Thursday, February 09, 2012

MACON, GA – A-Sun women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Paul Crane will be the next guest on the Atlantic Sun Insider segment on FOX Sports 1670 AM, Friday, February 10.

The Insider segment airs at approximately 8:30 a.m.

Crane is in his second season of calling A-Sun women’s basketball. In addition to his A-Sun responsibilities, Crane’s talents enable him to fill roles as host, reporter, and play by play for Cable Sports Southeast and Cox Sports Television. Crane serves as co-host of Cox's weekly studio show CST Tonight and during football season co-hosts the New Orleans Saints' sanctioned show, “Saints Tonight.”  He has enjoyed a wide-ranging career that also includes nearly 10 years at CNN Sports and CNN/SI, preceded by another decade as a sports anchor/reporter covering the Dallas Cowboys and Nolan Ryan’s Houston Astros for KDFW-TV in Dallas, Texas. He won a regional Emmy Award in 2007.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is partnering with the local Fox Sports 1670 AM as a part of its promotional efforts of men’s and women’s basketball leading up to the 2012 General Shale Atlantic Sun Basketball Championships, Feb. 29-March 3, at the University Center on the campus of Mercer University. Included in the partnership, The Atlantic Sun Insider is a regular segment to highlight weekly A-Sun action on the Friday edition of “The Morning Show” with Daniel Shirley and Charles Olson. A schedule of radio spots will also run during the station’s local and syndicated shows, and additional coverage will include live broadcasts during the championships from the University Center on the station’s local afternoon show, “The Bill Shanks Show.”

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an NCAA Division I league with 10 member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University. Northern Kentucky University will join the A-Sun as its newest member on July 1, 2012.