Denny O'Brien (journalist)
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Dennis Avery O'Brien III (born February 9, 1973 in Laurinburg, NC) is an American columnist, journalist and radio commentator. He has risen to cult fame status through his numerous internet columns about college football and college athletics. He is a Harris Interactive College Football Poll
voter and is featured primarily as a columnist on bonesville.net.
O'Brien is a contributor and one time editor of "The Pirates' Chest", which is the official magazine of East Carolina University
athletics, a monthly publication that is distributed to all members of the ECU Pirate Club. O'Brien also has penned freelance articles for East Magazine and the ACC
Area Sports Journal.
"D.O.B.", as he is commonly known, has appeared on various radio shows as a guest and commentator on such stations as WPTF
-AM, WRBZ-AM, WDNC-AM, and WTIB
-FM. O'Brien worked with the Curtis Media Group
as a correspondent for The Big Tailgate Show, a syndicated radio program centered on college football that aired each Saturday during the fall in North Carolina for three seasons. He worked during the 2008 season in Greenville, NC on WTIB-FM and Cable 7 as the post-game show co-host for ECU football. O'Brien worked in 2009 as a co-host of WTIB's East Caroina University football pre-game show, and as a correspondent in 2010. O'Brien has been affiliated with various pre-game shows for ECU football since the early 2000's.
O'Brien resides in Raleigh, North Carolina
, is a father of one, and is a workout enthusiast.
Harris Interactive College Football Poll
The Harris Interactive College Football Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football teams. The rankings are compiled by Harris Interactive, a market research company that specializes in Internet research....
voter and is featured primarily as a columnist on bonesville.net.
O'Brien is a contributor and one time editor of "The Pirates' Chest", which is the official magazine of East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
athletics, a monthly publication that is distributed to all members of the ECU Pirate Club. O'Brien also has penned freelance articles for East Magazine and the ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
Area Sports Journal.
"D.O.B.", as he is commonly known, has appeared on various radio shows as a guest and commentator on such stations as WPTF
WPTF
WPTF, NewsRadio 680, is a talk radio station serving the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group...
-AM, WRBZ-AM, WDNC-AM, and WTIB
WTIB
WTIB is a radio station in Eastern North Carolina that airs a talk format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina.-History:...
-FM. O'Brien worked with the Curtis Media Group
Curtis Media Group
Curtis Media Group is a broadcast media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. The company owns and operates several North Carolina radio stations and four radio networks.-AM:*WPTF 680 AM *WQDR 570 AM...
as a correspondent for The Big Tailgate Show, a syndicated radio program centered on college football that aired each Saturday during the fall in North Carolina for three seasons. He worked during the 2008 season in Greenville, NC on WTIB-FM and Cable 7 as the post-game show co-host for ECU football. O'Brien worked in 2009 as a co-host of WTIB's East Caroina University football pre-game show, and as a correspondent in 2010. O'Brien has been affiliated with various pre-game shows for ECU football since the early 2000's.
O'Brien resides in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, is a father of one, and is a workout enthusiast.