Who was hired by WHAS to do play by play for University of Louisville football?
Local sports-talk radio host Drew Deener has been hired by WHAS-11 TV to serve as play-by-play announcer for University of Louisville football and basketball games. Deener will join Doug James for football games and Bob Valvano for basketball games, WHAS reported on its Web site, www.whas11.com. He replaces Ari Wolfe, who had handled football and basketball play-by-play duties since 2005. Deener, currently the host of “The Early Birds” on WRKD-AM 790, served as co-sports director at WHAS in 2004. The graduate of Louisville’s St. Xavier High School and Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., spent 11 years as a sports anchor and reporter for WKYT-TV in Lexington. He also was a host of a sports-talk show on Lexington’s ESPN Sports Radio 1300 and Sportsline 59 on Lexington radio station WVLK-AM 590. Deener was a sideline reporter for the University of Kentucky Football TV Network for five seasons and served as a play-by-play announcer
Local sports-talk radio host Drew Deener has been hired by WHAS-11 TV to serve as play-by-play announcer for University of Louisville football and basketball games. Deener will join Doug James for football games and Bob Valvano for basketball games, WHAS reported on its Web site, www.whas11.com. He replaces Ari Wolfe, who had handled football and basketball play-by-play duties since 2005. Deener, currently the host of “The Early Birds” on WRKD-AM 790, served as co-sports director at WHAS in 2004. The graduate of Louisville’s St. Xavier High School and Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky., spent 11 years as a sports anchor and reporter for WKYT-TV in Lexington. He also was a host of a sports-talk show on Lexington’s ESPN Sports Radio 1300 and Sportsline 59 on Lexington radio station WVLK-AM 590. http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.d
