A Woody Durham story you don't know: Why UNC broadcaster made a B in speech class.
Posted Apr 2, 2018
Woody Durham was not yet the legendary “Voice of the Tar Heels” when he took a speech class at UNC in the early 1960s. He made a B. “The professor said he sounded too much like a sportscaster.” No doubt he did. Durham graduated from UNC in 1963 and was the Tar Heels’ radio voice for men’s basketball and football games from 1971-2011.
(Charlotte Observer)
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