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ulldog fans can follow their favorite team throughout the 2012 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 30 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. Play-by-play man Scott Howard returns for his 19th season covering Bulldog football and basketball, while former UGA record-setting quarterback Eric Zeier is back to provide his insightful analysis. Loran Smith and Neil “Hondo” Williamson return as co-hosts of the popular pre-game "Tailgate Show," while veteran Atlanta sportscasters Chuck Dowdle and Tony Schiavone will also contribute post-game interviews to the broadcast, including the Locker Room Show with head coach Mark Richt. Charles Youngs, Operations Director for Cox Radio Atlanta, will serve as the network's game-day engineer. The network flagship is Atlanta’s News/Talk 750 WSB and 95.5 FM. All games will also be available via the Internet at www.georgiadogs.com on a subscription basis. Additionally, every SEC football game will be carried live on 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 19th 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 1994 season. 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 has served as the Georgia basketball team's primary play-by-play reporter since the 1997 season. A 1984 UGA graduate, he also announced Georgia baseball games from 1990-96.
2012 Georgia Bulldog Radio Network by IMG Sports crew: (Left to Right): Jay Black (statistician), Loran Smith (co-host, Tailgate Show), Tony Schiavone (post-game interviews), Charles Youngs (engineer), Scott Howard (play-by-play), Chuck Dowdle (sideline reporter, Locker Room Show), Neil Williamson (co-host, Tailgate Show, halftime features) and Eric Zeier (color analyst).
Neil Williamson
Eric Zeier
One of Georgia's greatest quarterbacks ever, Zeier begins his sixth 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.
All-Time Georgia Football Radio Announcers
Play-by-Play Scott Howard Larry Munson Ed Thilenius Jim Wood George Therenger Stan Raymond Marcus Bartlett Bill Munday
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Color Commentary
Eric Zeier Bob Yongue Scott Howard Jim Koger Neil Williamson Bill Munday Dave O'Brien Bill Simpson Phil Schaefer Marcus Bartlett Loran Smith Howard Williamson
A UGA graduate and veteran of more than 25 years of sports broadcasting in Georgia, Williamson co-hosts the Network's "Tailgate Show" with Loran Smith and also hosts halftime features. He is presently the Director of WSB Marketing for top-rated WSB-AM in Atlanta.
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 with head coach Mark Richt. He is also host of the "Inside Georgia Football with Mark Richt" 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
Tony Schiavone contributes interviews to the postgame Locker Room Show for both home and away games. He is currently the sports director at WSB Radio in Atlanta, as well as the play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves' AAA affiliate in Gwinnett County. Before joining WSB, Schiavone began his broadcasting career in minor league baseball in Charlotte, 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.
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“Inside Georgia Football with Mark Richt”
— TV show hosted by Chuck Dowdle Weekly during football season — beginning September 2nd, 2012 CSS - 10:30 a.m. Sundays Atlanta - WSB - TV - 12 a.m. Sundays Macon- WPGA-TV - 12 p.m. Sundays Albany -WALB-TV - 12 p.m. Sundays Georgiadogs.com – Mondays Comcast On Demand