The SBN Sports Network, a division of American Urban Radio Networks, would like to welcome you to the 38th Annual SBN Sports Black College All-American Awards Reception honoring the 2011 Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Coach of the Year and Black College National Championship Team. These honorees have distinguished themselves at their respective positions on and off the playing field and we salute them. The theme of this year’s event is “Honoring Passion, Pride and Performance.”

American Urban Radio Networks would like to thank our leading sponsors: The Black College Football Hall of Fame, Allstate Insurance, and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Act Against AIDS Leadership Alliance for their generous support towards the SBN Sports Black College All-American Honorees. Over the years, millions of dollars in scholarship monies have been donated to our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, thanks, in part to our sponsors.

Considerate support has been provided by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Generous assistance has been provided in support of BCAA 2012 by A-National Limousine Service, Inc.; Corporate Travel America, the official travel agency; Rená Davis, producer of the official BCAA Films; Great Impressions, Inc., designers and producers of the signature BCAA trophies; and Power Media and Design.



Ty Miller has been a part of the American Urban Radio Networks’ family for over two decades and 20 of those years have been spent within the framework of the SBN Sports Division.

Miller’s passion for radio and sports began when he was very young. On the playground, he would mimic announcers and do play-by-play for his friends not knowing that it would lead to a career. After high school, he studied journalism at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, on the way to earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications.

Upon graduation, he was hired as a disc jockey at WILD-AM in Boston, matriculated to WEBB-AM in Baltimore, Maryland, and eventually settled into the morning drive slot at WAMO-FM in Pittsburgh, PA.

A few years later, he made a smooth transition from music to sports radio as an anchor for SBN Sports. During his tenure, Miller has grown from part-time contributor, to starter, to leader of the American Urban Radio Networks sports division. His daily schedule includes writing, producing and broadcasting national sports reports.

He’s also the host of the longest running Black College Football show in the nation; Black College Football Weekly. The show has received an award from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).

Miller’s dedication to his craft has improved the network’s coverage and positioned SBN Sports as the nation’s premiere source for Black College Football (BCF) information. In preparation for the BCAA Awards, Miller tracks the entire season from national signing day in February to the crowning of a champion in December. He also coordinates the weekly SBN Top Ten Black College Football Poll, is the lead man in the selection of the BCAA Team, executive producer of the BCAA’s football films, and publisher/editor of the BCAA Journal (now online at www.aurn.com).

In addition to being Director of Sports for American Urban Radio Networks, Miller produces and co-hosts a pro football TV show, Championship Chase in Pittsburgh, PA on the local FOX affiliate.

His wife, Arleen, has provided support throughout his career and they are the proud parents of Veronica, Ty and Kelsey.