It's about time that the "voices" of SCU Men's Basketball are heard.
Believe it or not, there are lots of voices tuned into MBB.
There are the voices of the University, finally going public on becoming nationally competitive.
There are the voices of the season ticket holders, fans, and alums who have been most "vocal" about the history of mediocrity.
Even The Bucking Bronco is a voice for all MBB fans to chronicle the story unfolding; can we get to a national top 20 program that our A.D. states as the goal?
But the real voices of the Broncos may be the loudest, the most dedicated, and the best promoters we have for MBB.
I'm talking Anthony Passarelli and John Stege. Most know of them. No worries, if you don't, you will. Why wait, here they are.
Just like we are "amping up" our program, we are turning up the wattage on our live radio broadcasts. Their radio skills have been there since the beginning - we're just taking them to new "heights."
Passarelli is a 20+ year broadcasting veteran doing the play by play. A real pro and a Bronco all the way.
Stege is a former Bronco player and now the color caller for us. Stege's SCU career might be best known for his take down of UCLA's Swen Nater in 1972; where he and Swen were ejected over a convo about the "little Dutch boy." Stege was the backup to All American Mike Stewart and Swen was the backup to some unknown named Bill Walton.
It might be a jump ball as to who is more dedicated to MBB than these two. Seven years together calling the action and "airing" the highs and lows of MBB, first on KDOW and now KLIV 1590.
While, as season ticket holders and fans, we have both screamed and squirmed in the stands, this duo has been the one constant voice for MBB. There for the players and all of us to make the call.
The operation is a bit like a Silicon Valley startup. Start small. A budget so tight, it squeaks. Mega hours in prep and execution. Then, above all "deliver" quality content - live. All this dedication for a MBB "product" that has been in need of a reboot for years.
They must be doing it for the money right? NOT.
They're just like us. They believe we're going national. They have been "championing" our journey for years in the hope of that elusive championship. I have to give them the "game ball" for that persistent effort.
Their audience is much like we are as season ticket holders; smaller, but a dedicated posse on this stampede to becoming national.
Just like the MBB program, the re$ources for the broadcasting team are growing. Bigger station, more games on air, and now they'll be "roadies" travelling with the team to tell our story.
So, it's time to "listen up." No more deaf ears. We've all heard the strategy and the goal for MBB. It's out there and we will all be held accountable.
Yes, ALL. We need to get behind the program. Raise it up, just as we've been raising our voices for MBB to be competitive.
Our part in this journey, along with Anthony Passarelli and John Stege, is to keep raising our voices in the hopes it leads to raising championship banners!
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