Football
Saturday, December 6, 2008
TSSAA Announces Broadcast Talent For BlueCross Bowl
HERMITAGE -- The TSSAA and the Tennessee High School Sports Network (THSSN) is proud to announce the broadcast talent that will be bringing the games to fans across
the state for the 2008 BlueCross Bowl football championship games on Comcast/CSS.
Mike Keith, the “Voice of the Titans” and former Tennessee Titan wide receiver Kevin Dyson will be the television broadcast team bringing fans the Class 2A and Class
4A games.
Veteran broadcaster and TV sports anchor Mark Howard and Kelly Holcomb, a former Lincoln County, MTSU, and NFL quarterback, will be the broadcast team for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A games.
TSSAA/THSSN officials say they are fortunate and very appreciative of the Tennessee Titans organization for their willingness to permit Keith to be involved in the television broadcast. Much of this fortunate acquisition of his services is due to the relationship between the Tennessee Titans and their sponsorship of the Mr. Football Awards.
Keith, the reigning Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year, is in his 10th year as the "Voice of the Titans.” The NFL's second-youngest play-by-play announcer was actually the first ever associated with Tennessee's NFL team. In 1996, while the team was in Houston, Keith hosted a pre-game show for Tennessee stations who carried the Oilers games.
The Franklin-native served as the network's scoreboard host in 1997 before moving into the booth as color analyst in 1998 and then assuming the play-by-play duties in 1999.
In addition to his play-by-play duties, Keith hosts the weekly Jeff Fisher Show and handles many of the daily Titans Reports on Titans Radio. He also writes a regular column for Titans Radio's web site, TitansRadio.Com.
On May 26, 1998, Keith joined the Titans full-time as Director of Broadcasting. He came to the Titans after becoming one of Tennessee's most honored sportscasters while working in Knoxville for WIVK/WNOX Radio and the Vol Radio Network. From 1989-98, the AP State broadcasters five times named Keith's play-by-play work and his daily sports talk show as the best in Tennessee.
Among his other awards, Keith won a 1997 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for nationwide excellence in sports reporting. From 1987-98, Keith was a Vol Radio Network stalwart, working with Vol football, basketball, baseball and Lady Vol basketball broadcasts and coaches' shows on radio and television.
Former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Dyson will join Mike Keith as the color analyst in the Class 2A and 4A games. Dyson was a member of the Tennessee Titans organization from 1998 to 2002. He has a career 178 receptions for 2,325 yards and 18 touchdowns. Dyson is most notable remembered for his across-the-field lateral from Frank Wycheck, known by most as the “Music City Miracle” in 1999, advancing the Titans through the playoffs. He played in Super Bowl XXXIV, and was tackled 1-yard short of scoring the game-tying touchdown as time expired.
For the last two years, Kevin has worked with Titans Radio and 104.5 the Zone on the popular "Titans Talkback" post-game show.
Veteran broadcaster and former TV sports anchor Howard will handle play-by-play duties for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A championship games. Currently, Howard is one of the hosts for The Wake Up Zone, 104-5 The Zone's award-winning morning sports talk in Nashville. He also hosts the Titans Radio's Final Drive, a post-game show after all Tennessee Titans games.
In 1986, Howard came to Nashville where he balanced sports reporting and weekend sports anchoring for WTVF News Channel 5. He has handled play-by-play duties for statewide telecasts of previous BlueCross Bowl championship games and state basketball tournament games as well.
Holcomb, a Fayetteville native and 1994 graduate of MTSU, will join Howrard as the color commentator for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A championship games. A 15-year veteran of the NFL, Holcomb has been one of the color commentators for MTSU’s Blue Raider Network. He has also done color-commentary for collegiate and high school game telecasts in 2008 as well.
Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tenn. where he helped lead the Falcons to a state championship victory in 1990. He signed with MTSU in 1991. A four-year starter for the Blue Raiders, Holcomb set nearly every passing record at MTSU before heading to the NFL.
In his career, Holcomb played for the Colts, Browns, Bills, Eagles, and Vikings. Holcomb owns one of the most memorable passing performances in NFL history when he threw for a record 429 yards in a Wild Card game against Pittsburgh.
