Steve Shapiro began reporting on sports in South Florida almost three decades ago. The Miami Marlins and Florida Panthers didn't even exist yet. Flash-forward nearly 30 years, and Shapiro is essentially the dean of South Florida sports reporters. His connections in the region are pretty much unparalleled — he even hosts a Sunday-night talk show on WSVN with the Miami-based mega-agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is all but certainly the most powerful player representative in the NFL. As NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said when Shapiro hit his 25th anniversary in 2015: "It's more of an accomplishment in Miami that they haven't run him out of town." (He's also succeeded on TV in South Florida while speaking with an unabashed Boston accent.) Shapiro covered Alex Rodriguez's draft into Major League Baseball. Then-University of Miami football star Dwayne Johnson called Shapiro for advice before going into pro wrestling and becoming the Rock. Plus, anyone who's covered the Dolphins for three decades without committing ritual suicide deserves as many awards as possible.