Tim Moreland is a radio sportscaster who is the voice of the
Nebraska Cornhuskers
The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Divisi ...
.
Announcing career
Moreland calls football and basketball games for the
University of Nebraska
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...
and called
East Carolina Pirates
The East Carolina Pirates are the athletic teams that represent East Carolina University (ECU), located in Greenville, North Carolina. All varsity-level sports teams participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ...
football games for eleven seasons and is the former voice of the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansio ...
(1983–84) and
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area ...
(1983). In addition, he called
Catawba College
Catawba College is a private college in Salisbury, North Carolina. Founded in 1851 by the North Carolina Classis of the Reformed Church in Newton, the college adopted its name from its county of origin, Catawba County, before moving to its ...
Indians football and basketball,
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Cincinnati. Though they will move to the Big 12 Conference (XII) the teams are currently a part of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which from 1979 ...
football and basketball games, select high school football and basketball games.
Personal
Moreland graduated from the
Benedictine College
Benedictine College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Atchison, Kansas, United States. It was established in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict's College (founded 1858) for men and Mount St. Scholastica College (founded 1923) fo ...
with a bachelor's and then master's degree from the
University of Wisconsin-Superior
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', whic ...
, and got his doctorate degree at the
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to a ...
. Moreland was born in
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge is a city in, and the county seat of, Webster County, Iowa, United States, along the Des Moines River. The population was 24,871 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 25,136 in 2000. Fort Dodge is a major commercial center for North C ...
and grew up in
Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...
. He is the father of two children, Mike and Katie, who are both lawyers. Tim is a communication professor at
Catawba College
Catawba College is a private college in Salisbury, North Carolina. Founded in 1851 by the North Carolina Classis of the Reformed Church in Newton, the college adopted its name from its county of origin, Catawba County, before moving to its ...
in addition to sports announcing. He has been their faculty since 1994.
References
*http://www.spoke.com/info/pF2zuNa/DrMoreland
*http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=84388
*http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1246546
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American radio sports announcers
Living people
People from Fort Dodge, Iowa
People from Sioux City, Iowa
Benedictine College alumni
University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni
University of Southern Mississippi alumni
Minnesota Vikings announcers
Minnesota Twins announcers
High school football announcers in the United States
College football announcers
National Football League announcers
Nebraska Cornhuskers football announcers
Major League Baseball broadcasters
College basketball announcers in the United States
High school basketball announcers in the United States
Year of birth missing (living people)