BlueCross Schedule
Friday, Dec. 5
Class 1A -- Trousdale County (14-0) vs. Jo Byrns (13-1), 3:30 p.m. CST
Class 2A -- Alcoa (13-1) vs. Milan (14-0), 7 p.m. CST
Saturday, Dec. 6
Class 3A
Knox Catholic (14-0) vs. Mitchell (10-4), Noon CST
Class 4A
Maryville (14-0) vs. Hillsboro (12-2), 3:30 p.m. CST
Class 5A
Oakland (13-1) vs. Franklin (13-1), 7 p.m. CST
Stations Carrying The Games
Comcast CHATTANOOGA 27 Hamilton Chattanooga
Comcast BENTON 27 Polk Chattanooga
Comcast RARITY BAY 27 Monroe Knoxville
Comcast VONORE 27 Monroe Knoxville
Comcast NIOTA 27 McMinn Chattanooga
Comcast BATTLEFIELD 27 Rutherford Nashville
Comcast ATHENS 27 McMinn Chattanooga
Comcast WARTBURG 98 Morgan Knoxville
Comcast HUNTSVILLE/ONEIDA 98 Scott Knoxville
Comcast GRIMSLEY 98 Fentress Knoxville
Comcast JAMESTOWN 98 Fentress Knoxville
Comcast FAIRFIELD GLADE 99 Cumberland Knoxville
Comcast LAFOLLETTE 33 Campbell Knoxville
Comcast KNOXVILLE 33 Knox Knoxville
Comcast UNION COUNTY 33 Union Knoxville
Comcast HARRIMAN 33 Roane Knoxville
Comcast NORRIS 33 Anderson Knoxville
Comcast COSBY/COBBLY NOBB 33 Cocke Knoxville
Comcast PARROTSVILLE 11 Cocke Knoxville
Comcast TOWNSEND 33 Blount Knoxville
Comcast OAK RIDGE 33 Anderson Knoxville
Comcast GRAY 48 Washington Tri Cities
Comcast CARTHAGE 27 Smith Nashville
Comcast FRANKLIN COUNTY 44 Franklin Nashville
Comcast HARTSVILLE 27 Trousdale Nashville
Comcast LAFAYETTE(ATT) 27 Macon Nashville
Comcast LYNCHBURG 44 Moore Nashville
Comcast NASHVILLE 27 Davidson Nashville
Comcast SMITHVILLE 40 Dekalb Nashville
Comcast WHITEHOUSE 27 Sumner Nashville
Comcast BULLS GAP 48 Hamblen Knoxville
Comcast FRIENDSVILLE 48 Blount Knoxville
Comcast GREENEVILLE 48 Greene Tri Cities
Comcast MEMPHIS UPGRADED 6 Shelby Memphis
Charter Alcoa E0 - Alcoa, TN 26 Blount Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Farragut, TN 26 Knox Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Loudon County, TN 26 Loudon Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Monroe County, TN 26 Monroe Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Sevier County, TN 26 Sevier Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Tellico, TN 26 Monroe Knoxville
Charter Clarksville - Clarksville, TN 34 Montgomery Nashville
Charter Cleveland - Cleveland, TN 27 Bradley Chattanooga
Charter Jasper - Jasper, TN 27 Marion Chattanooga
Charter Columbia - Centerville, TN 34 Hickman Nashville
Charter Columbia - Columbia, TN (Rebuild) 34 Maury Nashville
Charter Columbia - Lawrenceburg, TN (Rebuild) 34 Lawrence Nashville
Charter Columbia - Lewisburg, TN 34 Marshall Nashville
Charter Columbia - Loretto, TN 34 Lawrence Nashville
TV Coverage - 2008 BlueCross Bowl
MSO System Channel County DMA
Charter Columbia - Pulaski, TN 34 Giles Nashville
Charter Cookeville - Cookeville, TN 34 Putnam Nashville
Charter Cookeville - Crossville, TN (Rebuild) 34 Cumberland Knoxville
Charter Flintville - Flintville, TN 34 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Charter Lebanon - Lebanon, TN 34 Wilson Nashville
Charter Manchester - Fayetteville, TN 34 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Charter Manchester - Manchester, TN 34 Coffee Nashville
Charter Manchester - Monteagle, TN (Rebuild) 34 Marion Chattanooga
Charter Jackson - Henderson, TN (Rebuild) 34 Chester Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - Jackson, TN 34 Madison Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - Lexington, TN (Rebuild) 34 Henderson Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - McNairy County, TN 34 McNairy Memphis
Charter Jackson - Savannah, TN (Rebuild) 34 Hardin Jackson TN
Charter McKenzie - Martin, TN (Rebuild) 34 Weakley Paducah Cape Girardeau
