1963, Gowdy purchased radio stations 800/WCCM and 93.7/WCCM-FM in Lawrence, Massachusetts, later changing the FM station's call letters to WCGY to somewhat match his name. Gowdy also owned several radio stations in Wyoming, including KOWB and KCGY in Laramie. He sold his broadcast interests in Massachusetts in 1994 and his Wyoming stations in 2002. He also owned 850/WEAT & WEAT-FM in West Palm Beach, Florida, and WBBX (AM) in New Hampshire. The year away from broadcasting the Red Sox in 1957 awakened him to the fact that he might need an alternate way of making a living, leading to his interest in station ownership. Awards In 1970, Gowdy became the first sportscaster to receive the George Foster Peabody Award. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named Gowdy as Massachusetts Sportscaster of the Year five times (1959–1963) and National Sportscaster of the Year twice (1966, 1969), and inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1981. In 1985, he was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame along with his onetime Yankees partner Mel Allen and Chicago legend Jack Brickhouse. He served as the organization's vice president and was a member of its board of directors. In addition, he was given the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, the Pete Rozelle Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and a lifetime achievement Emmy in 1992, and was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2000. Gowdy was president of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for several years, and that institution's Curt Gowdy Media Award is presented annually to outstanding basketball writers and broadcasters; he was one of its first two recipients. Curt Gowdy's 23 Halls of Fame honors/inductions: Conservation Hall of Fame International – April 16, 1973 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement – 1973 International Fishing Hall of Fame – 1981 National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame – 1981 Sportswriters & Broadcasters Hall of Fame – 1984 Ford C. Frick Award recipient, awarded by the National Baseball Hall of Fame – 1984 American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame – 1985 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame – 1990, Curt Gowdy Media Award recipient Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame – 1990 Gold Medal Hall of Fame Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in New