John Bishop (sportscaster)
John Bishop is a sportscaster for NRG Media. He is the radio voice of the Creighton Bluejays basketball and baseball teams, calls the preliminary games of the College World Series for Westwood One and is the co-host of Unsportsmanlike Conduct for KOZN.[1][2] Bishop grew up in Fremont, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3] After graduating in 1994, he became the voice for Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball and worked pre and postgame radio on Cornhusker football broadcasts. He was the television voice of the Nebraska state boys and girls high school basketball championships for KOLN/KGIN from 1996 to 2010.[4] Bishop subsequently become the voice of Bluejays baseball in 2006. In 2012, Bishop transferred from KLIN to NRG Media sister station KOZN in August 2012.[5] In 2013, Bishop was given the additional responsibility of the men's basketball play-by-play voice and began working with Nick Bahe as analyst.[6] Since 2012, Bishop has also served as one of the College World Series play-by-play men, working alongside Kevin Kugler to call all games but the championship.
References
[edit]- ^ Korbelik, Jeff (July 16, 2012). "Bishop leaving KLIN for Omaha station; Sharp returning to state". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "1620 Loses Schick, But Gains Sharp and Bishop". 17 July 2012.
- ^ "John Bishop 1620 AM Profile". Archived from the original on 2014-06-04.
- ^ Korbelik, Jeff (October 7, 2005). "Bishop phased out from 'Sports Nightly'". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Morning Show Co-Host John Bishop To Leave News/Talk KLIN". TopLine Matters. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Bishop adds Creighton hoops PBP". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. July 31, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.