Dave Neal,son ofBob Nealand Melody Gadziala, is a two-timeEmmy AwardwinningAmerican sportscastercurrently employed byESPN.He has 2 sons, Sam and Lil Pete.
He is fromAtlanta,Georgiaand attendedLakeside High School.
Broadcast career
editDave Neal graduated fromFlorida State Universitywith a bachelor's degree in communications and then began his career as a sports anchor forWTXL-TVinTallahassee, Fla.in 1989.
In 1993 he moved toFox Sports Net(FSN), where he later became a reporter for the network’sAtlanta BravesandAtlanta Hawkspregame shows.[1]This led to his role as host of The Braves Report from 1994 to 2002, FSN’s live pregame show for Braves telecasts. He was the network’s pregame host during the Braves run to becomeWorld Series Championsin 1995. At FSN, Neal called play-by-play for theAtlanta Braves,Atlanta Hawks,andCharlotte Hornetstelecasts. He also covered numerous special events and programming such as theXII Pan American GamesfromMar Del Plata, Argentina.[1]
From 1995 to 2009, Neal also covered theSECforFox Sports Net(FSN) andRaycom Sports.In addition to taking up play-by-play duties, Neal hosted SEC-TV, a weekly program featuring SEC athletics. His hosting roles also included Raycom Sports coverage of theSEC Men’s Basketball Tournament,as well as Inside the SEC Championships.
In 2009, he joinedESPNas a play-by-play commentator and has since served as the prominent voice of theSoutheastern Conferenceon ESPN.[2]Neal provided the play by play for the conference’s syndicated Saturday game alongsideHeisman AwardwinnerAndre Ware.[3][2]
Neal was on the inaugural roster ofSEC Networkcommentators when it launched in 2014. He currently provides TV and radio play-by-play coverage of SEC Championship football, basketball and baseball. Additionally, he calls college football, basketball, and baseball games on other ESPN networks. His work includes play-by-play for FCS National Championships, numerous post-season bowl games, NIT tournaments and CWS regional and super regional games. Neal can also be heard across the country on the popular weekly syndicated radio show, The SEC Football Report.
References
edit- ^ab"Dave Neal: ESPN Profile page".
- ^ab"ESPN hires Dave Neal for SEC package".
- ^"ESPN reveals 2013 college football announcer pairings".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-02.Retrieved2014-06-01.