West Haven resident and WELI radio personality Coach George DeMaio was honored recently by the New Haven Gridiron Club as the 2023 winner of the Don Neilson Distinguished Service Award for work with the community. For more than 37 years, DeMaio has been a strong advocate of high school athletics by way of his broadcasts of football, basketball, hockey, baseball and softball games throughout the listening area. His Saturday Morning Sports Show has been on the airwaves for decades, and his promotion of local athletes is incomparable. The award was given at the annual New Haven Gridiron Club Levi Jackson All-Area Team dinner, which honors high school and college athletes.