Radio/TV: Men's Basketball

2007-08 Radio Network Affiliates for Men's Basketball
WNCT
 1070 AM
 Greenville
WGAI
 560 AM
 Elizabeth City
WKDX
 1250 AM
 Hamlet
WRBZ
 850 AM
 Raleigh
WHIP
 1350 AM
 Mooresville
WTXY
 1540 AM
 Whiteville
WWNB
 1490 AM
 New Bern
Pirate ISP Radio Network

Jeff Charles is in his 20th year as the "Voice of the Pirates" and his 26th as a college play-by-play announcer. His previous stints included Virginia Tech, Furman, and Illinois.

The Piqua, Ohio, native also has a major market sports background, having worked at WSB-AM in Atlanta, where he served as sports director and the "Voice" of the Peach Bowl. In addition to Charles' responsibilities at ECU, he works selected college basketball telecasts for Fox Sports Net South. He was selected as the 2000 North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year.

He and his wife, Debby, reside in Greenville.

Joining Charles for his 10th season on the broadcasts is Si Seymour. The Elizabeth City native served as head basketball coach at Craven Community College in New Bern for 17 years and was four times named Region X Coach of the Year. An East Carolina graduate, Seymour now resides in New Bern with his wife, Vanita.

Greg Pierce returns for his fifth season as the network engineer. Pierce also serves as ECU's Director of Athletic Video Services. He and his wife, Erin, reside in Simpson with their daughter, Madeline, and infant son, Peyton.


The Mack McCarthy Show

"The Mack McCarthy Show" with East Carolina head basketball coach Mack McCarthy and host Jeff Charles, will air weekly during the 2007-08 season.

The one-half hour program takes viewers inside ECU basketball with in-depth interviews, taped highlights, and interesting features. The show is produced and directed by Charles with WITN-TV Sports Director Billy Weaver and Brian Meador.

The Mack McCarthy Show airs each Sunday on WITN (channel 7) at 12 noon. It also may been seen at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays on MASN and on Time Warner Cable stations throughout North Carolina. The show will be produced through the facilities of WITN-TV.


2007-08 Televised Games for Men's Basketball
Nov. 28
 Winthrop
 Time Warner Cable
Dec. 2
 George Mason
 MASN
Dec. 5
 Clemson
 CSS
Dec. 8
 NC State
 WITN/Time Warner Cable
Dec. 22
 UNC Wilmington
 WITN/Time Warner Cable
Jan. 5
 NC Central
 WITN Digital Channel/Time Warner Cable
Jan. 9
 Memphis
 CSS
Jan. 19
 UCF
 WITN
Jan. 26
 Tulane
 WITN
Feb. 6
 Rice
 CSTV
Feb. 9
 Marshall
 CSTV
Pirate Sports Television Network

East Carolina will receive television exposure once again this season through the combined efforts of WITN-TV (channel 7) and the Pirate ISP Television Network, MASN, CSS, CSTV and Time Warner Cable.


Mack McCarthy Radio Show

East Carolina head coach Mack McCarthy will field calls with host Jeff Charles on the Pirate ISP Radio Network each Thursday night from 7-8 p.m., live from Logan's Roadhouse in Greenville.

Watch "The Mack McCarthy Show" and other ECU sports programming from your computer via ECU's Channel 99

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