Charter McKenzie - McKenzie, TN 34 Carroll Jackson TN
Charter McKenzie - Newbern, TN 34 Dyer Memphis
Charter McKenzie - Paris, TN 34 Henry Nashville
Charter Kingsport - Johnson City/Bristol, TN 28 Washington Tri Cities
Charter Kingsport - Kingsport, TN 28 Sullivan Tri Cities
Charter Kingsport - Rogersville TN 28 Hawkins Tri Cities
Charter Morristown - Morristown, TN 26 Hamblen Knoxville
Benton County Cable Camden 26 Benton Nashville
Bristol Tenn Essential Services Bristol 15 Sullivan Tri Cities
Columbia P&W Systems Columbia 80 Maury Nashville
Dekalb Telephone Cooperative Alexandria 39 Dekalb Nashville
Fayetteville Electric Fayetteville 75 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Highland Media Sunbright 36 Morgan Knoxville
Infostructure Humboldt 69 Gibson Memphis
Jackson Energy Authority Jackson 27 Madison Jackson TN
James Cable Tazewell 55 Claiborne Knoxville
Knology Knoxville 33 Knox Knoxville
Lamont Digital Systems Belmont University Davidson Nashville
Morristown Telecom Morristown 30 Hamblen Knoxville
Orme City Cable Orme 100 Marion Chattanooga
Pickwick Cablevision Pickwick Dam 26 Hardin Jackson TN
Pulaski Electric Pulaski 32 Giles Nashville
Spring City Cable TV Spring City 47 Rhea Chattanooga
STC Surgoinsville 40 Hawkins Tri Cities
TDS Telecom Mt Juliet 38 Wilson Nashville
TDS Telecom Farragut 38 Knox Knoxville
Tullahoma Utilities Tullahoma 35
Volunteer Wireless McMinnville 38 Warren Nashville
the state for the 2008 BlueCross Bowl football championship games on Comcast/CSS.
Mike Keith, the “Voice of the Titans” and former Tennessee Titan wide receiver Kevin Dyson will be the television broadcast team bringing fans the Class 2A and Class
4A games.
Veteran broadcaster and TV sports anchor Mark Howard and Kelly Holcomb, a former Lincoln County, MTSU, and NFL quarterback, will be the broadcast team for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A games.
TSSAA/THSSN officials say they are fortunate and very appreciative of the Tennessee Titans organization for their willingness to permit Keith to be involved in the television broadcast. Much of this fortunate acquisition of his services is due to the relationship between the Tennessee Titans and their sponsorship of the Mr. Football Awards.
Keith, the reigning Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year, is in his 10th year as the "Voice of the Titans.” The NFL's second-youngest play-by-play announcer was actually the first ever associated with Tennessee's NFL team. In 1996, while the team was in Houston, Keith hosted a pre-game show for Tennessee stations who carried the Oilers games.
The Franklin-native served as the network's scoreboard host in 1997 before moving into the booth as color analyst in 1998 and then assuming the play-by-play duties in 1999.
In addition to his play-by-play duties, Keith hosts the weekly Jeff Fisher Show and handles many of the daily Titans Reports on Titans Radio. He also writes a regular column for Titans Radio's web site, TitansRadio.Com.
On May 26, 1998, Keith joined the Titans full-time as Director of Broadcasting. He came to the Titans after becoming one of Tennessee's most honored sportscasters while working in Knoxville for WIVK/WNOX Radio and the Vol Radio Network. From 1989-98, the AP State broadcasters five times named Keith's play-by-play work and his daily sports talk show as the best in Tennessee.
Among his other awards, Keith won a 1997 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for nationwide excellence in sports reporting. From 1987-98, Keith was a Vol Radio Network stalwart, working with Vol football, basketball, baseball and Lady Vol basketball broadcasts and coaches' shows on radio and television.
