Thomas “Joe Fan” Ciaburri

Inducted in 2008
Known to El Paso and Texas broadcasting and journalistic audiences as “Joe Fan”
Started covering baseball with a weekly newspaper called Sportsweek in 1982
Began his radio career in 1983 working at KFIM-FM as a part-time sportscaster
In 1986, he moved on to KTSM-AM and TV Channel 9
El Paso Baseball Hall of Famer and legendary sportscaster John Phelan took him under his wing and mentored his broadcasting career
Baseball and being a part of the game is his first love
He was the first ever to use a cellular phone to broadcast El Paso High School baseball regular season games
Also used the same technology to broadcast El Paso High School Texas State Playoffs at Dudley Field and Cohen Stadium plus out of town venues
Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Coronado Thunderbirds march to the Texas State Final Four in 1992
Served as play-by-play broadcaster and color analyst for the Riverside Rangers march to the Texas State Final Four in 2000
Served as color analyst for the Socorro Bulldogs in their 2009 Texas State Championship title run
Pioneered the first ever El Paso High School baseball telecast featuring the Hanks Knights against the Franklin Cougars in 2010
Received numerous awards from the Texas and New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters and the El Paso Press Club
Best Radio Sports Story-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1992
Best Radio Sports Program-1st Place, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1992
Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1987
Best Radio Sportscast-1st Place, El Paso, Texas Press Club 1992,1990,1989,1988,1985
Best Radio Sports Program-Honorable Mention, New Mexico Associated Press Broadcasters 1988
Best TV Sports Story-Honorable Mention, Texas Associated Press Broadcasters 1988
Man of the Year, El Paso Parks and Recreation 1994
Honorary Buck, Alpine High School, Alpine, Texas – for radio football coverage 1992-1993
Serves as a mentor to many aspiring broadcast and journalism students through 2010
Member El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Directors
Serves as Media Coordinator for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006