 In 1995, Skeggs received the AHRC's Distinguished Service Award, and also a Media Award for radio commentaries, and in 1998 he was awarded the Inter Dominion Gold Medal.In 2007, he was an inaugural inductee into HRA's Inter Dominion Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he was an inaugural inductee into the Victorian Harness Racing Media Association's Hall of Fame.Skeggs worked as a journalist at "The Argus" and "Farm and Home" from 1950 to 1956, and was the founding editor of "TV Week" from 1956 to 1960.