The 2023 football season at East Carolina was one that begged for improvement. Jim Szoke described the 2-10 struggle in his first year as radio voice of the Pirates. Szoke is among those who are optimistic for 2024. Jeff Charles' successor is a broadcast veteran, who made a quick entry into his profession decades ago. "I got into broadcasting literally my first week in … [Read more...]

Summer is a time of relative calm on the East Carolina campus as athletic director Jon Gilbert noted Wednesday. "We don't have as many sports teams that are here," Gilbert said. "Football, men's and women's basketball. We've got some volleyball student athletes and soccer student athletes here, but not the entire student body population or student athlete population, and so … [Read more...]

Tim Pernetti, the incoming American Athletic Conference commissioner, did a lot of talking Thursday during a Zoom news conference. He will start out by doing a lot of listening when he takes over for Mike Aresco on June 1. The former Rutgers tight end, who was later athletic director at his alma mater, has the endorsement of Dr. Philip G. Rogers, East Carolina chancellor, … [Read more...]