Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

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Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by bertram » Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:18 am

Montana native Riley Corcoran has been named the new "Voice of the Griz." As the voice of Montana Athletics, Corcoran will serve as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Griz football and men's basketball teams, and host those sports' seasonal coaches' shows. "Riley is incredibly talented, and we are certain Griz Nation will embrace his great work and look forward to hearing him week in and week out over the airwaves," said Tom Boman, vice president, broadcast operations for Learfield, UM Athletics' multimedia rights holder.
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"We did not take this lightly. We conducted an exhaustive national search to determine the best candidate. We were fortunate not only to find the best talent but someone who has significant ties to Montana."
Grizzly Sports Properties is Learfield's local team in Missoula that works closely with Boman and Montana Director of Athletics Kent Haslam and his administration, and has direct oversight of talent and station affiliates associated with the Montana Grizzly Sports Network. "We welcome Riley to the Griz family and look forward to listening to him call football in a few short months," said Haslam.
"We've been communicating with Learfield regularly during this search process and know they've been extremely diligent in identifying the best talent for our program. We are certainly excited about what's ahead."
Corcoran grew up in Billings and joins the Griz from Montana State, where he served the last three years as voice of the women's basketball program. He also called a handful of football and men's basketball games.
Additionally, Corcoran was a member of the football broadcast team and part of the pregame and postgame shows. He also helped host the weekly one-hour coaches' shows that covered all Bobcat sports.
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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by luckyirishguy25 » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:09 am

Traitor... JK, Wish him the best of luck, that would be a cool job.



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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by iaafan » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:21 am

:lol: Traitoran! He was OK, but was actually forced out because we have a new guy who's better. :wink:



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Post by wbtfg » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:33 am

Good luck to Riley....it will be difficult to be the guy who replaces Mick Holein. That guy was a legend who is 100% grizzly to his core, and it was on full display during his broadcasts. I'm not sure griz nation is ready for someone less homerish....


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Post by 91catAlum » Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:07 am

Finally, we get a chance to plant our own media spy in Missoula!


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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by JDoub » Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:45 am

First DD drafts his first ever pick from Montana State, now Holien gets replaced by a Bobcat :shock:

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And NO Grizzoula, you CAN NOT have our President or new AD. I know you want them. You're stuck with Adolph Stritt - put all your faith in his innovations.



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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by iaafan » Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:16 am

He's not a Bobcat, he went to Washington State. It sounds like he was a bit of a Griz fan growing up.



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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by 77matcat » Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:05 pm

wbtfg wrote:Good luck to Riley....it will be difficult to be the guy who replaces Mick Holein. That guy was a legend who is 100% grizzly to his core, and it was on full display during his broadcasts. I'm not sure griz nation is ready for someone less homerish....
Homerish is kind.


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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by luckyirishguy25 » Thu Jun 09, 2016 12:37 pm

iaafan wrote:He's not a Bobcat, he went to Washington State. It sounds like he was a bit of a Griz fan growing up.
it's okay, I heard he was relieved of his broadcast duties halfway through the season... he's been a figure head ever since.



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Re: Corcoran named new “Voice of the Griz”

Post by imacat » Thu Jul 21, 2016 10:02 pm

Congratulations Riley and all the best.


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