Broadcaster Hour

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Broadcaster Hour episodes

  • Episode 27 - Tony Castricone

    Tony Castricone is entering his fourth season as the Voice of the Washington
    Huskies. He started calling Huskies basketball in 2017-18 before taking over as
    the football voice in 2018. Castricone previously was the radio play-by-play
    voice of Clemson men's basketball, and has been part of the Learfield IMG
    College family for the last 10 years. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram:
    @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    50 min
  • Episode 26 - Best of Baseball

    Baseball
    broadcasting is an art form all to itself. To figure out how to do it well on
    both television and radio, we've had help from some of the best in the
    business! Hear baseball play-by-play tips from Adam Amin (Fox Sports), Tommy
    Thrall (Cincinnati Reds), Joe Davis (Fox Sports 
    /Los Angeles Dodgers) Chip Caray (Atlanta Braves), Wayne Randazzo (New
    York Mets), and Andy Masur (Chicago White Sox). Follow the show on Twitter and
    Instagram: @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 25 - John Ward Tribute

    The
    late John Ward was one of Roger Hoover's inspirations to get into broadcasting.
    He heavily influenced Broadcaster Hour guests Bob Kesling and Mike Keith, who
    worked with Ward for Vol Network broadcasts of Tennessee football. Neil Price,
    like Hoover, also grew up in East Tennessee with Ward's games constantly on the
    radio. These men give their thoughts on the legendary "Voice of the
    Vols" for Tennessee basketball for 34 seasons (1965-1999) and for UT
    football from 1968 to 1998 in this special tribute episode. Video of Ward
    courtesy of the University of Tennessee / VFL Films. Follow the show on Twitter
    and Instagram: @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    50 min
  • Episode 24: Best of Prep

    How
    does Joe Davis get prepared for his Dodgers broadcasts? Why are detailed index
    cards a vital part of prep for Wes Durham? Who has influenced spotting boards
    for Neil Price? These questions and more get answered in this week's episode
    where we highlight the best preparation strategies and spotting boards/charts
    from our first 22 guests. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram:
    @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 23 - Andrew Monaco

    Andrew Monaco is entering his third season as the radio play-by-play voice of the
    Texas A&M Aggies. Monaco also hosts the football and men's basketball
    coaches' radio shows and produce a wide variety of content for Texas A&M
    Athletics. Prior to his arrival in College Station, Monaco was part of the San
    Antonio Spurs broadcast team for 11 years. In addition to his 11-year stint
    with the Spurs, Monaco has extensive experience in play-by-play of college
    football and basketball, including college football telecasts of the
    Southeastern Conference (SEC), Big 12 Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference
    (ACC) for Fox Sports Net, CBS Sports Network, Versus/NBC Sports Network,
    Comcast and ESPN. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram:
    @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 22 - Roy Philpott

    Roy Philpott joined ESPN as a play-by-play announcer in 2013, calling college
    football, basketball and baseball games. Prior to ESPN, Philpott served as a
    lead publisher for Fox Sports, which included the launch and development of two
    of the largest team-specific web sites in the Scout.com family of networks. He
    also served as a radio host on a variety of stations in South Carolina since
    2003, most recently with 105.5 The Roar in Clemson, S.C. Philpott was
    designated the lead play-by-play announcer for WLOS in Asheville, N.C. starting
    in 2008. While there, he called numerous high school and college football
    games, in addition to minor league baseball for the ABC affiliate. During that
    same time period, he served as the voice for Clemson baseball and Clemson
    women’s basketball on the radio side as well, while also hosting numerous pre-
    and post-game shows for football and men’s basketball. Follow the show on
    Twitter and Instagram: @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 21 - Neil Price

    Neil Price is entering his fourth season as the Voice of the Mississippi State

    Bulldogs for football and men's basketball. Prior to his arrival in Starkville,
    he was a member of the Kentucky Wildcats' UK Sports Network broadcast team for
    12 years. Before calling Wildcat games, Price spent two years with Middle
    Tennessee State University as the Blue Raiders' play-by-play broadcaster for
    women's basketball and baseball, as well as host for all pre- and post-game
    shows for football. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram: @BroadcasterHour
    plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 20 - Debbie Antonelli

    As a player, marketing executive and broadcaster, Debbie Antonelli has been a
    major influencer in the women’s college basketball circles, and has served as
    an analyst for ESPN, including games on ACC Network, Longhorn Network and SEC
    Network. Her
    29-year announcing career also includes games for CBS, Fox Sports Net, Big Ten
    Network, NBATV, Westwood One, in addition to being an analyst for the Indiana
    Fever since the WNBA started in 1997. Antonelli became the first woman in
    nearly 22 years to call an NCAA men’s basketball tournament game when she
    worked on first-round games in 2017. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram:
    @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.


    59 min
  • Episode 19 - Wes Durham

    Wes Durham is the co-host of Packer and Durham
    – ACC Network’s morning show from 7-10 a.m. Monday-Friday. In addition, Durham
    will also call football and men’s basketball games for ACCN. Durham has long
    been considered synonymous with the ACC as he began his professional career as
    the radio voice for Georgia Tech from 1995-2013 before joining FOX Sports South
    to handle play-by-play duties for ACC football, basketball and baseball games.
    Durham, the son of longtime “Voice of the Tar Heels” Woody Durham, has also
    been the play-by-play radio voice for the Atlanta Falcons since 2004. Follow
    the show on Twitter and Instagram: @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and
    @CrooksPBP.


    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 18 - Kevin Fitzgerald

    Kevin Fitzgerald has been part of ESPN's coverage of college basketball since 2015 and consistently calls SEC basketball on the SEC Network. Fitzgerald has also called college football for FOX Sports, and has television experience as well on Big Ten Network Plus with Rutgers University. Fitzgerald also provided play-by-play in Minor League Baseball for the Columbia Fireflies, Fort Wayne Tin Caps, and Bluefield Blue Jays. A Syracuse University graduate, Fitzgerald was recognized by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America as the 2014 Jim Nantz Award Winner, given to the nation's most outstanding collegiate sportscaster. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram: @BroadcasterHour plus @Roger_Hoover and @CrooksPBP.

    1 hr 7 min

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