Wes Durham
Dallas Wesley "Wes" Durham (born January 25, 1966, in
Durham served as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Georgia Tech football and men's basketball teams from the start of the 1995-1996 season through 2010, and continued to announce the basketball games through 2013.[1] He was also Georgia Tech's Director of Broadcasting[2] and is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Falcons.[1]
Biography
Early life
Durham's father, Woody Durham, was the "Voice of the Tar Heels" for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for forty years.[3] Growing up in that environment gave Wes the opportunity to see behind the scenes of sports and sports broadcasting.
Wes worked as a
Georgia Tech
Durham came to Georgia Tech in the fall of 1995. In 1997, he was also named Tech's Director of Broadcasting. Durham was paired with former Tech QB Kim King until King died in 2003. Later on Durham worked with Jeff Van Note and Rick Strom during the remainder of his time at GT. Durham was known for making exciting calls while having a lot of charisma. Notable calls were the 1998 and 1999 thrillers between Tech and the Georgia Bulldogs, Calvin Johnson's game winning catch at Clemson in 2004, Will Bynums game winning layup in the Final Four in 2004, and Nesbitt taking back his own fumble against Florida State in 2009. After Durham left his role at Georgia Tech in 2013, his duties were taken over by Brandon Gaudin.[4]
Broadcasting
Play-by-play
Beginning with the
Radio host
In 2018, Durham began hosting ACC This Morning on
References
- ^ a b c "The Technique: Durham travels from roller rink to gridiron". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Van Note, Strom Join Durham on Football Broadcasts". Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ "Golf Styles Atlanta: Dueling Frequencies". Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ Tierney, Mike (2013-09-04). "Live From Atlanta, An Unusual Hire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "SiriusXM To Launch Dedicated ACC, Pac-12, and SEC Radio Channels on March 5 for Conference Tourneys". Sports Video Group. March 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "ACC Network programming announcement includes a Coach K documentary". Awful Announcing. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-16.