Bulldog Network - University of Georgia Athletics

Bulldogs fans can follow their team throughout the season on the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network from IMG, which will feature one of the nation's best-known flagship stations, an affiliate list that ranks among the country's largest, and production supplied by the premier college sports marketing and radio production company in America.

IMG Learfield provides radio network production for more than 50 major college athletic programs in the SEC and other prominent conferences. Day-to-day management of the network will be overseen through a joint partnership between IMG Learfield College, which has handled the sales and marketing of Bulldog sports for the past 12 years, and JMI Sports. The network flagship is Atlanta’s News/Talk 750 WSB and 95.5 FM. Additionally, every SEC football game will be carried live on Sirius XM Radio as part of a broadcast & marketing agreement between the SEC and the satellite radio provider.

Play-by-play man Scott Howard returns to cover the Bulldogs football and basketball on the Bulldogs Sports Network, while former UGA offensive lineman Josh Brock will take on the role as expert color analyst. Former Bulldog quarterback, DJ Shockley will man the sidelines for the broadcast.

The Dawg Talk Pregame show features Jeff Dantzler, and Kevin Butler. Following the Dawg Talk Pregame Show, Neil "Hondo" Williamson returns as host of the popular pre-game Tailgate Show along with veterans Loran Smith, and Howard. DJ Shockley handles the post game Locker Room Show with head coach Kirby Smart. Dantzler, and Butler return post game for more Dawg Talk to end the day's broadcast.

The network flagship station is Atlanta's AM750 and 95.5FM NewsTalk WSB. All games will also be available via the Internet at www.georgiadogs.com/watch/ for free.

Scott Howard

The voice of Scott Howard has become synonymous with Georgia athletics. He returns behind the microphone at both Georgia football and basketball games. Howard began his association with Bulldog football as a color analyst alongside the late Larry Munson in the 1993 season. In 2007 he broadcasted play-by-play action in all of Georgia's road football games, and the next season he became the program's primary radio voice by the third game.

Howard has served as the Georgia basketball team's primary play-by-play reporter since the 1997 season. A 1984 UGA graduate, he also announced Georgia baseball games from 1990-96.

Josh Brock

Josh Brock was born in Milledgeville, Ga. and his family moved to Cartersville, Ga when he was a young child. Josh is a graduate of Cartersville High School and the University of Georgia where he was a three year letterman (’02, ’03 & ’05) on the UGA football team. During this time, the Dawgs won the SEC Eastern Division Title in 2002, 2003 and 2005 winning the SEC Championship in 2002 and 2005.

Josh is Managing Partner of Brock Fields Financial Advisors in Cartersville, Ga. He and his partner, Mike Fields have been serving clients’ financial planning needs for a combined 45 years. Aside from his professional work, Josh stayed connected to the game of football through radio broadcasting. He began his radio activities in 2006 with WBHF 100.3fm and 1450am as color commentator for the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes. For more than 15 years, he served in the booth and on the sidelines. Josh was a part of broadcast teams that won 2 GABBY Awards and broadcasted 4 State Championship games. Josh joined the Georgia Bulldog Sports Radio Network 10 years ago as an analyst on the weekly call-in show, Bulldogs Live. He is also a regular contributor on the Network’s Dawg Talk Postgame Show with his buddy Jeff Dantzler.

Josh lives in Cartersville, Ga with his wife Tamara, daughters Carder and Collins and Labrador Retrievers Marshall and Lucy. In his free time, Josh enjoys being on the lake with his family and coaching his girls in their seasonal sports.

Loran Smith

A native of Wrightsville, Ga., Smith continues his long association with the Georgia Network as co-host of the popular pre-game “Tailgate Show.”

A former Bulldog MVP and track captain, Smith has had varied responsibilities with the UGA Athletic Association over the years, including assistant sports information director, business manager of athletics and executive director of the Georgia Bulldog Clubs.

Neil Williamson

A UGA graduate and veteran of more than 35 years of sports broadcasting in Georgia, Williamson co-hosts several Bulldog shows on the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network from IMG Learfield College, which will feature one of the nation’s bestknown flagship stations, an affiliate list that ranks among the country’s largest, and production supplied by the premier college sports marketing and radio production company in America. IMG Learfield provides radio network production for more than 50 major college athletic programs in the SEC and other prominent conferences. Day-to-day management of the network will be overseen through a joint partnership between IMG Learfield College, which has handled the sales and marketing of Bulldog sports for the past 12 years, and JMI Sports. The network flagship is Atlanta’s News/Talk 750 WSB and 95.5 FM. Additionally, every SEC football game will be carried live on Sirius XM Radio as part of a broadcast & marketing agreement between the SEC and the satellite radio provider. the Network’s “Tailgate Show” with Loran Smith and also hosts halftime and post-game programs. “Hondo” has been part of the Bulldogs broadcast team since 1993. In his everyday job, Williamson is Director of Marketing for Cox Media Group’s Atlanta radio cluster.

DJ Shockley

Former Bulldog quarterback D.J. Shockley returns as the sideline analyst. He will also be featured regularly in the Napa Tailgate Show.

The College Park native lettered three seasons at quarterback for the Bulldogs. He led Georgia to the SEC championship in his senior season of 2005, earning MVP honors in the title game. Shockley was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons, where he not only played but eventually got his start in broadcasting as host of his own feature show. He has had numerous roles on TV and radio, most recently working football broadcasts with ESPN and the SEC Network, and co-hosting the Early Birds show on FOX 5 in Atlanta.

Jeff Dantzler & Kevin Butler

Longtime UGA broadcaster Jeff Dantzler and Bulldog All-America and College Football Hall of Fame kicker Kevin Butler appear on the airwaves multiple times during each football weekend:

Starting four hours prior to kickoff, and airing live from the Tate Center Plaza at home games, the Dawg Talk Pre-Game Show sets the stage for every Bulldog football Saturday.

Additionally, Dantzler and Butler co-host the Bulldog Brunch, which airs live from Hilltop Grille in Athens each Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to noon after a Georgia football game. The pair review Saturday’s game and take calls from Georgia fans, as well as provide the first preview for next Saturday’s game.

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