# Cardinals & St. Louis Press Club Announce New Mike Shannon Scholarship Fund

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/cardinals-st-louis-press-club-announce-new-mike-shannon-scholarship-fund/
- Published: 2022-02-28T09:35:21-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

_Annual Scholarship Honoring Legendary Cardinals Hall of Fame Broadcaster Open to
Full-Time Students Pursuing Career in Sports Broadcasting/Writing_

**ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 25, 2022 **– The St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Press
Club today announced the creation of The [Mike Shannon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=shannmi01,shanno000mik&search=Mike+Shannon&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-)
Scholarship for Sports Broadcast Journalism. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded
annually, beginning this year, to a full-time student pursuing or intending to pursue
a degree leading to a career in sports journalism, with preference given to students
from the St. Louis bi-state metropolitan area.

“I am grateful to the St. Louis Press Club and the Cardinals organization for creating
a scholarship fund in my name for aspiring sports journalism students,” said Cardinals
Hall of Famer Mike Shannon. “St. Louis has a rich history of producing some of the
most talented sports writers and broadcasters in the industry and I look forward
to helping the next wave of men and women pursue their dreams of a career in sports
journalism.”

A panel of judges from the St. Louis Press Club and members of the Shannon family
will select the scholarship recipient based on aptitude, interest in pursuing a 
sports journalism career, academic standing, and financial need.

Applications for the Mike Shannon Scholarship Fund are being accepted now through
April 1. A recipient will be announced on May 1. Interested students can learn more
about the scholarship application requirements at [stlpressclub.org/scholarships.html](https://stlpressclub.org/scholarships.html).

Anyone wishing to contribute to Mike Shannon’s Scholarship Fund can do so by visiting
[stlpressclub.org/MikeShannon.html](https://stlpressclub.org/MikeShannon.html).

**— STL —**

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