Benefiting: V Foundation’s Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund
When: May 2
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota
Sports Center anchor and tonight's gala emcee Kevin Negandhi, UF basketball coach Todd Golden, Dick Vitale, ESPN's Hannah Storm, former WNBA player Nancy Lieberman, U Conn head coach Dan Hurley and V Foundation CEO Shane Jacobson.
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UF basketball coach Todd Golden, event planner Mary Kenealy, basketball sportscaster Dick Vitale and Hannah Storm, who takes home the John Saunders Courage Award.
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Cannon Wiggins, Emily Ayers, Hannah Macdonald and Harper Harrell are part of Dick's All-Courageous Team at the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala held on May 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
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Coleton Korney, Cole Eicher, N'Jhari Jackson, Jared Rascio and Weston Hermann are part of Dick's All-Courageous Team at the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala.
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Members of Dick's All-Courageous Team at the Dick Vitale Gala include Joshua Fisher, Enzo Grande, Sadie Keller and Ben Robinette.
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Lucas Ticola (center), Britt Redman, Chloe Grimes and Katie Ballesteros are part of Dick's All-Courageous Team at the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton on May 2.
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ESPN personality and Sports Center Anchor Hannah Storm gives basketball announcer Dick Vitale a quick kiss during the press conference held during the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala held on May 2.
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Chloe Grimes gets an encouraging hug from former WNBA player and coach and current Oklahoma City Thunder Broadcaster Nancy Lieberman. Lieberman also takes home the Dick Vitale Spirit Award.
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Peter and Andraya Ticola's son is honored at the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala. Lucas, age 6, is part of Dick's All-Courageous Team and a student at Southside Elementary School. He is battling DIPG: a rare, aggressive, fast growing brain tumor.
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Edward and Jade Valdez show their support for the funding of pediatric cancer research through the Dick Vitale Gala held at the Ritz-Carlton.
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V Foundation board member Carl Liebert and his wife, Amy, came from Austin, Texas to attend the 20th anniversary celebration.
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Sarasota's own Tricia Ward with her husband, former professional basketball player Jerod Ward.
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Amber and Tito Ortiz
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Sports agent Brian Parker and his country-singer wife Jillian Cardarelli look forward to the Dick Vitale Gala each year.
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We would like to be photographed with John Calipari, please! And so they were: John and Betsy Baun have their wish met.
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Joe, Taylor and Kristi Castroro
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Mom Tammie Johnson (center) takes credit for styling her family's wardrobe including sons Charlie, Zack, Eddie, friend Makenna Harvey, and Tammie's husband, Charlie.
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Beth Merchent and Steve Quiriconi
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Dedicated to the V Foundation, and each other, Cindy and Steve Novak celebrate 29 years of marriage.
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The Shields family from Maryland include Jack, Mac, Amy and Dale. They lost their son/brother, 14-year-old Sullivan, to neuroblastoma in 2023 and are here to support the V Foundation.
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Phil Fresen with Nancy Lieberman, pro tennis player Kathleen Horvath and sportscaster Lesley Visser.
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Nancy Sagar, Kathy Finley, Terry Vitale and Ellen Robinson
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Aimee and Jared Hermann attend the 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala with their son Weston, who is part of Dick's All-Courageous Team.
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Kimberly, Bryce, Carrie and Jeremy Jackson with Yvan Kelly
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Pat Fisher and Michael Wiggins are both parents of children who are members of Dick's All-Courageous Team.
UConn's women's basketball guards Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharne are introduced to Steven Hieneman and N'Jhari Jackson at the VIP event held before dinner.
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Keith Maule and friend John Nestor
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Maddie, V Foundation board member Don, Will and Jeanette Yaeger came from Tallahassee.
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Lorraine Vitale and Arkansas head coach John Calipari with Annie Alleva and husband, Joe, who is the LSU chancellor and director of athletics.
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Kimberly and Chris Jackson
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Former Notre Dame running back Ray Herring with Lorraine Vitale.
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Writer Scott Gleesen co-authored the book, "Until My Last Breath," with Dick Vitale, and is photographed with his wife, Treslyn.
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Vice President of ESPN Wide World of Sports Adam Ball and Director of External Affairs Tajiana Ancora Brown.
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Lorraine Vitale is photographed with Arkansas head basketball coach John Calipari.
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Jerry McLaughlin, Phil Pilewski, Ryan Donoghue, Brian Barthmaier and Jerod Ward show some love for each other.
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Clara Ramos, Mike Granizo, Xochitl Napoles and Adam Kendall
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American professional wrestler and WWE Global Ambassador Titus O'Neil with David Schiele.
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Nancy and Christopher Stafyeras
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Michael Strahan (center) with friends Denise and Brady Pedler
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Jessica Rogers with pro-football hall of famer, Good Morning America host, and 2025 honoree Michael Strahan
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FSU head men's basketball coach Luke Loucks with FSU shooting guard A.J. Swinton
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Chris Fowler with V Foundation board member Harry Rhoads and Lana Nemeroff.
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Jessica Rogers and Philip Tavill attend the Dick Vitale Gala to raise funds for pediatric cancer research.
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Former NBA coach Ritchie Adubato with his wife Carol, son Adam and his girlfriend Julia Cardellini.
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The Dick Vitale Gala celebrated 20 years of raising funds for pediatric cancer on May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton with over 1,000 guests in attendance.
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The Dick Vitale Gala celebrated 20 years of raising funds for pediatric cancer on May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton with over 1,000 guests in attendance.
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The Dick Vitale Gala celebrated 20 years of raising funds for pediatric cancer research on May 2 with over 1,000 guests in attendance. It is expected that this year's event will push total funds raised to over $100 million.
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The Dick Vitale Gala celebrated 20 years to raise funds for pediatric cancer research on May 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota with about 1,000 guests in attendance..
