Year Inducted: 2024
Nominated By: Michael Salardino
Nominated as: Contributor
Contributor:
Has been a part of the Pueblo sports scene and a community leader for many years...His talent has spread across the three communication mediums: print (newspapers & magazines); radio; and television. Despite not being listed as an "athlete" as a qualification, Cervi won the individual South-Central League golf title for Central High School his senior year and is one of Pueblo's most avid golfers.
Achievements:
Sports Writer/Editor:
● Award-winning journalist who started as a sportswriter
● Promoted to Deputy Sports Editor and then finally Sports Editor.
● Managed a five-person sports staff of a daily newspaper.
● Coverage included nine local high schools, dozens of area high schools, a Division II university with 22 sports, as well as spot Broncos, Avalanche, Nuggets, Rockies, CU, CSU and Air Force coverage.
● Proficient in pagination. Can handle anywhere from 3 to 12 section pages a day - on deadline.
● Able to handle deadlines, both real and imagined.
● Helped implement several front-end network systems.
● Part of several teams who were trained to help train staff.
● Has the innate ability to not only listen, but hear what people are saying.
● Recognized nationally, regionally and locally as one of the top sports journalists.
Sports Editor
Loveland-Herald, Loveland, CO (1991-1995).
Sports Reporter
Casa Grande Dispatch, Casa Grande, AZ (1989-1991).
Achievements:
On Air-Talent:
● CNM Sports (TV) 1999-2017.
● Xfinity CET Sports TV (2010-2015).
● 1350 AM Fox Sports Radio (2007 - present).
● Serve as on-air analyst for Division II college football games on radio.
● Served as TV analyst for high school and college football and basketball games.
● Co-hosts weekly radio show.
● Co-hosted weekly TV sports show.
Professional Honors/Awards:
● Heisman Trophy voter (15 years).
● American Press Institute attendee.
● Society of Professional Journalists member.
● Colorado Press Association member.
Multiple Awards for Press Coverage:
● Colorado Press Association.
● Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters.
● Arizona Press Association.
● Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE, national)
● Southern Colorado Press Club "Media Member of the Year".
● Founding member: Rocky Mountain Golf Writers Association.
● 10-time winner "Best of Pueblo" as Sports Reporter or Columnist.
Publication Portfolio:
● USA Today
● Los Angeles Times
● Denver Post
● Rocky Mountain News
● Pueblo Chieftain
● San Diego Union-Tribune
● Gannett News Services
● Loveland Reporter-Herald
● Longmont Times-Call
● Fort Collins Coloradoan
● Greeley Tribune
● Boulder Daily Camera
● Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
● Colorado AVID Golfer
● STATE Magazine
Affiliations/Achievements/Related Activities:
● Member: RMPBS Community Advisory Committee (Southern Colorado).
● Member: Pueblo Rotary No. 43.
● Member: Southern Colorado Press Club.
● Board member: Pueblo Italian Golf.
● Past board member: Runyon Field.
● Past board member: Roselawn Cemetery.
● Past board member: El Pueblo ... An Adolescent Treatment Community.
● Past member: PCS D60 Task Force.
● Past board member: Okolitza Tamburitzans.
● Former youth coach: Runyon, YMCA, etc.
Personal:
Has lived in Pueblo for 50-plus years... Married to Lynn... Has three children: Tori (Steve Starcer); Julianna (James Wyatt); and Geno (Meagan Cosby).
