ASU's David Jackson is the 2007 North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year (ASU athletics photo)

ASU’s Jackson Named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year
by Appalachian Sports Information

February 8, 2008 - SALISBURY, N.C. — Appalachian State University associate athletics director for public affairs David Jackson has been named the 2007 North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year, the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association announced on Friday.

A 2000 ASU graduate, Jackson is in his eighth year as the “Voice of the Mountaineers,” serving as the play-by-play announcer for Appalachian football, men’s basketball and baseball radio broadcasts. He is also the host of ASU’s Appalachian Football Weekly and Mountaineer Basketball with Houston Fancher television shows and oversees Appalachian’s marketing and ticket operations in his role as associate A.D.

Jackson joins an elite group of broadcasters that have previously received the North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year award. Past winners include CBS college basketball analyst Billy Packer, legendary University of North Carolina play-by-play announcer Woody Durham and the voice of the Carolina Panthers, Mick Mixon.

“On behalf of the entire Appalachian family, I congratulate David for receiving this well-deserved honor,” director of athletics Charlie Cobb said. “In addition to the outstanding job that he does as the ‘Voice of the Mountaineers,’ David does many things behind the scenes everyday that contribute to the unprecedented growth that ASU athletics has experienced over the past several years.”

Jackson will be honored along with the rest of the NSSA’s state and national award winners during the organization’s national convention, May 3-5 in Salisbury. In addition to Jackson, CBS’s Jim Nantz will be honored as the National Sportscaster of the Year and the Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan will receive the National Sportswriter of the Year award.