Dennis Avery O'Brien III (born February 9, 1973, in

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) is an American columnist, journalist and radio commentator. He has risen to cult fame status through his numerous internet columns about college football and college athletics. He is a

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voter and is featured primarily as a columnist on bonesville.net. O'Brien is a contributor and one time editor of "The Pirates' Chest", which is the official magazine of

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athletics, a monthly publication that is distributed to all members of the ECU Pirate Club. O'Brien also has penned freelance articles for East Magazine and the

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Area Sports Journal. "D.O.B.", as he is commonly known, has appeared on various radio shows as a guest and commentator on such stations as

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-AM,

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-AM, and

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-FM. O'Brien worked with the

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as a correspondent for The Big Tailgate Show, a syndicated radio program centered on college football that aired each Saturday during the fall in North Carolina for three seasons. He worked during the 2008 season in

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on WTIB-FM and Cable 7 as the post-game show co-host for ECU football. O'Brien worked in 2009 as a co-host of WTIB's East Carolina University football pre-game show, and as a correspondent in 2010. O'Brien has been affiliated with various pre-game shows for ECU football since the early 2000s. O'Brien resides in

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, is a father of two, and is a workout enthusiast.

External links

Bonesville.net.Official East Carolina University athletics website.The Big Tailgate Show.
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