Woody Durham
| Woody Durham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Woody Lombardi Durham August 8, 1941 Mebane, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Durham |
| Children | Wes Durham, Taylor Durham |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Team(s) | North Carolina Tar Heels football and men’s basketball |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
Woody Lombardi Durham (born August 8, 1941 in Mebane, North Carolina), was "The Voice of the Tar Heels", the play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men’s basketball programs from 1971 to 2011.
Durham grew up in Albemarle, North Carolina, and was close with Bob Harris; Harris would eventually become the Voice of the Duke Blue Devils. The two played on the same Little League Baseball team. In 1957, Durham was a guard for Albermarle High School's football team; Harris was the team's manager. Durham and Harris also sang together for Albermarle High School's chorus as well as in a double quartet.
Durham graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's degree in radio, television and motion pictures in 1963.
Durham began his career at WZKY, a small AM radio station in his hometown of Albemarle, at age 16.
As the Voice of the Tar Heels, Durham did the play-by-play for twenty-three Tar Heel football bowl games. He also called several games during the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involving Tar Heel men's basketball teams, including the 1982, 1993, 2005, and 2009 championship games.
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