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B-L Panthers Football Broadcast Crew |
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Burch Antley: Play-by-Play |
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Returning for his eleventh season as the "Voice of the Panthers" is Burch Antley, a
1991 graduate of Batesburg-Leesville High School.
Partnering with color-analyst Jay Hendrix since both were in high school, his (and Jay's) broadcast career began at the age of 15 under the tutelage of legendary South Carolina broadcaster Redd Reynolds at WBLR radio in Batesburg-Leesville. While obtaining his B.A. in Communications
from Newberry College, Antley
served
as News
Director for WIS News Radio in Columbia where he won several awards from
the SC Associated Press including Newscast of the Year and Best
Spot News Reporting. He also
guided the station to the Radio Station of the Year award in
1998. He was also part of WIS Television's live coverage of the 1999
Womens US National Marathon held in Columbia and was a photographer covering
college football games in South Carolina.
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Jay
Hendrix: Color Analyst
A walking encyclopedia of
Panther football history, Jay Hendrix has literally written the book on
Panther football and is the official Batesburg-Leesville High School
Sports Historian. Jay holds a B.S. in Sports Administration
from the University of South Carolina and worked for the Charlotte Knights
AAA baseball team before returning to his hometown where he currently serves
as sports editor for The Twin City News. His weekly column, My View
From the Cheap Seats has become popular water cooler talk in the community. |
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