Bio

Tom McEwen became sports editor for the Tampa Tribune in 1962, when he took over a department with a staff of seven. McEwen wrote The Morning After column six days a week, and a weekly question and answer column, Hey Tom!. McEwen often made appearances as a speaker as well. He had a large network of civic minded local community leaders, nationally recognized athletes and team owners, and many people that he knew in the Tampa Bay area and in the United States. McEwen has been recognized for his sports writing as well as being recipient of multiple awards. He won the Florida Sportswriter of the Year award nineteen times, between the years 1962 and 1993 and in 2000, was the recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award for long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football in the Canton NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies, presented by Pro Football Writers of America. He served as president of the Football Writers Association of America from 1973-74. And in 1993, the Associated Press Sports Editors presented McEwen with the Red Smith Award.