Dick Vitale, the legendary voice of college basketball, is returning to the air for the first time since 2023. The Hall of Fame broadcaster will call the Duke-Wake Forest men's college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale will not return to broadcasting next week after suffering an accident at his Florida home, but is expected to make a full recovery.
Dick Vitale said he will have to delay his return to the broadcast booth as he's "recovering from a tough fall."
According to ESPN, he suffered an accident that will prevent the 85-year-old Vitale from calling the Wake Forest-Duke game this coming Saturday
Vitale announced Saturday he will not be on the call for next Saturday’s game between No. 3 Duke and Wake Forest after the accident caused short-term physical limitations.
Dick Vitale is set to return to the booth for Duke and Wake Forest's January 25 clash, and the basketball community couldn't be happier.
But Dick Vitale will be back in a familiar place for the first time in nearly three years as he will be at Joel Coliseum on Jan. 25 for the Duke game against Wake Forest. The game is set for 4:30 p.m.
SARASOTA ― Cleared last month to resume broadcasting, Dick Vitale will use Saturday, Jan. 25 to reclaim his starting spot in the ESPN broadcasting lineup. On that day, the 85-year-old Lakewood Ranch resident,
Iconic college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is postponing his return to the broadcast booth after suffering an accident at his Florida home.
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Legendary ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale will be returning to air on Jan. 25 for the first time since 2023. According to an ESPN press release, Vitale will call the Duke at Wake Forest men’s college basketball game at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in North Carolina.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale will return to the airwaves on January 25, calling the Duke vs. Wake Forest game at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN. This marks his first broadcast since 2023 after battling four types of cancer over the past three and a half years.