's "The Wilder Project" and SI's "Most Valuable Podcast."

The Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year honor has been presented annually since 1954, the year the brand's magazine launched. Executive Producers of the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards show are Steve Cannella, Robert Morton, Josh Oshinsky and Ian Orefice.

Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards are presented by Symetra, Official Life Insurance and Retirement partner; Official Marketing Partners include Citi, Official Credit Card and Mobile Banking partner and Kaiser Permanente, Official Health Insurance partner

NBCSN will air an encore presentation of Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards Sunday, December 16 at 10 p.m. ET. Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards will be held at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 11.

ABOUT NBCSN

NBCSN is NBC Sports Group's dedicated 24/7 linear sports network. Now in nearly 85 million homes, the Emmy Award-winning network is the cable television home of the Summer and Winter Olympics, National Hockey League (NHL) - including two Stanley Cup Final games -- NASCAR, IndyCar, Premier League, Tour de France, and America's Cup. In addition, NBCSN features college football, college basketball, college hockey, cycling, horse racing surrounding the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, Ironman, Premiership Rugby, and the Rugby World Cup. The network is also home to original programs such as PFT Live, The Dan Patrick Show, and NASCAR America. NBCSN is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.

ABOUT SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Sports Illustrated is the preeminent journalistic enterprise covering the world of sports both on and off the field. Debuting in 1954, SI has garnered worldwide acclaim for its award-winning storytelling born from an independent voice and for its unparalleled access to the most popular athletes and newsmakers from the sports world. The Sports Illustrated Group, which reaches more than 73 million, is comprised of multiple platforms, products and franchises, including the print magazine, a top 10 sports digital network, a streaming media network (SI TV), the documentary group Sports Illustrated Films, ?TheMMQB.com, the FanSided Network of sites and apps, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, Sportsperson of the Year, SI Fashionable 50, and Sports Illustrated Kids. For more information, visit ?SI.com and follow @SINow on Twitter, @SportsIllustrated on Instagram and Facebook and SI_mag on Snapchat.





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