Old Hilltop Award to WBAL-TV’s Dachille
Old Hilltop Award to WBAL-TV’s Dachille
To be Recognized May 17 at Alibi Breakfast
BALTIMORE – Chris Dachille, executive sports producer at WBAL-TV, will be presented with the Old Hilltop Award Thursday, May 17 at the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico Race Course.
The Old Hilltop Award is given annually to an individual who covers Thoroughbred racing with excellence and distinction.
Dachille has covered every major sporting event in Baltimore since joining WBAL-TV in 2004. He has produced WBAL-TV’s extensive coverage of the Preakness and Black-Eyed Susan for 14 years. This will be his third as executive producer. WBAL-TV’s News Director Tim Tunison called Dachille the “backbone of WBAL-TV’s annual coverage of the Preakness Stakes.”
“It’s something I look forward to every year,” said Dachille of the Preakness. “I’m just floored to join names like Jim McKay, Gerry Sandusky and other great broadcasters who have won this wonderful award.”
The Alibi Breakfast, which began in the 1930’s on the porch of the historic Pimlico Clubhouse, features a gathering of media, owners, trainers, jockeys, horsemen and fans to celebrate the Preakness and gain interesting and humorous race predictions.
