Two Generations, One Legacy: Wes Durham Follows In Father’s Broadcasting Footsteps

Posted Nov 9, 2024
Wes Durham vividly remembers his dad's voice booming over the elementary school intercom system in the middle of class one day in March. Durham was not being summoned for making trouble, though. His dad was not even at the school. His father, the late, great Woody Durham, was instead across town at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. (Elon Athletics)

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