Mississippi State Sports: Neil Price is new Voice of the Bulldogs
Mississippi State has announced that former Kentucky sports broadcaster Neil Price will take over play-by-play duties for both football and basketball.
Mississippi State has a new Voice of the Bulldogs!
The university announced Friday morning that Neil Price will come over from Lexington and trade his Kentucky blue for Maroon and White. Price will replace longtime Bulldogs play-by-play man Jim Ellis, who stepped down from his position in March.
Price comes over to Starkville after broadcasting Kentucky football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball games since 2005. He spent 12 years on the UK Sports Network team for the Wildcats.
Here is the Mississippi State release:
"During his stint with Kentucky, Price served as play-by-play broadcaster for UK women’s basketball and baseball, producing more than 700 broadcasts since March 2005. He also served as host for the UK football pregame show, host for the basketball and baseball coaches’ shows and Kentucky Wildcat daily shows. He also was vital in maintaining communication with the 70 UK Sports Network radio affiliates building formats and coordinating with other talent and show guests. Before calling Wildcat games, Price spent two years with Middle Tennessee State University as the Blue Raiders’ play-by-play broadcaster for women’s basketball and baseball, as well as host for all pre- and post-game shows for football.“Without a doubt, Starkville is a special place, and we know the fans are incredibly passionate, engaged and proud of their Bulldog teams and we feel certain Neil Price is a great match for the pageantry and tradition here,” said Tom Boman, vice president, broadcast operations for Learfield, which manages all broadcast aspects as Mississippi State Athletics’ multimedia rightsholder.“I’m thankful God’s amazing grace has allowed my longtime dream of becoming the voice of an SEC program to become a reality. The fact that this opportunity happens to be at Mississippi State is an added blessing. I’m committed to using the skills and talents I’ve been given to produce a product the Mississippi State family will be proud of and one that will honor the high broadcasting standards set by legends Jack Cristil and Jim Ellis,” said Price, adding “I’d like to thank John Cohen, Scott Wetherbee, Ann Brett Strickland and Tom Boman for their professionalism during the hiring process. This is an exciting time to join the Mississippi State family. I look forward to being reunited with some old friends and building new relationships with Bulldogs fans, coaches and the MSU campus and Starkville community in the near future.”"
Price seems excited to take over duties for the Bulldogs and get involved in Mississippi State athletics. The veteran broadcaster has seen his fair share of games over the years and will surely be a great addition to the Hail State family.
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This is what Kentucky.com has to say about the news:
"Price will replace longtime Bulldogs play-by-play man Jim Ellis, who stepped down from his football and basketball duties in March but continues to call MSU baseball.In addition to calling Mississippi State football and basketball games, Price will host the football and men’s basketball coaches’ shows and oversee various digital responsibilities.“This is an exciting time to join the Mississippi State family,” Price said. “I look forward to being reunited with some old friends and building new relationships with Bulldogs fans, coaches and the MSU campus and Starkville community in the near future.”During his stint with Kentucky, Price produced more than 700 baseball and women’s basketball broadcasts since March 2005. He also served as host for the UK football pregame show and host for the basketball and baseball coaches’ shows. Prior to his time at UK, Price spent two years with Middle Tennessee State University as the Blue Raiders’ play-by-play broadcaster for women’s basketball and baseball."
Welcome to the family, Neil!