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2010-11 Radio Network Affiliates for Men's Basketball
WNCT
 107.9 FM
 Greenville
WGAI
 560 AM
 Elizabeth City
WKDK
 1250 AM
 Hamlet
WTXY
 1540 AM
 Whiteville
Pirate Sports Network From IMG College

The East Carolina Department of Athletics and IMG College, the national leader in the collegiate sports marketing industry, entered into an agreement during the spring of 2006 that provides the company with the exclusive multimedia rights to Pirate Athletics.

The partnership, which guarantees the university an annual rights fee plus additional considerations based upon revenue generated by IMG, encompasses all sales and marketing opportunities associated with ECU sports, including radio and television programming, game programs and other athletics publications, signage in all campus athletic venues, and at-event corporate promotions and hospitality functions.

"The partnership with IMG College allows ECU Athletics to join a group of elite institutions with similar goals and aspirations as well as helping to maximize the value of our marketing efforts," East Carolina Director of Athletics Terry Holland said at the time of the announcement. "This agreement signals a new day in ECU Athletics and provides us with opportunities that we have not had before. I have the highest personal and professional respect for (IMG College President and CEO) Ben Sutton and the team he has built at IMG."

East Carolina is one of an impressive group of more than 60 NCAA member institutions, conferences, bowl games and venues that are aligned with IMG College. The IMG family of partners reaches into 34 states from the Northeast through the mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast, while extending across the Southwest and most of the West coast as well. That list includes ECU's fellow Conference USA members Houston, Marshall, Southern Miss, UAB, UCF and UTEP.

"We are thrilled to have East Carolina as part of our IMG family of schools," Sutton said. "There has always been tremendous enthusiasm and support surrounding Pirate Athletics, and with the leadership of Terry Holland and his administrative team, the future of the overall program is extremely bright. We are excited to be a part of that future."

The Broadcast Team

Jeff Charles is in his 23rd year as the "Voice of the Pirates" and his 28th as a college play-by-play announcer. His previous stints included Virginia Tech, Furman, and Illinois.

The Piqua, Ohio, native also has a major market sports background, having worked at WSB-AM in Atlanta, where he served as sports director and the "Voice" of the Peach Bowl. In addition to Charles' responsibilities at ECU, he works selected college basketball telecasts for Fox Sports Net South. He was selected as the 2000 North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year.

He and his wife, Debby, reside in Greenville.

Joining Charles for his 13th season on the broadcasts is Si Seymour. The Elizabeth City native served as head basketball coach at Craven Community College in New Bern for 17 years and was four times named Region X Coach of the Year. An East Carolina graduate, Seymour now resides in New Bern with his wife, Vanita.

Greg Pierce returns for his eighth season as the network engineer. Pierce also serves as ECU's Director of Athletic Video Services. He and his wife, Erin, reside in Simpson with their daughter, Madeline, and son, Peyton.


The Jeff Lebo Show

"The Jeff Lebo Show" with East Carolina head basketball coach Jeff Lebo and host Jeff Charles, will air weekly during the 2010-11 season.

The one-half hour program takes viewers inside ECU basketball with in-depth interviews, taped highlights, and interesting features. The show is produced and directed by Charles with WITN's Brian Meador.

The Jeff Lebo Show airs throughout Eastern North Carolina each Sunday on WITN (channel 7) at 12 noon. It also may been seen at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays on MASN at 12:30 p.m., and on Suddenlink Cable in Greenville and Rocky Mount on Thursdays at 8 p.m. The show will be produced through the facilities of WITN-TV.


2010-11 Televised Games for Men's Basketball
Nov. 18
 North Carolina State
 MASN
Nov. 19
 Charlotte or George Mason
 ESPNU or MASN
Nov. 20
 Charleston Classic
 ESPNU or MASN
Jan. 8
 Memphis
 CSS
Jan. 29
 Houston
 WITN/CSS
Feb. 12
 Marshall
 WITN
Feb. 26
 Rice
 WITN/CSS

 


The Jeff Lebo Radio Call-In Show

East Carolina head coach Jeff Lebo will field calls with host Jeff Charles on the Pirate ISP Radio Network each Monday night from 7-8 p.m., live from Logan's Roadhouse in Greenville.