Bulldogs on The Airwaves The Georgia Bulldog Radio Network The best and broadest exposure possible for UGA basketball comes from the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network by IMG Sports. Not only with its vast number of affiliates, but also from its powerful flagship station AM 750 in Atlanta, the network gives coverage to Bulldog hoops that is unmatched by any program nationwide. IMG Sports provides radio network production for more than 30 major college athletic programs in the SEC and other prominent conferences across the United Stats. The network flagship is News/Talk 750 WSB — Atlanta’s 50,000-watt, clearchanne. station — which provides coverage with a signal that reaches more than 35 states and Canada. Scott Howard and Chuck Dowdle will again handle the play-by-play and color analyst duties, respectively. Coach Mark Fox can also be heard each Monday night during the season on the Bulldog Hotline, heard over most of the network stations.
Scott Howard The voice of Scott Howard has become synonymous with Georgia sports and in particular, with Bulldog football and basketball. Howard returns for his 23rd season behind the microphone at Georgia basketball games. First a color analyst with legendary voice Larry Munson, Howard will be working his 20th season as the Bulldogs’ primary play-by-play announcer. Howard was the sports director at Athens radio stations WNGC-WGAU for 13 years before joining IMG Sports in 2009. A 1984 Georgia graduate, Howard began his association with Bulldog football as a color analyst alongside Munson in 1994. In 2007, he broadcasted play-by-play 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 was also play-by-play announcer for Georgia baseball from 1990-96.
Chuck Dowdle Native Atlantan Chuck Dowdle, one of the most prominent figures in the Atlanta sports scene, will return to the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network for the his fifth season as color analyst. Dowdle retired fromWSB-TV in 2009 after 24 years as weeknight sports anchor with the top-rated station. Dowdle also worked
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Scott Howard (right) and Chuck Dowdle will work their fourth season together in 2015-16.
for WPLG in Miami from 1973-85. During that time, he hosted the Don ShulaTV Show and also announced football for the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes, as well as the NASL’s Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. During his time at WSB, Dowdle was involved with almost every aspect of Atlanta sports, from announcing Falcons’ preseason games to hosting UGA football and basketball coaches’ shows. He was also the host of “High-Q”, a game show pitting some of the Atlanta region’s brightest high-school students against one another in academic competition. Dowdle attended UGA in his freshman year, where he played for the basketball team. He then transferred to Georgia State, where he was a pitcher for the baseball team in his junior and senior years, before graduating in 1972.
Tony Schiavone Tony Schiavone is producer/engineer for the Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Network. He serves in the same capacity for broadcasts of football games on the Georgia Network. Schiavone hosts the Kirby Smart Report, heard daily on the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network from IMG. He also is a contributor for Atlanta radio station 92.9 The Game, as well as play-by-play announcer for the Gwinnett Braves, Atlanta Braves’ AAA minor league baseball affiliate. Schiavone began his broadcasting career in minor league baseball in Charlotte, N.C. and followed with a successful run as a TV host in professional wrestling for Turner Sports and other entities for nearly 20 years.
NETWORK AFFILIATES Market....................Station................Signal Albany.....................WNUG-FM............102.1 Americus................WISK-FM.................98.7 Athens.....................WRFC-AM................960 Athens.....................WGAU-AM*...........1340 Atlanta....................WSB-AM..................750 Atlanta....................WSBB-FM...............95.5 Augusta .................WGAC AM...............580 Augusta .................WGAC FM...............95.1 Brunswick...............WGIG-AM..............1440 Calhoun..................WJTH-AM................900 Calhoun..................WJTH-FM..............101.7 Carrollton................WLBB-AM..............1330 Clarkesville.............WCHM-AM............1490 Clarkesville.............WCHM-FM..............96.7 Claxton....................WCLA-AM..............1470 Claxton....................WCLA-FM...............93.7 Cleveland................WRWH-AM............1350 Columbus...............WRCG-FM...............92.1 Columbus...............WRCG-AM.............1420 Dalton.....................WBLJ-AM..............1230 Donalsonville.........WGMK-FM............106.3 Douglas...................WDMG-FM..............97.9 Dublin.....................WJAT-AM................800 Dublin.....................WJAT-FM................99.7 Gainesville..............WXKT-FM.............103.7 Greensboro............WULF-FM................94.7 Griffin......................WTGA-FM.............101.1 Hartwell..................WKLY-AM................980 Hartwell..................WKLY-FM..............104.1 Jasper.....................WLJA-FM..............101.1 Kingsland................WKBX-FM...............99.5 Louisville................WPEH-FM...............92.1 Macon.....................WQBZ-FM.............106.3 Milledgeville...........WKRZ-FM.............102.3 Moultrie..................WMTM-AM............1300 Moultrie..................WMTM-FM.............93.9 Newnan..................WCOH-AM.............1400 Sandersville............WSNT-FM...............99.9 Savannah................WSEG-FM.............104.3 Savannah................WSEG-AM.............1400 Statesboro..............WZBX-FM.............106.5 Thomaston.............WTGA-FM.............101.1 Thomasville............WPAX-AM.............1240 Thomasville............WPAX-FM.............103.7 Tifton.......................WTIF-FM...............107.5 Valdosta..................WVGA-FM.............105.9 Vidalia.....................WTCQ-FM...............97.7 Waycross................WKUB-FM.............105.1 Waycross................WWUF-FM..............97.7 Young Harris..........WJUL-FM................97.7 Young Harris..........WJUL-AM..............1230
GEORGIA, SEC SPORTS ON SIRIUS XM RADIO
For the ninth straight season, Georgia basketball games can be heard across the nation on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The SEC and Sirius XM Radio, the leader in college sports on the radio, are partners in a broadcast and marketing agreement, under which Sirius XM is the official satellite radio provider of the SEC. The vast majority of basketball games and selected other sports, are available to subscribers nationwide.