The Jacksonville Broadcasters Association hosted a luncheon Wednesday featuring a panel of former WJXT employees, including former anchor Rob Sweeting, sports director Sam Kouvaris, studio manager Freddie Rhodes, and more.

WJXT anchor Tom Wills is retiring Friday after 49 years with the station. We reached out to some notable sports figures in Jacksonville and had them give Wills their best.

Tom Wills, who is retiring Friday after 49 years in Jacksonville, saw the city go from football dreamer to a pro football town during his time here.

Sam Kouvaris, who served as News4JAX’s sports director for 37 years, was honored Wednesday at Augusta for his four decades of covering The Masters.

In the era of virtual meetings, the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors spent over seven hours on a Zoom call Tuesday to discuss the 15 modern-era finalists and select the five that will be inducted into Canton this summer.

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Usually, the Hall of Fame selectors meet in a conference room at the league hotel at the site of the Super Bowl on Saturday morning, the day before the game. There, they present the 15 finalists, discuss and vote, paring the list down to 10, and finally to the 5 modern-day players selected for enshrinement in the hall of Fame in Canton. Of course, there are a couple of Jacksonville connections among the final 15. The Hall of Fame tweeted out a piece of his presentation:The HOF Selection Committee is meeting virtually today to discuss the candidates for the #PFHOF21 Class. “All the guys on that list have great credentials,” Boselli said after being named as one of the final 15 yet again.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Channel 4's Sam Kouvaris is looking for the ultimate NASCAR fan. If you are that fan, you could win tickets for the Daytona Speedweeks, February 19 - 22. To enter, fans are asked to take a photo that shows why they are the ultimate NASCAR fan, then head over to our Facebook page: WJXT4 The Local Station. Once there, look for the WIN SPEEDWEEKS TICKETS tab at the top of the page. Each winner chosen will win 2 tickets to each of the following races: Budweiser Duel, Nextera Energy Resources 250, Alert Today Florida 300, and the Daytona 500.