George Devine

PROFESSIONAL ON-AIR EXPERIENCE

Studio Host, West Coast Conference/WCC-TV, January 2010-March 2010, Road To Las Vegas, Currently hosts a weekly web-based television show featuring game highlights (VO), studio and remote interviews, features, and previews.

Radio/Web Play-By-Play Broadcaster, West Coast Conference, 2009 Basketball Championships, Las Vegas, NV. Served as the play-by-play broadcaster for 7 games during the 2009 tournament including the men's semi-finals and women's championship game. The games aired on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio and CBS College Sports/CSTV Online. Also assisted the WCC's staff in developing its first-ever, national radio package for its basketball championship tournament.

Radio/Web Play-By-Play Broadcaster, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, November 1996-Present. Serves as the lead, on-air presence for the Dons women's basketball team. Duties include describing the on-court action in a conversational and active style, delivering updated, out-of-town score information to the audience, field engineering, and production.

Bay Area Correspondent, Fox Sports Radio, August 2000-Present. Covers all of the Bay Area's professional franchises and major college sports. Duties vary from delivering live, in-game updates to a national audience, feature interviews, coordinating field remotes, and developing extensive local source contacts

Radio/Web Play-by-Play Broadcaster/Executive Producer, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA, September 2008-Present. Launched the successful Fightin' Irish Football Broadcast Network and serves as the play-by-play broadcaster for a championship program.

Radio/Web Play-By-Play Broadcaster, Menlo College, Atherton, CA, September 2005-November 2006, Served as the lead on air-presence for the Oaks' football team. Duties included hosting pre-game coach's show, halftime feature show, and post-game wrap up.

Radio/Web Play-by-Play Broadcaster, St. Francis High School, Mountain View, CA, September 1998-November 2003. Spent 7 years as the lead play-by-play voice for one of California's top prep football programs after helping launch a first-of-its-kind broadcasting package in the Santa Clara Valley.

Fill-In, Radio Play-by-Play Assignments Include:
2005, 2007 & 2009: Fresno Grizzles (AAA-Baseball)
2007: Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) Football & Men's Basketball
2007: Northwestern State University (Louisiana) Men's Basketball
2000, 2001, & 2003: University of San Francisco Men's Basketball

Other satisfied freelance sports clients include: Sporting News Radio, WINS-AM, WIP-AM, Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, XTRA-AM, ESPN Radio Network, Sports Fan Radio Network, and Associated Press Radio Network.

OTHER EXPERIENCE IN COMMERICAL BROADCASTING

Newswriter/Producer & Assignment Editor, KGO-TV, San Francisco, Ca, March 2000-Present. Duties include researching and developing breaking news stories, writing conversational copy for air (anchor leads/VOs/VO-SOTs/Packages), desktop editing of video for air, coordinating field coverage, and selecting video for air for several Emmy-Award winning newscasts. Other duties featured coordinating website for 2008 local election coverage.

Assignment Editor, KPIX-TV, San Francisco, Ca, September 2002-December 2007. Duties included researching and developing breaking news stories, coordinating field coverage, and occasional writing of copy for air.

OTHER BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE

Play-By-Play Announcer, Mountain View Community Television/KMVT, Mountain View, Ca, January 1995-March 2000. Served as lead announcer for approximately 50 high school and junior college athletic events. Worked with producer and director on including several enhanced elements into broadcasts.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Earned a BA in 1992. Course of studies featured a major in United States History encompassing the years of 1850-1945.

LIFELONG INTERESTS include visiting historic sites and National Parks across the United States, reading historical biographies, baseball history, college basketball history, current developments in commuter railroading and rapid transit, history of New York City Subways, and World War II history.

REFERENCES

Scott Leykam--Associate Commissioner For External Relations, West Coast Conference
Dan Shell--General Manager General Manager, IMG-College/West Coast Conference
Jim Sollars--Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of Portland
John Lee--Head Football Coach, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, CA
Marty Lurie--Host, Right Off The Bay, Oakland Athletics Radio Network
Mike Shumann--Sports Anchor, KGO-TV San Francisco, Super Bowl Champion 1981 SF Forty Niners
Tanya Haave--University of San Francisco women's basketball head caoch
Julie Wilhoit--Loyola-Marymount University women's basketball head coach
Jim Sollars--University of Portland women's basketball coach.
Sam Goldman--Former Sports Information Director, San Francisco State Univeristy & West Coast Conference, CoSIDA Hall of Fame Member
Dr. Bill Hogan--Director of Athletics, Seattle University, Former Executive Director of Athletics, University of San Franicsco
Chris Roberts--Play-by-Play Voice, UCLA Bruins football & men's basketball
Steve Futterman--Correspodent, CBS Radio Network
Mary Hile-Nepfel & Bill Nepfel--Former co-head women's basketball coaches, University of San Francisco
Heidi VanDerveer--Former WNBA Head Coach

OTHER REFERENCES & INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST