Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)
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Bob Neal is an American sportscaster
. Currently, he can be seen as anchor of SportsNite, a daily sports show on Comcast Sports Southeast, serving thirteen southern states. Neal is also host of Talkin' Football, Talkin' Hoops and offers play-by-play for college football, basketball and baseball for the Comcast Sports Network.
Neal has also been a familiar voice for Turner Sports
on its national NBA
coverage for TNT
and TBS for telecasts for 23 years. Currently, Bob can also be seen occasionally on NBA-TV.
Neal's lengthy resume includes play-by-play work for NBA
and college football games on NBC
. Along with work for TNT and TBS for PGA Tour
events, SEC
football, and World Cup soccer. Previously, Neal was the radio voice of the NFL
Atlanta Falcons
(1975-81, 1995-97) and news and sports director of WXIA in Atlanta.
In addition to his current hosting at CSS, his studio hosting experience include the 1986 Goodwill Games
and TNT's Sunday night NFL
broadcasts. Neal's long tenured association with Turner Sports began in 1977 with him hosting Sports Week, a Sunday night sports show on TBS.
Neal's accolades include five Georgia Area Emmys, three Associated Press Awards, and a share of five national Emmys for his role in Goodwill Games
telecasts. His film credits include The Program, Tank, and Remember the Titans.
Neal resides with his wife, Sally, in Smyrna, Georgia
. His son, Dave Neal, handles play-by-play duties for numerous Southeastern Conference
events, notably the league's syndicated football package on ESPN's SEC Network and other football, basketball and baseball events for ESPN. Neal's son Rob, is Executive Director of Tournament Golf Foundation, Inc., a Portland, Or based rights holder for professional golf tournaments.
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
. Currently, he can be seen as anchor of SportsNite, a daily sports show on Comcast Sports Southeast, serving thirteen southern states. Neal is also host of Talkin' Football, Talkin' Hoops and offers play-by-play for college football, basketball and baseball for the Comcast Sports Network.
Neal has also been a familiar voice for Turner Sports
Turner Sports
Turner Sports is the division of Turner Broadcasting System responsible for sports broadcasts on Turner channels including TBS, TNT, and TruTV, and for operating the interactive properties , , , and...
on its national NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
coverage for TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
and TBS for telecasts for 23 years. Currently, Bob can also be seen occasionally on NBA-TV.
Neal's lengthy resume includes play-by-play work for NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
and college football games on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Along with work for TNT and TBS for PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
events, SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
football, and World Cup soccer. Previously, Neal was the radio voice of the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1975-81, 1995-97) and news and sports director of WXIA in Atlanta.
In addition to his current hosting at CSS, his studio hosting experience include the 1986 Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
and TNT's Sunday night NFL
TNT Sunday Night Football
The NFL on TNT was the weekly United States television broadcast by Turner Network Television of Sunday evening National Football League games.-Sunday night games :...
broadcasts. Neal's long tenured association with Turner Sports began in 1977 with him hosting Sports Week, a Sunday night sports show on TBS.
Neal's accolades include five Georgia Area Emmys, three Associated Press Awards, and a share of five national Emmys for his role in Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
telecasts. His film credits include The Program, Tank, and Remember the Titans.
Neal resides with his wife, Sally, in Smyrna, Georgia
Smyrna, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 40,999 people, 18,372 households, and 9,498 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,949.9 people per square mile . There were 19,633 housing units at an average density of 1,412.6 per square mile...
. His son, Dave Neal, handles play-by-play duties for numerous Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
events, notably the league's syndicated football package on ESPN's SEC Network and other football, basketball and baseball events for ESPN. Neal's son Rob, is Executive Director of Tournament Golf Foundation, Inc., a Portland, Or based rights holder for professional golf tournaments.