Swan Song

On Wednesday, March 14th I made my last official broadcast on college basketball. For the last 4 years I have been broadcasting Lion and Lady Lion basketball games for Freed-Hardeman University (the first 2 as color commentator and the last 2 as play-by-play). I have enjoyed this adventure more than I could ever put into words. I got to broadcast an Elite Eight game last year as the play-by-play man and have been to the NAIA National Tournament for DI Women's college basketball the last 4 years. I have worked with a lot of great people and met some really wonderful people along the way at various stops on our tour. I will never forget them for the encouragement they gave me as well as the wonderful advice on how to become a better broadcaster. My only regret is that the last broadcast I made was over a cell phone and not over our usual system as we had problems with the equipment we had and the phone lines at the National Tournament. I want to thank all the players, coaches, fans, studio directors, and people I worked with during the games for their contributions and help throughout the seasons. You guys are the ones who made the broadcasts, I was just along for the ride. My hope is that I was able to in some small way, give those listening a mental image of what was occurring on the court and that they were able to enjoy the games at home as much as we enjoyed them at the gyms.
I am also saying goodbye to broadcasting the Chester County football games which I have done for the last 2 years. It gave me a great opportunity to watch high school football and become friends with several in the community. I will miss all those wonderful moments and excitement that watching high school football brings. It is time for me to move on though. My hope is that I conveyed what was occurring on the field to those listening at home and that you were able to enjoy the games.
It is time for me to step away and move on to other responsibilities and projects that lay before me. My goal was to take the program up a level from where I started from and I hope I was able to leave the position in a better situation then when I took over. I want to thank all those before me who made the position a great situation to be in, and I hope that I was able to fill the shoes of those before me. I now leave the responsibilities of this job to others and I wish them the best. My advice to you is for you to know that task is not always as easy as it seems and it takes work to make the broadcasts acceptable, so never forget to give it your all, but most of all enjoy what you are doing and it will come through to the audience and they too will enjoy the broadcasts.