Tim Staudt’s 54-Year Career Lands Prestigious Emmy-Group Award

If you've spent any time with Lansing sports, you've spent time with Tim Staudt. Now, he's getting one of the biggest career honors a broadcaster can receive.

What the Michigan Gold Circle Means

Staudt has been selected for the Michigan Gold Circle, presented by the Michigan chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Emmy organization. It's reserved for TV pros with 50+ years of service, and who have made a real impact in the industry and community.

Tim Staudt’s Career Journey

Staudt is now in his 54th year of broadcasting and is widely known as the "Dean of Sports." The Dean is the longest-serving on-air sportscaster in Michigan history. But for our listeners, the daily connection is on Lansing 730, with "Staudt on Sports" billed as the longest-running daily radio sports show in Michigan history.

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His career started back in 1969 when he was a Michigan State sophomore, hosting his own radio sports show. He graduated from MSU in 1971 with a journalism degree, and did weather early on in his career, before he moved into full-time sports.

Impact Beyond the Mic

Beyond the highlights and scoreboards, he's also been a mentor to a lot of sports journalists, written books on Michigan sports history, and stayed locked in the community through work with Children's Miracle Network, plus he's a founding member of the Mid-Michigan Basketball All-Star Game.

Ceremony Details

The formal Gold Circle induction ceremony will happen on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.