Episode 53: Bill Roth, Broadcaster, “Intro to Sports Media” Professor at Virginia Tech

 

Bill Roth has a broadcasting career that spans 30 years including an impressive 27 of them consecutively calling Virginia Tech football.  Bill has transitioned to calling some national games on ESPN & CBS Sports Network but Bill is back in Blacksburg helping Virginia Tech launch its academic curriculum that has a concentration on sports media and analytics.

It was a lot of fun talking to Bill about his career in broadcasting and what it’s been like/some of the challenges launching a new sports media-related curriculum at Virginia Tech.

Bill Roth’s bio: (billroth.us)

Bill Roth on Twitter (@BillRoth_)

More on Virginia Tech’s sports media program (https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/01/clahs-sports-media-and-analytics.html)

Leave a Reply