Tennessean Sports Awards transforms to on-demand broadcast featuring many professional athletes

The Tennessean is changing its fifth Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans from a physical event, originally scheduled for May 29, to a star-studded awards show that will be available at no charge at 6 p.m. on June 18.

The change is due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The show will feature professional athletes as hosts and award announcers and will provide the community with an on-demand broadcast to maintain the annual tradition of honoring hundreds of high school student athletes for their hard work and dedication to their sport during the past school year.

The awards show will be available to watch on any smart device through YouTube and the event website, sportsawards.tennessean.com.

The awards show will be hosted by television sports anchors Jesse Palmer and Sage Steele. Celebrity athletes will be participating in the awards presentation and will include New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees as the football award presenter; Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor as the volleyball award presenter and many more to be announced in the coming weeks.

The show will feature opportunities for winning autographed gifts and other prizes, both before the debut and during the show. Submit your information via this form by May 8 to receive updates.

All tickets and fees, for the physical event on May 29, will be automatically refunded to the original method of payment.

For contact info and FAQ’s regarding The Tennessean Sports Awards on-demand broadcast, please visit sportsawards.tennessean.com.

Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennessean.com and on Twitter @Kreager.