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As heard moments ago, the man who's called more
#Illini
games than anyone is hanging up the headset in August.
Congrats to Dave Loane on a 31-year run!
More on Loane's career:
DL photos:
DL archives:
BIG TEN CHAMPIONS!
The
#Illini
will share a banner with Wisconsin and have the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tourney.
Fasteners Etc. Postgame Show coming up after coverage wraps from the SFC.
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Text 217-351-5357
#Illini
🥳 Wishing a very Happy 90th Birthday to the legendary Loren Tate!
Hear
@Tatelines
on Saturday mornings and throughout the week on SportsTalk. And of course, read him Sundays in the
@news_gazette
.
🎂
#Illini
#chambana
The first
@CoachUnderwood
Show of the year airs tonight at 7 p.m., live from Papa Del's in Champaign!
Tipoff to the 2021-22
@IlliniMBB
season starts tomorrow!
#Illini
On Ayo Night, the next man to get an honored jersey shined with 23 points and 18 rebounds. After coverage wraps from SFC, join us for the postgame show.
#Illini
Call 217-356-9397
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A 65 year broadcasting career comes to a close this morning. Tune in at 9 to hear a cavalcade of characters serenade
@JimTurpin
:
Sue Aldridge
Marian Wyatt
Lou Kinnamon
Yvonne Redman
Caitlin Caruso-Dobbs
Jeff Grider
Jim Keene
Michael Finke
Chapin Rose
Elizabeth Hess
On this day in 2014, we lost legendary
#Illini
and
@HoopinMaroons
coach Wayne McClain.
Listen to his celebration of life service:
Hear Wayne win his first state title as
@ManualAcademy
head coach:
We will remember him and celebrate him tomorrow during Penny for Your Thoughts from 9-11 a.m. Brian Barnhart will host and Loren Tate will be there also.
#chambana
"We probably met at
@KAMSILLINI
and closed that place down."
- former
#Illini
TJ Wheeler on the night following Andy Kaufmann's buzzer beater vs. Iowa.
More memories from last night's SportsTalk:
LeBron, who?
Dave Loane is the GOAT 'round these parts. He was honored before last night's
@IlliniBaseball
game for 30 years behind the mic.
@tditman2
talked to Dave about his career before this past
@IlliniVBall
season:
Trophy time for the
#Illini
with a 88-63 win over Mizzou. After coverage wraps from St. Louis,
@TheRealEConn
&
@scott_beatty
have the postgame show:
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These two will reunite today, at least during pregame coverage leading up to tip-off between the
#Illini
and
#KStateMBB
. Tune in starting at 4p and hear
@BBarn64
’s interview with
@coachbruceweber
.
ICYMI - Dave Loane revealed on-air moments ago the new voice of
@IlliniVBall
:
DWS news and sports announcer
@tditman2
.
First serve is three weeks away!
Be listening and watching this space in the coming weeks for reveals on who will be calling
@IlliniWBB
and
@IlliniBaseball
.
85 years ago today, we took to the airwaves for the first time. Thanks for continuing to make us a voice for Champaign-Urbana and east central Illinois!
#chambana
How sweet it is!
Hear Dave Loane's call of the conclusion of tonight's five set
@IlliniVBall
win over Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, plus post-match comments from assistant coach Jason Mansfield:
#Illini
#Chambana
#NGMedia
A full evening of local sports continues at 6 p.m. with Prep Football Confidential (guests from
@STMoreAD
and
@SagesAthletics
) before The Bret Bielema Show heads your way at 7 p.m.
Listen live on NewsTalk 1400-AM, 93.9-FM, the
@news_gazette
app and !
Perhaps the youngest guest in the history of downstate's longest running sports radio show. Look for the podcast on our feed soon.
@coachtamas
@SpikeSquad
@IlliniVBall
Plans have changed from what was announced this morning.
@IlliniVBall
will have a send-off and pep rally 5:15 p.m. tomorrow at Huff Hall.
#Illini
#FinalFour
Hall of Fame former
@IlliniWBB
head coach Theresa Grentz will be honored with a pregame banner ceremony on Feb. 19 prior to the game vs. Penn State at the State Farm Center.
She's the only
#Illini
woman or coach in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
.
@IlliniVBall
's
@JackieQuade
on life in the
#B1G
:
"You really are tested night in and night out."
Hear more leading up to tonight's 7 p.m. first serve vs. Michigan:
After a weekend series win,
@IlliniBaseball
looks to keep it rolling tonight at Illinois Field.
5:45 p.m. pregame and 6 p.m. first pitch against ISU with Scott Beatty on the call.
#Illini
Love him or hate him, you want to hear what he has to say.
@dandakich
is part of big lineup of guests for
#Illini
Pella Saturday SportsTalk at 9 a.m. today that also includes Kam Cox, Creg McDonald, and Jack Ebbling.
Tune in!
YEAR IN REVIEW: we're at the end of our month-by-month look at the top headlines of 2018.
Our news team had to deliberate for about two seconds on December's pick:
@IlliniVBall
.
@tditman2
's recap:
Final Four clinching match:
#Illini
break out the suits again for the Wisconsin roadtrip. Our coverage tomorrow:
9-11a: Monday Morning Quarterbacks
5p: SportsTalk
5:30p: Illini Gameday
Plus, the always lively call-in show
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