Ken Landau Gets His Own Honor

Usually announcing who received awards from the week during his game night play-by-play, Ken Landau finally got one all to himself. He was awarded the Award of Excellence for his coverage of the Tigers and I couldn't agree more. Very knowledgeable and matter-of-fact with his play calling, I am always very comfortable listening to the game when I can't make it in person. Congrats Ken!

Official CC Release
Radio broadcasts earn top award from CBA
If you’ve been tuning in to Ken Landau calling the play-by-play for Tiger Hockey on 103.9 The Eagle the last two seasons, you’ve been listening to the best sports broadcast in the state. The Colorado Broadcast Association has presented Landau and The Eagle with one of the organization’s most coveted honors – the Award of Excellence – for the 2007 calendar year. The award is handed out annually for “Best Sports Coverage” by an individual or broadcast team. Colorado College Hockey on KYZX-FM (103.9 The Eagle), featuring Landau behind the microphone, was announced as winner in the major market division at the CBA’s annual awards banquet on Sunday.

Ken's Bio

Ken Landau

Radio Play-By-Play

Ken Landau, a 17-year veteran of the college hockey broadcast scene, returns for his second season as official “Voice of the Tigers” in 2007-08.

A 1982 graduate of Michigan State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunciations, Landau called the play-by-play for MSU hockey from 1979 through 1985, then again from 1990 through 1997. He also spent three seasons serving in a similar capacity at the University of Michigan. In 1992 he won the Associated Press of Michigan broadcast award for best play-by-play. Just a few years ago, in 2003, he broadcast the first college hockey game ever for College Sports Television and hosted CSTV’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Frozen Four in Buffalo.

Landau has worked extensively as a sports talk-show host and television sports anchor and reporter. In addition, he helped form a sports marketing company that published the first two books ever devoted to the history of a college hockey program – “Awe Inspiring: The Storied History of Spartan Hockey” and “Shot and A Goal: The Tradition of Wisconsin Badger Hockey.” He is extremely familiar with the WCHA, its style of play, its schools and its coaches.

A former loan officer for several mortgage companies in Michigan, Landau is self-employed as president of his own consulting firm while away from the ice rink.