Price named general manager of ӽ紫ý’s WMSV radio station
Contact: Aspen Harris
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi ӽ紫ý’s “Voice of the Bulldogs” is the new general manager of the university’s WMSV radio station.
Neil Price will become the WMSV general manager effective Oct. 1. He remains Learfield/ӽ紫ý Bulldog Sports Properties’ radio play-by-play announcer and “Voice of the Bulldogs” for ӽ紫ý football and men’s basketball and host of coaches’ shows, a role he has held since 2017.
A division of ӽ紫ý’s Office of Public Affairs, WMSV 91.1 FM is the university’s noncommercial, community station providing news, sports and music programming to those within a 70-mile listening area of campus. Since its creation in 1994, the station has won more than 50 state and national awards.
As general manager, Price assumes the responsibility of planning, organizing and supervising broadcasting operations of the radio station.
“Neil has been a great addition to the university community, both as the voice of Bulldog football and men’s basketball, and as an employee at our University Television Center. He is well-positioned to lead WMSV and continue to build on the station’s legacy on campus and in the community,” said David Garraway, associate director of the Office of Public Affairs and UTC director.
In Price’s most recent role as Hailӽ紫ý+ manager, which Price has held since March, he has overseen the creation of ӽ紫ý Athletics content including interviews, features, documentaries, behind-the-scenes footage and more for the premium subscription network operated by Sport & Story.
Price served as the radio broadcaster for women’s basketball and baseball as well as network manager for the University of Kentucky Sports Network from 2005-2017 and as broadcast coordinator at Middle Tennessee ӽ紫ý University from 2002-2005.
Since joining ӽ紫ý, Price also has served as a Department of Communication lecturer for the 2018-2019 year, as well as the ӽ紫ý University Television Center MSTV manager from 2019-2022.
A Tennessee native, Price received his bachelor’s degree in mass communication and electronic media journalism from MTSU.
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