Dave Brower, the former Little Brown Jug simulcast host, will be honoured as the 2023 Joseph Neville Memorial Award winner by the Little Brown Jug and the Delaware County Fair.
Brower was a graduate of St. John's University with a degree in journalism. He served as the oddsmaker, TV host, handicapper and broadcaster for the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He started working at the Delaware County Fair and the Little Brown Jug in 2017.
In addition to multiple television credentials, the native of Passaic, New Jersey was also a published author, penning "Harnessing Winners" in 2009.
In 2019, Brower was awarded the Phil Pines Award by the Monticello-Goshen Chapter of the United States Harness Writers Association (USHWA) for his outstanding media coverage of the sport of harness racing.
Brower is currently a finalist for induction into the Communicators Hall of Fame in Goshen, New York in 2024. He is expected to be a unanimous choice by the members of USHWA.
Dave Brower passed away on Oct. 7, 2022 at the age of 53.
(With files from the Little Brown Jug)