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unusual facts about Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage


John Kiriakou

Kiriakou won the 2012 Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage, which is awarded to "national security whistleblowers who stood up for constitutional rights and American values, at great risk to their personal and professional lives".


Joe A. Martinez

Martinez became the featured ring announcer for Oscar De La Hoya's, Fox reality television series "The Next Great Champ" in 2004.

Now he can be seen announcing for Golden Boy Promotions "Solo Boxeo-Tecate" on Telefutura as well as HBO World Championship Boxing and ShoBox.

He replaced Bruce Buffer for the second time on January 4, 2014, at the UFN 34, event that was the UFC debut in Singapore.

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal

Former World Extreme Cagefighting announcer Joe Martinez announced this event in place of Jimmy Lennon Jr., as Lennon was announcing that same night's Showtime-broadcast Super Six World Boxing Classic boxing card headlined by Carl Froch & Andre Ward.

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2014

Former state Representative Joe A. Campos may seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Pearce.

WEC 47

This was the last WEC event to feature announcer Joe Martinez as the regular ring announcer, due to family reasons and to focus full-time on his work with Golden Boy Promotions.


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