Bruce Rader

Bruce Rader (1955-) has been the sports director of WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV the Norfolk-Virginia Beach market since 1978. The long time broadcaster has won many awards over the years and is very active in the community.

The Bruce Rader-St. Jude Golf Tournament, started over a decade ago has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Bruce Rader Charities is also very active in Hampton Roads.

Bruce is a multiple winner of the "CIAA Sportscaster of the Year" award, twice awarded as "Tidewater Sportscaster of the Year", and the Virginia Beach Alumni Chapter at Norfolk State University honored him with an award for Excellence in Sports Media. Honors also include "Best Sports Award" from the Associated Press, "Sportscaster of the Year" from Virginia's United Press International as well as a "District Leadership Award" from the United Negro College Fund. Bruce has also been inducted into the Peninsula (Hampton) Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bruce covered the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. He was selected to carry the Olympic Torch in both 1996 through Charlottesville, VA and 2002 near the Pentagon.

Bruce has hosted the Jerry Lewis Telethon since 1980, and has been recognized by the Tall Cedars of Lebanon for Outstanding Service.