Bob Neal (born November 14, 1942) is an American sportscaster.

Career

Bob Neal has been involved for forty-two years in television and radio at the national and local level. He currently teaches sports journalism at the

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

and

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is al ...

and is the anchor of the syndicated "Play To Win" NFL and college football show, which is independently produced. Neal has also been a familiar voice for

Turner Sports TNT Sports is the division of Warner Bros. Discovery in the United States that is responsible for Sports broadcasting, sports broadcasts on its parent company's streaming service, Max (streaming service), Max, and primarily the TruTV, TBS (Americ ...

on its national

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coverage for

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and TBS for telecasts for 23 years. The Chicago-bred broadcaster's experience includes play-by-play for both the NBA and NCAA college football games on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

. At TNT and TBS, Neal has been the broadcast voice for

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also known as the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour Champion ...

events, NFL football, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

soccer. Previously, Neal was the radio voice of the

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...

(1975–81, 1995–97) and news and sports director of

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in Atlanta. From 2008 to 2013, Neal was the anchor of the shows ''Talkin' Football'', ''Talkin' Hoops'', " SportsNite", and offered play-by-play for college football, basketball and baseball for Comcast Sports Network, a division of NBC Sports Group. In addition to his current hosting of Play To Win, his studio hosting experience also includes the award-winning Football Saturday on TBS, the 1986 and 1990

Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games were an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s. In 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other ...

, and TNT's Sunday night NFL broadcasts. Neal's long-tenured association with

began in 1977, producing and hosting ''Sports Week'' on TBS, the first national sports show on cable.

Accolades

Neal's accolades include five Georgia Area Emmys, three Associated Press Awards and a share of five national Emmys for his role in

telecasts. Neal is also the recipient of two Cable ACE Awards for SEC Football and NBA Coverage as well as the Masters Water Ski Tournament for Turner Sports. Neal is the 2012 recipient of the ''Lindsey Nelson Award'', in recognition of career contributions to broadcasting, presented by the National Football Foundation. Most recently, Neal was honored as Distinguished Journalism Alumni by

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...

and has been inducted into The Silver Circle of The

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), also known as the National Television Academy until 2007, is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of televisio ...

(NATAS). Neal is a member of the Board of Governors of NATAS Southeast.

Personal

Neal studied at

and the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

and holds a BA degree in journalism from NIU. Neal is currently married to his wife Sally and has two sons, Dave Neal and Rob.

References

External links

* http://www.playingtowin.tv
Atlanta Hawks profile
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