Anna Gindlesperger
Reporter
November 19, 2004
A fresh set of voices has reached the airwaves to announce the Milligan
basketball games this season.
Sophomores Andy Chrisman and Brett Seybert have joined with senior Chris Gambill
to announce the basketball games live over Milligan’s radio station this year,
replacing the announcers who graduated in May.
“We had students broadcast the games last year, Anthony Dunning's Game Day Crew,
so I am extremely excited that we have another group willing to put in the time
and effort to make it happen again this year,” said Carrie Swanay, associate
profesor of communications and faculty advisor for the radio station. “It
certainly isn't an easy task to pull off therefore it really takes a crew
dedicated to making it happen.”
Seybert and Gambill will offer commentary and analysis while Chrisman does the
play-by-play.
Calling play-by-play action will be challenging for Chrisman, who played
baseball in high school but has had little formal experience with the game of
basketball. However, he is more than willing to meet that challenge, feeling he
has “been preparing for this [his] whole life.”
Swanay said that since they have not had an experience previously, so “there is
nothing like hitting the ground running.”
Christman said that he has always dreamed of being a play-by-play announcer
since he was young.
“I used to drive my parents crazy playing video games and doing the
play-by-play,” he said.
Chrisman, a University of Tennessee fan, wishes to imitate the announcing style
of John Ward, the “Voice of the Vols.”
Chrisman looks forward to working with Seybert who “has been an excellent
analyst and has provided very good insight during the games.”
They, along with Gambill, will be broadcasting all of Milligan’s home basketball
games this season with the exception of a couple dates in the spring that
conflict with baseball games.
“We are very excited to have this opportunity,” says Chrisman. “It really is a
lot of fun to do.”
90.5 station manager Mike Hewitt said the guys have done a good job and have
been pretty professional.
“We’re glad to have people who are willing to get the games on the air for
people who can’t get down to the fieldhouse,” Hewitt said.