Bob Kesling Retiring

[Through_The_T]

Effective at the end of the 2024-2025 Men’s Basektball Season.

I’m sure many of you are celebrating.

 

[tomq_123]

 

[Aesius]

What a turn of events!

 

[Stacmot]

Thank god!!!

 

[Go47]

Who will replace him? Opinions?

 

[CladInOrange]

Remember what happened last time we had the voice of the Vols retire.....#feelslike98

 

[miket4god]

Who will replace him? Opinions?

Love for it to be Mike Keith, but I have no idea if he would want it now.

 

[sgtwebb1]

Whoever needs to read this--CONTACT MIKE KEITH, OFFER HIM WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HIM TO KNOXVILLE!!!

 

[25vol]

Wish him all the best and hope he enjoys his retirement. But we’ve needed a new Voice of the Vols for a while now. Need someone with color, energy, personality and passion.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[aRmo]

Who will replace him? Opinions?

Mike Keith

 

[Stacmot]

Who will replace him? Opinions?

Please let it be John Wilkerson!!

 

[Rocky Top T]

Be a great day for sure. Maybe I can start listening to Vol network broadcast again

 

[VOLALUM]

Mike Keith

Should have been given the opportunity in '99.

 

[StarRaider]

 

[Vol865]

Whoever needs to read this--CONTACT MIKE KEITH, OFFER HIM WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET HIM TO KNOXVILLE!!!

No

 

[illvol]

Not being in Tennessee I’m not “in the know”. Who is tabbed to replace him? Is there an alternate for games that will step in to fill it or is this something they do a search for?

 

[90 Vol]

Effective at the end of the 2024-2025 Men’s Basektball Season.

I’m sure many of you are celebrating.

I think Kesling was pretty good overall. I think just about anyone would appear to be a downgrade compared to Ward. The man was a legend and that's tough to follow.

 

[StarRaider]

Not being in Tennessee I’m not “in the know”. Who is tabbed to replace him? Is there an alternate for games that will step in to fill it or is this something they do a search for?

I would like to see someone like Kevin Simon... he knows it and has a great voice

 

[VOLLeeann]

 

[Voltopia]

I tip my hat for 25 years of work for the Vols, but I also admit I won't remember almost anything he called on the radio over those 25 years. All these years, but almost nothing memorable comes to mind. A very television oriented broadcaster in that respect - benign and in the background. Never distracting, but also almost never impactful.

Wilkerson is a great voice for radio. Not sure where he is or what he wants to do, obviously. Might like his current gig. Basketball-wise, Steve Hamer does a great job on TV, and I suspect he could also do very well on radio - or TV for that matter. Could be a good name to look at.

Whoever they pick, I hope they display a continuing commitment to professionalism a la John Ward - with just the right amount of Vol-colored commentary. Again, just like John Ward. I've listened to some of the other people in the SEC, and they're often unabashed emotional homers. Could do without that. Ward is the standard. I hope UT aims for that standard.

 

[StarRaider]

I think Kesling was pretty good overall. I think just about anyone would appear to be a downgrade compared to Ward. The man was a legend and that's tough to follow.

agree 100 percent

 

[Volswin98]

Hard to believe he was there almost as long as Ward.

 

[VolDave53]

Hard to believe he was there almost as long as Ward.

IMO, John earned his longevity, Bob has been a 25 year placeholder.

 

[GAVol]

Hard to believe he was there almost as long as Ward.

It really is. It will be hard for anyone to ever have the relationship with the fans that Ward had just due to the availability of all the games. Back in the day, there were several games a year where the radio call was all you got and you had to hang on every word.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Thank you Mr. Kesling.