Georgia Bulldog Radio Network
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ulldog fans can follow their favorite team throughout the 2016 season on the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network from IMG Sports, which will feature one of the nation’s best-known flagship stations, an affiliate list that ranks among the country’s largest, and production supplied by the premier college sports marketing and radio production company in America. IMG provides radio network production for more than 50 major college athletic programs in the SEC and other prominent conferences. Day-to-day management of the network will be overseen by the company’s “Georgia Sports Properties” staff in Athens, which also handles the sales and marketing of Bulldog sports. The network flagship is Atlanta’s News/Talk 750 WSB and 95.5 FM. Additionally, every SEC football game will be carried live on Sirius XM Radio as part of a broadcast & marketing agreement between the SEC and the satellite radio provider.
Scott Howard
The voice of Scott Howard has become synonymous with Georgia athletics. He returns for his 23rd season behind the microphone at both Georgia football and basketball games. Howard began his association with Bulldog football as a color analyst alongside the late Larry Munson in the 1993 season. In 2007 he broadcasted play-byplay action in all of Georgia's road football games, and the next season he became the program's primary radio voice by the third game. Howard has served as the Georgia basketball team's primary playby-play reporter since the 1997 season. A 1984 UGA graduate, he also announced Georgia baseball games from 1990-96.
Eric Zeier
2016 Georgia Bulldog Radio Network by IMG Sports crew: (Left to Right): Loran Smith (co-host, Tailgate Show), Neil Williamson (co-host, Tailgate Show, halftime features), Chuck Dowdle (sideline reporter, Locker Room Show, Jay Black (statistician), Scott Howard (play-by-play), Eric Zeier (color analyst) and Tony Schiavone (engineer). Not pictured: Jeff Dantzler and Kevin Butler (Dawg Talk Pre-Game Show and Bulldog Brunch).
One of Georgia's greatest quarterbacks ever, Zeier begins his ninth season as a color analyst on the network. By the end of his senior season in 1994, he held 67 school passing records and 18 marks in the Southeastern Conference. Zeier played in the NFL from 1996 to 2001 with the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Bucs, and Atlanta Falcons. In addition to his broadcasting duties, Zeier is a Regional Vice President for Bank of America.
Loran Smith
A native of Wrightsville, Ga., Smith continues his long association with the Georgia Network as co-host of the popular pre-game “Tailgate Show.” A former Bulldog MVP and track captain, Smith has had varied responsibilities with the UGA Athletic Association over the years, including assistant sports information director, business manager of athletics and executive director of the Georgia Bulldog Clubs.
Neil Williamson
A UGA graduate and veteran of more than 35 years of sports broadcasting in Georgia, Williamson co-hosts the Network’s “Tailgate Show” with Loran Smith and also hosts halftime and post-game programs. “Hondo” has been part of the Bulldogs broadcast team since 1993. In his everyday job, Williamson is Director of Marketing for Cox Media Group’s Atlanta radio cluster. All-Time Georgia Football Radio Announcers
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Scott Howard Eric Zeier Bob Yongue Larry Munson Scott Howard Jim Koger Ed Thilenius Neil Williamson Bill Munday Jim Wood Dave O'Brien Bill Simpson George Therenger Phil Schaefer Marcus Bartlett Stan Raymond Loran Smith Marcus Bartlett Howard Williamson Bill Munday
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Chuck Dowdle
Longtime TV sports anchor Chuck Dowdle serves not only as the in-game sideline reporter, but also as host of the post-game Locker Room Show. He is also host of the "Inside Georgia Football with Kirby Smart" weekly television show. Dowdle retired in 2009 after 25 years as Sports Director/Anchor at WSB TV in Atlanta. Before returning to his hometown, he served in a similar capacity for WPLG TV in Miami, also announcing Dolphins and University of Miami football games, as well as Fort Lauderdale Strikers pro soccer games.
Tony Schiavone
Entering his 12th year as a member of the UGA Football radio crew, Tony Schiavone is the on-air engineer/ producer. He is currently a contributor for Atlanta radio station 92.9 The Game, as well as the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves' AAA affiliate in Gwinnett County. Schiavone began his broadcasting career in minor league baseball in Greensboro, N.C., before serving as a TV host in professional wrestling for nearly 20 years. The Virginia native also serves as the on-air engineer for all of Bulldog basketball radio broadcasts.
Jeff Dantzler & Kevin Butler
Longtime UGA broadcaster Jeff Dantzler and Bulldog All-America and College Football Hall of Fame kicker Kevin Butler appear on the airwaves multiple times during each football weekend: Starting four hours prior to kickoff, and airing live from the Tate Center Plaza at home games, the Dawg Talk Pre-Game Show sets the stage for every Bulldog football Saturday. Additionally, Dantler and Butler co-host the Bulldog Brunch, which airs live from Hilltop Grille in Athens each Sunday morning from 10:00 a.m. to noon after a Georgia football game. The pair review Saturday’s game and take calls from Georgia fans, as well as provide the first preview for next Saturday’s game.
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Weekly coach’s TV show will air each week during football season, beginning September 4, 2016. It will air on affiliate stations, including WSB TV Atlanta (Sunday nights at 12:00 a.m.) and on regional cable through Fox Sports South.