Former Tennessee Titans wide receiver Dyson will join Mike Keith as the color analyst in the Class 2A and 4A games. Dyson was a member of the Tennessee Titans organization from 1998 to 2002. He has a career 178 receptions for 2,325 yards and 18 touchdowns. Dyson is most notable remembered for his across-the-field lateral from Frank Wycheck, known by most as the “Music City Miracle” in 1999, advancing the Titans through the playoffs. He played in Super Bowl XXXIV, and was tackled 1-yard short of scoring the game-tying touchdown as time expired.
For the last two years, Kevin has worked with Titans Radio and 104.5 the Zone on the popular "Titans Talkback" post-game show.
Veteran broadcaster and former TV sports anchor Howard will handle play-by-play duties for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A championship games. Currently, Howard is one of the hosts for The Wake Up Zone, 104-5 The Zone's award-winning morning sports talk in Nashville. He also hosts the Titans Radio's Final Drive, a post-game show after all Tennessee Titans games.
In 1986, Howard came to Nashville where he balanced sports reporting and weekend sports anchoring for WTVF News Channel 5. He has handled play-by-play duties for statewide telecasts of previous BlueCross Bowl championship games and state basketball tournament games as well.
Holcomb, a Fayetteville native and 1994 graduate of MTSU, will join Howrard as the color commentator for the Class 1A, 3A, and 5A championship games. A 15-year veteran of the NFL, Holcomb has been one of the color commentators for MTSU’s Blue Raider Network. He has also done color-commentary for collegiate and high school game telecasts in 2008 as well.
Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tenn. where he helped lead the Falcons to a state championship victory in 1990. He signed with MTSU in 1991. A four-year starter for the Blue Raiders, Holcomb set nearly every passing record at MTSU before heading to the NFL.
In his career, Holcomb played for the Colts, Browns, Bills, Eagles, and Vikings. Holcomb owns one of the most memorable passing performances in NFL history when he threw for a record 429 yards in a Wild Card game against Pittsburgh.
BlueCross Schedule
Friday, Dec. 5
Class 1A -- Trousdale County (14-0) vs. Jo Byrns (13-1), 3:30 p.m. CST
Class 2A -- Alcoa (13-1) vs. Milan (14-0), 7 p.m. CST
Saturday, Dec. 6
Class 3A
Knox Catholic (14-0) vs. Mitchell (10-4), Noon CST
Class 4A
Maryville (14-0) vs. Hillsboro (12-2), 3:30 p.m. CST
Class 5A
Oakland (13-1) vs. Franklin (13-1), 7 p.m. CST
Stations Carrying The Games
Comcast CHATTANOOGA 27 Hamilton Chattanooga
Comcast BENTON 27 Polk Chattanooga
Comcast RARITY BAY 27 Monroe Knoxville
Comcast VONORE 27 Monroe Knoxville
Comcast NIOTA 27 McMinn Chattanooga
Comcast BATTLEFIELD 27 Rutherford Nashville
Comcast ATHENS 27 McMinn Chattanooga
Comcast WARTBURG 98 Morgan Knoxville
Comcast HUNTSVILLE/ONEIDA 98 Scott Knoxville
Comcast GRIMSLEY 98 Fentress Knoxville
Comcast JAMESTOWN 98 Fentress Knoxville
Comcast FAIRFIELD GLADE 99 Cumberland Knoxville
Comcast LAFOLLETTE 33 Campbell Knoxville
Comcast KNOXVILLE 33 Knox Knoxville
Comcast UNION COUNTY 33 Union Knoxville
Comcast HARRIMAN 33 Roane Knoxville
Comcast NORRIS 33 Anderson Knoxville
Comcast COSBY/COBBLY NOBB 33 Cocke Knoxville
Comcast PARROTSVILLE 11 Cocke Knoxville
Comcast TOWNSEND 33 Blount Knoxville
Comcast OAK RIDGE 33 Anderson Knoxville
Comcast GRAY 48 Washington Tri Cities
Comcast CARTHAGE 27 Smith Nashville
Comcast FRANKLIN COUNTY 44 Franklin Nashville
Comcast HARTSVILLE 27 Trousdale Nashville
Comcast LAFAYETTE(ATT) 27 Macon Nashville
