Kent

[colhusker]

5 hours ago, cipsucks said:

I've been listening to Husker basketball games since I was 10.  That would be 1971.  As a testament to how good Kent is, I can't for the life of me remember who called the games on KFAB before he started.  Even though I've never met him, I feel like he's a good friend.

Need to get him to Hampton for a meal!

 

[colhusker]

On 11/12/2017 at 8:03 PM, trickey said:

 

We got none of the calls. The kick went wide; and then I cried!

This one hurt but not nearly as bad as when the ball get tipped away from Jeff Smith vs Miami

[Ashfan]

21 hours ago, cipsucks said:

I've been listening to Husker basketball games since I was 10.  That would be 1971.  As a testament to how good Kent is, I can't for the life of me remember who called the games on KFAB before he started.  Even though I've never met him, I feel like he's a good friend.

I think it was Dick Perry.

[Bugeaters1]

Did you see that Kent got asked about his jackwagon remark by UNL.

[cipsucks]

20 minutes ago, Ashfan said:

I think it was Dick Perry.

Back then, they had multiple radio stations broadcasting Husker sports.  I'm pretty sure Dick Perry was on KLIN, but I could be wrong....

[Chuck Taylor]

I'm pretty sure Jack Payne did basketball for KFAB in the '60s. I can't remember my address, but the important stuff, yeah.

[jayschool]

3 hours ago, cipsucks said:

Back then, they had multiple radio stations broadcasting Husker sports.  I'm pretty sure Dick Perry was on KLIN, but I could be wrong....

When I was growing up in the late 1960s/early 1970s, Dick Perry was on KFOR. Don Gill did the football games on KLIN.

Football lineup as a kid was:

KFOR = Dick Perry

KLIN = Don Gill

WOW = Joe Patrick

KFAB = Lyell Bremser

 

As a Lincolnite, I couldn't stand Bremser. We just dialed him in when we scored. Otherwise, he had no idea what was going on.

Edited March 2, 2018 by jayschool

[aksarben]

Later Jack Payne joined the KFAB broadcast crew and Russ Baldwin took over the play by play on WOW, prior to Don Gill was Bob Zinner on KLIN. I believe Ray Scott did one season on KFOR prior to KFAB taking over the broadcast rights and setting up the Nebraska Football Network & Nebraska Basketball Network. Jack Payne also did Creighton basketball at some point back in the 1960s as well.

[JayPak]

Payne was on air for Creighton till at least the late ‘80’s.

[colhusker]

Did KFOR had a Tim Moore for a bit?

[colhusker]

Was Ray Scott around for a year?

[HB]

17 minutes ago, colhusker said:

Did KFOR had a Tim Moore for a bit?

Tim Moreland

[HB]

Can't believe Dave Blackwell hasn't been mentioned.  Did Husker hoops for KFAB in the 60s.

[lang]

Larry Mollenbrink (sp?) did Husker hoops on KFOR early in Danny’s tenure.

[jayschool]

1 hour ago, aksarben said:

Later Jack Payne joined the KFAB broadcast crew and Russ Baldwin took over the play by play on WOW, prior to Don Gill was Bob Zinner on KLIN. I believe Ray Scott did one season on KFOR prior to KFAB taking over the broadcast rights and setting up the Nebraska Football Network & Nebraska Basketball Network. Jack Payne also did Creighton basketball at some point back in the 1960s as well.

Great memory. It was Bob Zenner, who died from cancer at age 36 right before the 1967 football season; and Ray Scott's year on KFOR was 1982.

Edited March 3, 2018 by jayschool

[jayschool]

57 minutes ago, HB said:

Tim Moreland

I saw Tim Moreland in the late '80s, after KFAB took over all Nebraska football broadcasts, and Tim was doing play-by-play for the Cincinnati Bearcats. I was covering Miami and they were playing Cincy.

[Kent Pavelka]

Payne was on air for Creighton till at least the late ‘80’s.

You are thinking of Joe Patrick doing Creighton games in the 80's. Jack worked with me at KFAB from 1974 until he retired, doing football color for both Bremser and me. He was doing Husker basketball until I took over for him in 74'.


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[Kent Pavelka]

I've been listening to Husker basketball games since I was 10.  That would be 1971.  As a testament to how good Kent is, I can't for the life of me remember who called the games on KFAB before he started.  Even though I've never met him, I feel like he's a good friend.

Sure appreciate your kind words. Jack Payne did the games on KFAB before I started in 1974.


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[HuskerCager]

I remember listening to Jack Payne , and later Kent, on KFAB.  The broadcast would always start with that KFAB jingle-theme tune being played by a band.   Remember that?  KFAB had a pretty short pregame for football and basketball back then.  Maybe 15 minutes.  This YouTube link is a gem, by the way.

I always had to switch to KFOR after the game, as this Lincoln station had rights to have Dick Perry interview Joe Cipriano after the game.  The station didn't come in very well, even though I lived just 25 minutes from Lincoln.  That show would always close with the old Monday night football theme.

Following players like Chuck Jura, Marvin Stewart, LeRoy Chalk, Ricky Harris, Jerry Fort and Steve Willis got me hooked on NU Basketball.  I remember feeling crushed after NU lost an OT nailbiter in Columbia in February 1976, which locked up Mizzou's claim to the Big 8 regular season title instead of Nebraska.  What a valiant effort.  That was NU's last year in the Coliseum and Jerry Fort's last year as well.  That game pretty much made this 15-year-old a diehard fan.  I already had enjoyed 2 football national championships after following basketball and football for 6 years.  I figured it was only a matter of time before NU would enjoy their first outright conference basketball crown.  So this program became my baby, as I love the underdog.

This is chicken soup for the soul that suffered another painful setback yesterday.  It's going to be a long and quiet week.

Great memories.  Thank you, Kent, for making the ride so fun! 

Edited March 3, 2018 by HuskerCager

[aksarben]

Larry Mohlenbrink did the game via the Nebraska network, of which KFOR was an affiliate at the time.

[Huskerpapa]

Kent is a pro's pro.  The funny thing, I think he is better than ever today.  Kent seems to enjoy the broadcasts, and lives and dies with the team.  Glad Kent is on board, and I am proud that he broadcasts Cornhusker basketball. 

[Huskerpapa]

...I am also wondering who will take over for Matt for both football and basketball next season.  Is it possible he stays on board, at least for football?

[Faux Mike Peltz]

Who did mens basketball between 1997-2005?

warren swain/Jim Rose?

 

[arliepro]

...I am also wondering who will take over for Matt for both football and basketball next season.  Is it possible he stays on board, at least for football?

Probably Jake Muhl for basketball. Matt may stay on for football (not sure yet).

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[Red Don]

It seems that Matt has continued to do some of the games with Kent @ PBA so he may continue to do that on an 'as available' basis.  (Matt was doing the game with Kent at Madison Square Garden - too good to pass up I guess).