Alumni News Spring 2014 Park Tudor School
Congratulations to 2014 Distinguished Alumnus
The
Park Tudor Alumni Association and Park Tudor School are pleased to announce Neil Funk ’64, play-by-play voice of the Chicago Bulls, as the 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Funk, a 1969 graduate of Syracuse University, began practicing for his career doing play-by-play of his sister Nikki’s Tudor Hall games on a portable tape recorder. His first broadcasting job was covering high-school and college sports for a small radio station in Danville, Illinois. He quickly moved up the ranks to acquire a job with the Philadelphia 76ers’ WIBG radio broadcasting crew in 1976. After time broadcasting for the Kansas City Kings, Funk began doing television broadcasts for the Sixers in 1982. Partnering with Steve Mix, he won an Emmy Award in 1989. Funk joined the Chicago Bulls as a radio play-by-play announcer in 1991. On May 6, 2008, it was announced that Funk would replace Tom Dore (Comcast Sportsnet) and Wayne Larrivee (WGNTV) as the play-by-play man for Chicago Bulls games on television. Funk is known for using his signature phrase “Ka-Boom!” whenever a Bulls player hits a three-point shot. He is also well known for his dramatic call, “Bang, down the well it goes!” Neil and his wife, Renee, reside in Chicago and have one son, William.
Come one, come all! All alumni (regardless of class year) and former and current
faculty members are invited to enjoy the festivities planned for the weekend of April 25-26. Please check your mailbox in March for the Alumni Weekend 2014 brochure. You may register for events via the brochure or online at alumni.parktudor.org. Alumni—we need your e-mail address to keep you up-to-date regarding alumni events and activities! Please send your contact information to aparks@parktudor.org.
Friday, April 25 6:00 p.m. Park Tudor Distinguished Alumni Award Dinner Woodstock Club, 1301 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Please join the Park Tudor Alumni Association and Park Tudor School in honoring Neil Funk ’64 for his substantial contributions to his field of endeavor, his community and Park Tudor School. $40.00 per person
Saturday, April 26 8:30 a.m. Park Tudor Classic 5K Fun Run Join students, alumni, current and past parents, and other friends of Park Tudor for a new tradition – a friendly community 5 kilometer run to benefit Park Tudor scholarships. The half-mile Fun Run on the track will give younger runners a chance to join in the action as well. Visit parktudor. org/alumni for more information and race registration. 11:00 a.m. Fifty-Year Club Lunch Woodstock Club, 1301 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 Honoring all Tudor Hall and Park School alumni from the Class of 1964 and earlier. $25.00 per person. (Tickets for members of the Class of 1964 are complimentary.) 2:30-4:30 p.m. PT University See next page for additional information.
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4:30-7:00 p.m. Alumni Reception Clowes Commons Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while catching up with classmates. All alumni, as well as past and current faculty, are invited to attend. Class Picture Information Photos of Anniversary Classes will be taken at the following times and locations: Saturday, April 26, Fifty-year Club Lunch, Woodstock Club: Classes of 1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964 Saturday, April 26, Clowes Commons: 1969 5:10 p.m. 1994 6:00 p.m. 1974 5:20 p.m. 1999 6:10 p.m. 1979 5:30 p.m. 2004 6:20 p.m. 1984 5:40 p.m. 2009 6:30 p.m. 1989 5:50 p.m.