▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁six ▁national ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁for ▁excell ence ▁in ▁sports ▁broadcast ing , ▁the ▁only ▁hockey ▁broad c aster ▁to ▁be ▁hon ored ▁with ▁even ▁one . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Em rick ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁to ▁be ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Hockey ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Background ▁Em rick ▁earned ▁a ▁B . Sc . ▁in ▁speech ▁from ▁Manchester ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁a ▁M . A . ▁in ▁radio / tele vision ▁from ▁Miami ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Communic ations ▁( radio / tele vision / film ) ▁from ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁hence ▁his ▁nick name , ▁" Doc ". ▁ ▁Em rick ▁taught ▁speech ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁at ▁Gene va ▁College ▁in ▁Be aver ▁F alls , ▁Pennsylvania ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 1 ▁and ▁got ▁his ▁first ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁N HL ▁covering ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁as ▁an ▁un pa id ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁The ▁Be aver ▁County ▁Times ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁Broadcast ing ▁career ▁Em rick ▁has ▁been ▁sport sc ast ing ▁profession ally ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Port ▁Hur on ▁Fl ags