Tom Suiter

Tom Suiter was a sportscaster on WRAL-TV and former host of Football Friday, a high school football news show also on WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. Suiter stepped down from his sportscaster role in 2008,[1] but continued to work on Football Friday and Extra Effort Award segments through the 2015-16 academic year.[2] Suiter credits much of his success to his producer and two-time EMMY Award winning journalist Tom Crichton.

Awards

Suiter has won 2 Midsouth Emmy Awards and named to that awards series' Silver Circle.[3] He was also inducted into the North Carolina High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[4] Suiter was also named among the top 3 local sportscasters by Radio TV Age magazine.[5]

References
  1. "WRAL sportscaster legend Tom Suiter is stepping down". News Observer.
  2. "After 35 years of 'Football Friday,' Tom Suiter to retire". HighSchoolOT.com.
  3. MidSouth Emmy Awards
  4. "Local legendary sports anchor earns Hall of Fame induction". Technician.
  5. Fleming, Monika S. Legendary locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties, North Carolina. ISBN 1467100447.
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