American sportscaster
Bob Neal
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Born
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1942-11-14
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November 14, 1942
(age 81)
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Occupation
| Sportscaster
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Years active
| 1977?present
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Spouse
| Sally Neal
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Children
| 2
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Bob Neal
(born November 14, 1942) is an American
sportscaster
.
Career
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Bob Neal has been involved for forty-two years in television and radio at the national and local level. He currently teaches sports journalism at the
University of Georgia
and
Georgia State University
and is the anchor of the syndicated "Play To Win" NFL and college football show, which is independently produced. Neal has also been a familiar voice for
Turner Sports
on its national
NBA
coverage for
TNT
and
TBS
for telecasts for 23 years.
The Chicago-bred broadcaster's experience includes play-by-play for both the NBA and NCAA
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college football games on
NBC
. At TNT and TBS, Neal has been the broadcast voice for
PGA Tour
events, NFL football, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and
World Cup
soccer. Previously, Neal was the radio voice of the
NFL
Atlanta Falcons
(1975?81, 1995?97) and news and sports director of
WXIA-TV
in Atlanta.
From 2008-2013, Neal was the anchor of the shows
Talkin' Football
,
Talkin' Hoops
, "
SportsNite
", and offered play-by-play for college football, basketball and baseball for Comcast Sports Network, a division of NBC Sports Group.
In addition to his current hosting of Play To Win, his studio hosting experience also includes the award-winning Football Saturday on TBS, the 1986 and 1990
Goodwill Games
, and
TNT's Sunday night NFL
broadcasts. Neal's long-tenured association with
Turner Sports
began in 1977, producing and hosting
Sports Week
on TBS, the first national sports show on cable.
Accolades
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Neal's accolades include five Georgia Area Emmys, three Associated Press Awards and a share of five national Emmys for his role in
Goodwill Games
telecasts. Neal is also the recipient of two Cable ACE Awards for SEC Football and NBA Coverage as well as the Masters Water Ski Tournament for Turner Sports. Neal is the 2012 recipient of the
Lindsey Nelson Award
, in recognition of career contributions to broadcasting, presented by the National Football Foundation. Most recently, Neal was honored as Distinguished Journalism Alumni by
Northern Illinois University
and has been inducted into The Silver Circle of The
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
(NATAS). Neal is a member of the Board of Governors of NATAS Southeast.
Personal
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Neal studied at
Northern Illinois University
and the
University of Michigan
and holds a BA degree in journalism from NIU. Neal resides with his wife, Sally, who was a nationally recognized voice talent agent, in
Smyrna, Georgia
. His son
Dave Neal
handles play-by-play for football, basketball and baseball on ESPN, including the ESPN SEC Network. Neal's son Rob, an attorney, is involved with professional golf tournaments.
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