Brady Ackerman is an American sports commentator in

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

. He works as an afternoon talk show host 3–7 pm on 1010XL,WJXL radio. He also works on the Gators Sports Network for Florida football. He serves as the co-host on the pre and post game shows as well as the

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on all Florida football games. In addition to his broadcasting responsibilities he serves as a writer and contributor for Gridiron Now.

Early life and education

Ackerman was born September 10, 1969, in

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. He graduated from Duncan U. Fletcher High School, Neptune Beach Florida in 1987. He attended the

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earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Recreation in 1992.

Sport

Ackerman was a

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for the

from 1988 to 1992. He received two letters in 1990 and 1991. He had one career

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versus Akron in 1990.

Coaching

Ackerman had several stops in his coaching career including on the collegiate level with

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1994–96 and Jacksonville State in

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, in 1997. He also served as an assistant coach in high school at Ed White High School in

, in 1998–1999. He is currently the football coach at

Belleview High School Belleview High School is a school located In Belleview, Florida. It serves the Belleview area and the southern part of Marion County, Florida. The school mascot is the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, and the school colors are blue, silver, and ...

Belleview, Florida Belleview is a city in Marion County, Florida, Marion County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,413 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 4,492 in 2010. It is part of the Ocala, Florida, Ocala Ocala, Florida Metropoli ...

2020-current

Broadcasting

Ackerman began his career with AM 930 WNZS in

, working with Frank Frangie. He then moved to

Ocala, Florida Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making ...

, where he worked with AM 900 WMOP. He also worked with AM 1080

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. His television duties included positions with Sports Channel Florida,

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and

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. He co-hosted Talkin Football on

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, a weekly

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preview show with Tony Barnhardt, Bob Neal and Derrick Rackley. He served as a nightly co-host on SEC Tonight a daily sports show on

Philanthropy

Ackerman hosted the Brady Ackerman Scramble for Kids to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Marion County. The event was held for 10 years from 2002 to 2012 at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club.

References

Living people 1969 births American radio sports announcers Mass media people from Jacksonville, Florida {{US-radio-bio-stub