TOM (JOE FAN) CIABURRI
TOM (JOE FAN) CIABURRI
Inducted in 2008 Known to El Paso and Texas broadcasting and journalistic audiences as “Joe Fan” Started covering baseball with a weekly newspaper called Sportsweek in 1982 Began his radio career in 1983 working at KFIM-FM as a part-time sportscaster In 1986, he moved on to KTSM-AM and TV Channel 9 El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer and legendary sportscaster John Phelan took him under his wing and mentored his broadcasting career Baseball and being a part of the game is his first love He was the first ever to use a cellular phone to broadcast El Paso High School baseball regular season games Also used the same technology to broadcast El Paso High School Texas State Playoffs at Dudley Field and Cohen Stadium plus out of town venues Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Coronado Thunderbirds march to the Texas State Final Four in 1992 Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Riverside Rangers march to the Texas State Final Four in 2000 Served as color analyst for the Socorro Bulldogs in their 2009 Texas State Championship title run Pioneered the first ever El Paso High School baseball telecast featuring the Hanks Knights against the Franklin Cougars in 2010 Received numerous awards from the Texas and New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters and the El Paso Press Club Best Radio Sports Story-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1992 Best Radio Sports Program-1st Place, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1992 Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1987 Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, El Paso, Texas Press Club 1992,1990,1989,1988,1985 Best Radio Sports Program-Honorable Mention, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1988 Best TV Sports Story-Honorable Mention, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1988 Man of the Year, El Paso Parks and Recreation 1994 Honorary Buck, Alpine High School, Alpine, Texas – for radio football coverage 1992-1993 Serves as a mentor to many aspiring broadcast and journalism students through 2010 Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors Serves as Media Coordinator for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006
