Remembering Stephen Gates (1976 - 2003)

This week marks 20 years since UNC Hussman alumnus and Tar Heel Sports Network radio crew member Stephen Kennedy Gates '98 was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He was 27 years old.

Stephen's professional colleagues called him a rising star. He received the Telly Award honoring outstanding regional and national programs, the William Randolph Hearst Certificate of Special Merit for excellence in radio broadcast news, the N.C. Baseball Broadcaster of the Year Award and the Burlington Indians' All-time Broadcaster Memorial Award.

His career began as student intern in 1996. He was the radio voice of UNC baseball and women's basketball; the sideline reporter for football; and the scoreboard and post-game call-in host for men's basketball.

Stephen's family, friends, colleagues, sponsors and fans created a scholarship in his honor at UNC Hussman for qualified students committed to a career in sports broadcasting.

Gifts can be made online honoring Stephen and supporting the Stephen Kennedy Gates Memorial Scholarship.

Gift may also be sent via mail to:

Stephen Kennedy Gates Memorial Scholarship Fund
Hussman School of Journalism and Media
UNC - Chapel Hill
Campus Box 3365
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

For more information, contact the school's development and alumni affairs office at 919.962.3037, or e-mail Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs at danita-morgan@unc.edu.