News Nuggets, 08.16.03
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East Carolina's go-to running back
sidelined for 2003
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08.10.03: Big
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08.09.03: Rain
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08.07.03: Tigers
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GREENVILLE — Senior running back Art Brown,
a 1,000-yard rusher for East Carolina in 2002, has been lost for the
upcoming season as a result of an injury to his right knee.
Brown, a preseason All Conference-USA selection, rushed for 1,029 yards and
scored 17 touchdowns last season. He missed the final two games of last
season with a groin injury.
"We are saddened by the loss of Art to this
unfortunate injury," East Carolina coach John Thompson said in a statement
Friday. "However, I am confident that his work ethic and determination will
help him recover and be ready to play in 2004."
Brown is eligible to take advantage of a
medical redshirt year and use his last season of eligibility in 2004.
Pirate football legends headed to Hall of Fame
GREENVILLE [ECU SID] — The East
Carolina University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2003 is comprised
exclusively of former football players and coaches — and all are among the
most prominent names in ECU gridiron lore.
The four selections include Jeff Blake (QB
1988-91), Ed Emory (head coach, 1980-84), Vinson Smith (LB 1984-87), and Dr.
Henry VanSant (lineman, 1957-60; assistant coach, 1962-68; 1979;
administrator, 1985-2001), all of whom will be enshrined on Hall of Fame
Weekend, October 24-25.
Emory, Smith and VanSant will be inducted
at a banquet on Friday, October 24 on the ECU Campus and then introduced to
the public during halftime of the ECU-Louisville football game on Saturday,
October 25.
Due to the National Football League (NFL)
game between the Arizona Cardinals, quaterbacked by Blake, and the San
Francisco 49ers that same weekend, Blake will be unable to attend the
ceremonies and will be formally inducted at a later date.
Under the direction of Emory, ECU made its
first appearance in the final national Associated Press poll in 1983 with a
ranking of 20th after posting an 8-3 record, losing three games to Florida
State, Florida and Miami (Fla.) by a combined 13 points. Emory served as the
Pirates' head coach for five seasons from 1980-84. A native of Lancaster,
SC, Emory earned three varsity letters at ECU in the late 1950s.
Smith cemented his name among the best
linebackers to ever play football at ECU. As a junior and senior, Smith led
East Carolina in total tackles in 1986 and '87. In 1986, Smith tallied 116
total tackles and followed that season with an 118 tackle campaign in '87.
Smith signed with Atlanta as an undrafted free agent in 1988 and spent 12
years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Dallas
Cowboys.
VanSant's association with ECU spanned
across six decades as he served as both coach and administrator at his alma
mater. VanSant played on the Pirate football team from 1957-60 and then
served as an assistant under Hall of Fame coach Clarence Stasavich.
VanSant began his administrative tenure at
ECU in 1985 as assistant to the athletic director before being named
Associate Athletic Director two years later, a position he held until he
retired in 2001. VanSant also served as Interim Athletic Director following
Dave Hart's departure in 1994.
Blake orchestrated the greatest season in
Pirate football history leading ECU to an 11-1 overall record and a final
national ranking of No. 9. During his senior season of 1991, Blake finished
ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting and was named second team All-America and
East Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
The three new inductees brings the total
athletes enshrined into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame to 102.
'Uptown' Pirate Radio sets sail for
football season
GREENVILLE — WGHB 1250AM has announced a
new identity, a full slate of talk shows and East Carolina sports coverage,
and a partnership with Bonesville.net to make its most strategic programs
available to Internet listeners.
The radio station, which bills itself as
"Pirate Radio 1250," will air several nationally-syndicated shows, including
Bob and Sheri, Dr. Joy Browne, Jim Rome, Sam Donaldson, and Jim Cramer. Pirate Radio 1250 will also feature an
extensive lineup of local programming, which it will broadcast beginning
Monday, August 25th.
The drive-time show, on weekdays from 5 to 6 p.m., is
called "Live@5 with Troy D and Ellerbe" and
will be co-hosted by station owners Troy Dreyfus and Jonathan Ellerbe. The
show is promoted as "Live, Local & Always Entertaining."
Local sports programming will include shows
hosted by 'Voice of the Pirates' Jeff Charles, George Koonce, former ECU
player who snared a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Green Bay Packers,
and Kevin Monroe, former Rose High School and ECU star.
Pirate Radio 1250 will also produce a local
Pitt County high school football preview show and game of the week each
Friday night.
In addition to the programs it originates,
Pirate Radio 1250 will carry the live broadcasts of ECU's games and will
assist the Pirate Sports Radio Network with the production of the Coach John
Thompson Radio Call-In Show Thursday nights from 7 p.m.-8 p.m.
WGHB 1250AM's agreement with
Bonesville.net, the biggest independent Internet site covering ECU
athletics, will result in the packaging and distribution in cyberspace of
Pirate sports-related programming in Windows Media format. As a result, ECU
football play-by-play coverage and all game-day programming, including
1250’s pre-game and post game shows, will be available on the world wide web
for real-time streaming.
The station and Bonesville.net will also
combine resources to offer digital encores of 1250's weeknight ECU sports
programming, which will be archived online for streaming on demand.
Pirate Radio 1250, said the station's announcement, has also been named "The
Official Radio Station of the ECU Alumni Association” and will be a
marketing partner for all ECU Alumni events.
In preparation for implementing its programming plan, the station has moved
its studios and offices to become a part of the revitalization of Uptown
Greenville. Pirate Radio 1250 now broadcasts from its new studios at 525
South Evans Street.
"We are so excited to have the community
station broadcasting from the heart of our community,” said Don Edwards,
President of the Uptown Greenville Association. “Having this radio station
here is a very positive step in the revitalization of the Uptown Greenville,
and provides them great access to the University and City Hall.”
Additional information about the station is available online at
www.pirateradio1250.com or by phone at
252-317-1250.
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schools, and from Associated Press and
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