Mel Greenberg (born April 16, 1947) is an American sports journalist focusing on women's basketball. Since 1970, Greenberg has written for ''

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'', where he predominantly covers college and professional women's basketball. He has helped pioneer national coverage of the sport, most notably as a leader in organizing the first Top 25 women's college basketball poll. For this and other accomplishments, he has been called "The Guru" of women's basketball. In 1991, Greenberg received the first media award from the

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, an award that has since been named after him. The annual

Mel Greenberg Media Award The Mel Greenberg Media Award, named after Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Legend Mel Greenberg, is presented annually by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to "a member of the media who has best displayed a commitment to women’s ba ...

is given to "a member of the media who has best displayed a commitment to women's basketball and to advancing the role of the media in promoting the women's game". Subsequent winners include Debbie Becker of ''

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'' in 1992, Mary Garber of the

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in 1998, and Bill Jauss of the ''

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'' in 2006. In 2007 Greenberg was inducted into the

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External links

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