Brady Ackerman is an American sports commentator in

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 ...

. 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

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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

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. He graduated from

Duncan U. Fletcher High School Duncan U. Fletcher High School, commonly referred to as Fletcher High, is a comprehensive public high school in Neptune Beach, Florida, United States. The school is one of 47 high schools in the Duval County School District. Like all Duval Count ...

, Neptune Beach Florida in 1987. He attended the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Recreation in 1992.

Sport

Ackerman was a

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for the

from 1988–1992. He received two letters in 1990 and 1991. He had one career

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versus Akron in 1990.

Coaching

Ackerman had several stops in his coaching career including on the collegiate level with

Valdosta State Valdosta State University (VSU or Valdosta State) is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia. It is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. , VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. VSU a ...

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1994–96 and

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in 1997. He also served as an assistant coach in high school at Ed White High School in

in 1998–1999. He is currently the football coach at Belleview High School in

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 '' ...

2020-current

Broadcasting

Ackerman began his career with AM 930 WNZS in

working with

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. He then moved to

Ocala, Florida Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida. Home to ...

where he worked with AM 900

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. He also worked with AM 1080

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 w ...

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, acco ...

. His television duties included positions with Sports Channel Florida,

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and

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. He co-hosted Talkin Football on

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, a weekly

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preview show with Tony Barnhardt, Bob Neal and Derrick Rackley. He served as a nightly co-host on SEC Tonight a daily sports show on

Philanthropy

Ackerman hosted the Brady Ackerman Scramble for Kids to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Marion County. The event was held for 10 years from 2002–2012 at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club.

References

Living people American radio sports announcers People from Jacksonville, Florida Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-radio-bio-stub