Tigers On Air LISTEN TO ALL THE TIGER ACTION IN FOOTBALL ON WMC-AM 79 The University of Memphis athletic broadcast, which spent 12 seasons in the 1980s and 1990s on an FM station in Memphis, returned to WMC-AM 790 in March of 1999. The station had carried Tiger athletics for 28 consecutive years. WMC will broadcast all of the University of Memphis football games again in 2004. WMC-AM 790, a 5,000-watt station located in midtown Memphis, sends out Tiger football in a 100-mile raDave Woloshin dius. WMC also originates the broadcast to 10 network affiliates throughout the Mid-South. WMC began covering Tiger athletics in 1958, and helped Memphis build a strong athletic following in the Mid-South. Dave Woloshin, a well-known sports figure in Memphis, begins his seventh season of handling the play-by-play for Tiger football and basketball. Woloshin, who is the host for Sportscall 790 on WMC radio, spent eight years as the television play-by-play announcer for the Tigers on WLMT-TV 30. Woloshin came to Memphis as the sports anchor for WHBQ-TV 13 in 1981. He has handled play-by-play for the Memphis Riverkings, the Memphis Americans, Storm and Rogues soccer teams, has worked ESPN and SportsChannel America and for numerous prep football games of the week. Woloshin has two children, Nathan, age 11, and Jacob, age 10. Former all-American center Bob Rush will handle the color commentary for the 17th consecutive season. Rush, who played for the Tigers from 1973 through 1976, hails from Clarksville, TN. He started at center for Memphis during the 1974, 1975 and 1976 seasons and earned all-America honors in 1975 and 1976. In addition, he was named to the All-South Independent team for three years, was named the M Club Athlete of the Year (1976), first team all-American by The Sporting News (1976), honorable mention all-American by the Associated Press (1975 & 76), and was co-captain of the 1976 Tiger football team. Following his graduation from Memphis, Rush was drafted in the first round by the San Diego Chargers and played five seasons for the Bob Rush
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MEMPHIS Southern California team before being traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1983. After starting for the Chiefs for three seasons, Rush retired from the NFL in 1986. He is married to the former Patsy Rentrop of Memphis. The couple have two children, Jeffrey, Jr., age 22, and Lacey, age 19. Forrest Goodman, a veteran of radio sports, will return for his sixth season as the studio host for the Tiger Football Network. Joining Goodman on the pre and post game shows will be veteran announcer Matt Dillon. Dillon has served as the play-by-play announcer for Tiger basketball on WKNO-TV and handles the color for Dave Woloshin on the WMC broadcast of Memphis basketball.
THE TOMMY WEST SHOW All of the replay excitement of Tiger football can be seen each Sunday night on WLMT-TV, UPN 30 in Memphis. Greg Gaston, sports anchor at WPTY-TV, serves as host of the weekly Tommy West Show. Greg Gaston West and Gaston discuss the highlights of the previous Tiger game and show all of the contest's most exciting plays. In addition, the show contains features on current Tiger players, assistant coaches and the University, as well as a brief outlook on the next opponent. The Memphis Football Coaches Show has been aired by WLMT-TV for the past seven years. Over the past 13 years, numerous Tiger football games have been carried by WLMT-TV. Gaston has been with the sports staff at WPTY-TV for the past six years. He serves as the sports anchor at WPTY-TV from Monday through Friday and has handled television play-by-play for Tiger football and basketball on WLMT-TV. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he came to Memphis from Maryland. Gaston and his wife, Mary, have two children, Greg, 17, and Gina, 14.
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PUBLIC ADDRESS Chuck Roberts, a native of Southaven, MS, is beginning his six year as the public address announcer for the Tiger football team. Roberts, who is also the public address voice for the Tiger basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams, graduated of Christian Brothers University in 1989 with a BA degree in business administration. Roberts owns his own real estate company selling commercial and residential property. He is married to the former Mitzi Pederson and the couple has a daughter, Haleigh, age 2.
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