UGA blog finds new home
Morning all. As I’ve said a couple of times this week, we’re converting this blog over to a WordPress platform and it will be a permanent move the first of next week.
Those of you who are regulars probably know that I’m not what you’d call techno-wizard when it comes to these things. But from what I understand the technology offered in this new format should make the blogging and commenting experience better for all. Of course, I’ll be learning as we go along, too. But I’m hoping to provide more pictures and video and things like that which should bring the blog more to life.
Of course, this blog is nothing without all you guys so I want to heartily invite (read: beg) you to come over to the new site by CLICKING HERE ON THE NEW ADDRESS and save it in your browsers. As of Monday, Feb. 23rd, this will be the permanent home of the UGA blog you so love or, in the case of some of you, love to loathe. If you’d prefer to copy and paste or just memorize, the new address is: http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/.
See at the new place!
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Will you listen without Larry?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Talked to Larry Munson earlier today. I wasn’t alone. Georgia’s legendary play-by-play man had gotten so many requests for interviews in advance of missing a Bulldogs’ football broadcast for just the second time 42 years this Saturday that UGA’s sports communication office had to set up a teleconference call for him.
It was both a sad and enjoyable session. It was tough to hear him talk about how ESPN’s 7:45 p.m. kickoff had screwed up his plans to go fishing and listen to the game on a radio in his boat. And you can tell he is really despondent about his failing health, which he refers to as “stupid.”
But it’s always a delight to hear him talk about all the good times he’s had, the favorite calls he’s made, the changes in the game he has witnessed and the good fortune he has had, “working for a major school that started to win. If you win, you sound good. Working with Georgia has been a fine assignment.”
For the record, Munson said his favorite call was “the hobnail boot” at Tennessee in 2001, replacing his previous favorite on Belue-to-Scott. He also said he thought his replacement, Scott Howard, “will do fine.”
I’ll be filing a story later which will provide more details. In the meantime, I wanted to hear from you guys and find out what you think about Larry’s absence for this Saturday’s broadcast of the Alabama game. Do you think it will hurt the sound and the feel of the broadcast? Do you think Scott Howard is the right guy to succeed Munson? What’s your favorite Larry call or your favorite Larry memory? And are you going to be less inclined to listen to the radio boradcast if Munson isn’t a part of it?
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