Comcast LYNCHBURG 44 Moore Nashville
Comcast NASHVILLE 27 Davidson Nashville
Comcast SMITHVILLE 40 Dekalb Nashville
Comcast WHITEHOUSE 27 Sumner Nashville
Comcast BULLS GAP 48 Hamblen Knoxville
Comcast FRIENDSVILLE 48 Blount Knoxville
Comcast GREENEVILLE 48 Greene Tri Cities
Comcast MEMPHIS UPGRADED 6 Shelby Memphis
Charter Alcoa E0 - Alcoa, TN 26 Blount Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Farragut, TN 26 Knox Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Loudon County, TN 26 Loudon Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Monroe County, TN 26 Monroe Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Sevier County, TN 26 Sevier Knoxville
Charter Alcoa E0 - Tellico, TN 26 Monroe Knoxville
Charter Clarksville - Clarksville, TN 34 Montgomery Nashville
Charter Cleveland - Cleveland, TN 27 Bradley Chattanooga
Charter Jasper - Jasper, TN 27 Marion Chattanooga
Charter Columbia - Centerville, TN 34 Hickman Nashville
Charter Columbia - Columbia, TN (Rebuild) 34 Maury Nashville
Charter Columbia - Lawrenceburg, TN (Rebuild) 34 Lawrence Nashville
Charter Columbia - Lewisburg, TN 34 Marshall Nashville
Charter Columbia - Loretto, TN 34 Lawrence Nashville
TV Coverage - 2008 BlueCross Bowl
MSO System Channel County DMA
Charter Columbia - Pulaski, TN 34 Giles Nashville
Charter Cookeville - Cookeville, TN 34 Putnam Nashville
Charter Cookeville - Crossville, TN (Rebuild) 34 Cumberland Knoxville
Charter Flintville - Flintville, TN 34 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Charter Lebanon - Lebanon, TN 34 Wilson Nashville
Charter Manchester - Fayetteville, TN 34 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Charter Manchester - Manchester, TN 34 Coffee Nashville
Charter Manchester - Monteagle, TN (Rebuild) 34 Marion Chattanooga
Charter Jackson - Henderson, TN (Rebuild) 34 Chester Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - Jackson, TN 34 Madison Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - Lexington, TN (Rebuild) 34 Henderson Jackson TN
Charter Jackson - McNairy County, TN 34 McNairy Memphis
Charter Jackson - Savannah, TN (Rebuild) 34 Hardin Jackson TN
Charter McKenzie - Martin, TN (Rebuild) 34 Weakley Paducah Cape Girardeau
Charter McKenzie - McKenzie, TN 34 Carroll Jackson TN
Charter McKenzie - Newbern, TN 34 Dyer Memphis
Charter McKenzie - Paris, TN 34 Henry Nashville
Charter Kingsport - Johnson City/Bristol, TN 28 Washington Tri Cities
Charter Kingsport - Kingsport, TN 28 Sullivan Tri Cities
Charter Kingsport - Rogersville TN 28 Hawkins Tri Cities
Charter Morristown - Morristown, TN 26 Hamblen Knoxville
Benton County Cable Camden 26 Benton Nashville
Bristol Tenn Essential Services Bristol 15 Sullivan Tri Cities
Columbia P&W Systems Columbia 80 Maury Nashville
Dekalb Telephone Cooperative Alexandria 39 Dekalb Nashville
Fayetteville Electric Fayetteville 75 Lincoln Huntsville Decatur
Highland Media Sunbright 36 Morgan Knoxville
Infostructure Humboldt 69 Gibson Memphis
Jackson Energy Authority Jackson 27 Madison Jackson TN
James Cable Tazewell 55 Claiborne Knoxville
Knology Knoxville 33 Knox Knoxville
Lamont Digital Systems Belmont University Davidson Nashville
Morristown Telecom Morristown 30 Hamblen Knoxville
Orme City Cable Orme 100 Marion Chattanooga
Pickwick Cablevision Pickwick Dam 26 Hardin Jackson TN
Pulaski Electric Pulaski 32 Giles Nashville
Spring City Cable TV Spring City 47 Rhea Chattanooga
STC Surgoinsville 40 Hawkins Tri Cities
TDS Telecom Mt Juliet 38 Wilson Nashville
TDS Telecom Farragut 38 Knox Knoxville
Tullahoma Utilities Tullahoma 35
Volunteer Wireless McMinnville 38 Warren Nashville
