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Brady Ackerman
Brady Ackerman is an American sports commentator in Jacksonville, Florida. He works as an afternoon talk show host 3–7pm on 1010XL,WJXL radio. He also works on the Gators Sports Network for Florida football. He serves as the co-host on the pre and post game shows as well as the sideline reporter on all Florida football games. In addition to his broadcasting responsibilities he serves as a writer and contributor for Gridiron Now. Early life and education Brady Ackerman was born September 10, 1969 in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Duncan U. Fletcher High School, Neptune Beach Florida in 1987. He attended the University of Florida earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Recreation in 1992. Sport Ackerman was a running back for the University of Florida from 1988–1992. He received two letters in 1990 and 1991. He had one career touchdown versus Akron in 1990. Coaching Ackerman had several stops in his coaching career including on the collegiate level wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2020, Jacksonville's population is 949,611, making it the 12th most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in the Southeast, and the most populous city in the South outside of the state of Texas. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area ranks as Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region. Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about south of the Georgia state line ( to the urban core/downtown) and north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belleview, Florida
Belleview is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,413 at the 2020 census, up from 4,492 in 2010. It is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's name comes from the French words ''belle'' and ''vue'', meaning "beautiful view". "The City with Small Town Charm" is the city's motto. History A post office has been in operation at Belleview since 1883. Geography Belleview is located in southern Marion County at . U.S. Routes 27, 441, and 301 pass through the center of town. All three lead northwest to Ocala, the county seat. Routes 27 and 441 lead southeast to Leesburg, while Route 301 leads south to Wildwood. According to the United States Census Bureau, Belleview has a total area of , of which , or 0.10%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,478 people, 1,600 households, and 956 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,905.5 inhabitants per square mile (733.8/km2). There wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states, three additional public land-grant universities, and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions; for football it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. Members of the SEC have won many national championships: 43 in football, 21 in basketball, 41 in indoor track, 42 in outdoor track, 24 in swimming, 20 in gymnastics, 13 in baseball (College World Series), and one in volleyball. In 1992, the SEC was the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game (and award a subsequent title) for football and was one of the foundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Neal (Atlanta Sportscaster)
Bob Neal (born November 14, 1942 in Morristown, Tennessee, raised in Chicago) is an American sportscaster. Career Bob Neal has been involved for forty years with television and radio at the national and local level. He is currently engaged in teaching sports journalism at the University of Georgia and Georgia State University, and is the anchor of the syndicated "Play To Win" NFL and college football show, independently produced. Neal has also been a familiar voice for Turner Sports on its national NBA coverage for TNT and TBS for telecasts for 23 years. The Chicago bred broadcaster's lengthy resume also includes play-by-play for the NBA and NCAA college football games on NBC. At TNT and TBS, Neal has been the broadcast voice for PGA Tour events, NFL football, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and World Cup soccer. Previously, Neal was the radio voice of the NFL Atlanta Falcons (1975–81, 1995–97) and news and sports director of WXIA-TV in Atlanta. From 2008-2013, Bob was anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Barnhart
Tony Barnhart is a former reporter for the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' who currently appears as a college football insider for CBS Sports on their college football coverage. Barnhart graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia in 1976. He began his career as a reporter for the ''Greensboro News & Record''. He moved to Atlanta in 1984, where he covered mostly ACC action. In July 1987, he started as the college sports editor of the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. Before going to CBS, he was a reporter for ESPN's college football coverage beginning in 1993. He started appearing as a regional beat reporter on their "halftime blitz." Starting with the 1997 season, he began appearing on College GameDay. Barnhart currently hosts ''The Tony Barnhart Show'' on CBS College Network. Barhnart's awards and elected offices include 2010–Present: Honors Court, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, 2009 Bert McGrane Award (FWAA Hall of Fame), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most other sports in North America, no official minor league farm organizations exist in American or Canadian football. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American and Canadian football; one step ahead of high school competition, and one step below professional competition (the NFL). In some areas of the US, especially the South and the Midwest, college football is more popular than professional football, and for much of the 20th century college football was seen as more prestigious. A player's performance in college football directly impacts his chances of playing professional football. The best collegiate players will typically declare for the professional draft after three to four years of colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast
