George Devine

PROFESSIONAL ON-AIR EXPERIENCE

TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Event Host & Studio Host, West Coast Conference/THEW. January 2010-Present. Has provided live play-by-play of Men’s & Women’s Basketball, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships, Baseball, Softball, Women’s Volleyball, and Women’s Rowing Championships. Has hosted the Women’s Basketball Preview Show since its inception in 2013. Additionally, has conducted interviews for the WCC that have aired on a variety of broadcast platforms.

TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster & Event Host, The American Athletic Conference, The American Digital, May 2016, Women’s Rowing Championship. Served as the sole, on-site broadcaster for AAC’s Rowing Championships.

Radio/Web Play-By-Play Broadcaster, West Coast Conference, 2009-Present Basketball Championships, Las Vegas, NV. Has called live action for the WCC since the Conference moved its Basketball Championships to Las Vegas in 2009. Games air on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio & various web platforms. Also serves as the lead producer for the WCC’s SXM Radio Package.

Radio/Web Play-By-Play Broadcaster, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, November 1996-Present. Has 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-January 2013. Launched the successful Fightin' Irish Football Broadcast Network and served 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 & Live Video Stream Assignments Include:
2005, 2007 & 2009: Fresno Grizzles (AAA-Baseball) (Radio)
2007: Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) Football & Men's Basketball (Radio)
2007: Northwestern State University (Louisiana) Men's Basketball (Radio)
2000, 2001, & 2003: University of San Francisco Men's Basketball (Radio)
2010: Tulane University Women’s Basketball (Radio)
2012: Saint Mary’s College Women’s Basketball (Livestream Video)
2012: Santa Clara University Men’s Basketball (Rado/Livestream Video)
2014 & 2015: University of San Francisco Volleyball (Livestream Video)
2016: University of San Francisco Baseball (Livestream video)

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, Course of studies featured a major in United States History encompassing the years of 1850-1945.

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

REFERENCES

Jeff Tourial, Associate Commissioner, Broadcast Administration & Strategic Communications, West Coast Concerence
Olivia Stomski, Coordinating Producer Live Events, ProAngle Media
Marty Lurie Pre & Post-Game Radio Host, San Francisco Giants Baseball, KNBR-AM
Mike Shumann Sports Anchor, KGO-TV San Francisco, Super Bowl Champion 1981 SF 49ers
Jennifer Azzi Head Coach University of San Francisco Women’s Basketball & 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
Chris Roberts Retired 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