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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY and rightsholder LEARFIELD’s SALUKI SPORTS PROPERTIES have named INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY soccer, males’s basketball, and baseball play-by-play voice LUKE MARTIN as Dir./Broadcasting and radio voice, beginning JULY twenty fourth. MARTIN, a BALL STATE graduate and former UNC-GREENSBORO radio broadcaster, succeeds MIKE REIS, who retired final MAY after 44 seasons with the SALUKIS.
“The committee reviewed numerous hours of demo reels from among the finest radio expertise within the nation, and LUKE was our best choice, not just for his distinctive on-air supply, however for the eagerness he brings to this essential place,” mentioned SIU Dir./Athletics TIM LEONARD. “LUKE is an excellent storyteller, with a love of sports activities and other people. Very similar to MIKE REIS, he has a heat, real persona that shines brightly throughout his broadcasts.”
MARTIN mentioned, “I will not be filling (REIS’) sneakers, as solely MIKE might put on them. I owe it to SALUKI followers to honor his legacy by being who I’m, whereas instilling the relentless work ethic I discovered from watching him in my profession. I am unable to wait to earn the respect and belief of SALUKIS all over the place.”