Comcast Sports Southeast and Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) was an American regional sports network for the Southern United States that was operated as a joint venture between cable television providers Comcast and Charter Communications. In contrast to its competitor Fox Sports South, CSS had a heavier focus on college sports – with broadcasting partnerships with many of the area's colleges and universities. The network was carried exclusively on cable television systems in the region, primarily those owned by Comcast and Charter. The initials stood for Comcast Sports Southeast in Comcast markets and Charter Sports Southeast in Charter markets. However, the logo closely resembled the logo Comcast used until 2013, and it was operated as part of the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, along with the Comcast SportsNet networks. The channel reached over six million homes in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Network
Bally Sports Sun is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local coverage of professional, collegiate and sporting events in the state of Florida, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Bally Sports Sun and sister regional sports network Bally Sports Florida are headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with studios located in Tampa. Bally Sports Sun is available on cable providers throughout Florida; it is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. History The channel launched on March 4, 1988, as Sunshine Network, originally serving as an affiliate of Prime Network. The network was formed as a joint-venture of 11 cable companies and Home Sports Entertainment. Later that year, Sunshine would obtain rights to broadcast the Orlando Magic in their inaugural sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SportsChannel Florida
Bally Sports Florida is an American regional sports network owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts local sports coverage in the state of Florida, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Bally Sports Florida maintains production facilities and offices located in Fort Lauderdale, alongside sister network Bally Sports Sun. The channel is available on cable television providers throughout Florida, and in parts of southern Alabama and Georgia; it is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. History Bally Sports Florida was launched on December 29, 1987 as SportsChannel Florida. It was originally owned by Rainbow Media (a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation), and was the fourth regional network of SportsChannel America. The network originally featured coverage of local college teams, holding the broadcast rights to televise select games from the University of Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017, making it the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami and Tampa, Florida, Tampa. Orlando had a population of 307,573 in the 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 67th-largest city in the United States, the fourth-largest city in Florida, and the state's largest inland city. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic; in 2018, the city drew more than 75 million v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHOO
WHOO (1080 AM) is a non-commercial listener-supported Catholic talk radio station licensed to Winter Park, Florida, and serving Greater Orlando. It is an owned and operated network affiliate of Relevant Radio. By day, WHOO is powered at 6,000 watts. But 1080 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WTIC Hartford and KRLD Dallas. So at night, to reduce interference, WHOO reduces power to only 55 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. History The WHOO call letters were used on AM 990 in Orlando, which is now WTLN, from 1947 to 1987 and then again from 1988 to 2001. AM 1080 began operations in 1965 as 5,000-watt daytimer, WFIV, "the mighty five", with a Country music format, with a brief stint in the ’90s as Big Band station. The Country format continued until 1995, when WFIV switched to a Spanish contemporary hits format as "Radio Exitos." WFIV then went to a Christian talk and teaching format as "Genesis 1080" in 2000. The following year, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMOP
WMOP is a commercial radio station in Ocala, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 900 AM broadcasting, AM. WMOP is the Fox Sports Radio affiliate for Ocala; additionally, it produces local content which is also broadcast on Gainesville station WGGG, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with WMOP as "Florida Sports Talk Radio". WMOP originally signed on in 1953. The current sports format began in 1996. WMOP is the only full-time sports station in Ocala. From 1961 to 1985, WMOP(AM) had an FM sister station at 93.7 FM, which was then WFUZ, and is now known as WOGK. WMOP previously also simulcast on translator W261BA 100.1 FM in Ocala. External linksHistory of WMOP from Central Florida Radio Radio stations in Florida, MOP Radio stations established in 1953 1953 establishments in Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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