Dean Linke
Dean Linke is an American sports broadcaster who does play-by-play commentary for all sports. He is best known as a prominent voice of the Big Ten Network. Linke is also the longtime television voice of the USL Championship's North Carolina Football Club and the National Women's Soccer League's North Carolina Courage..[1][2][3] In addition, Linke serves as the voice of the United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA) Podcast[4] and calls several games for UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State and Duke athletics.
Personal Life[edit]
Linke was born in Toledo, Ohio, to parents Roger and Christine Linke. Dean graduated high school from Fremont St. Joseph in Fremont, Ohio, and attended Ohio University Scripps School of Journalism[5], graduating in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting and public relations. Today, he is married to Leah, who is also very involved in the world of sport, and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Dean and Leah have two sons, Benjamin, 22, and Maxwell, 19.
Career[edit]
Linke is involved in numerous additional business ventures[6]. They include his primary line of work as a sports broadcaster, his work as the Regional VP of Business Development for Hellas Construction, Inc., and hosting the United Soccer Coaches Podcast[7]
Press Officer[edit]
After graduating, Dean served as a senior press officer for various U.S. Soccer Federation teams. He was a press officer for the 1991 U.S. Women's World Cup Team, the 1992 U.S. Men's Olympic Team and the 1994 U.S. Men's World Cup Soccer Team.
MLS[edit]
Major League Soccer was founded in December of 1993. Linke was hired as MLS's first ever Director of Communications[8][9].
[10]Sports Broadcasting[edit]
Throughout his television career he has been the play-by-play commentator for professional soccer[11] (Colorado Rapids, North Carolina FC, North Carolina Courage), college soccer[12][13][14], college lacrosse[15], college field hockey, college volleyball, college gymnastics[16], college tennis, college softball, college basketball, college golf, college swimming, college rowing, college track and field and college baseball. In covering those sports, he's worked for numerous networks including games for the Big Ten Network[17][18][19], Fox, FS1, ESPN, ACC Network[20][21], TWCSC[22], ASN[23] and others[4][24]. Since 2014, Linke has called the Big Ten championships[25][16] for men's and women's soccer, field hockey, men's and women's gymnastics, rowing, tennis, track and field, cross country, women's lacrosse[25] and softball. He has called the ACC championships for wrestling, cross country, swimming and golf.
References[edit]
- ↑ "North Carolina Football Club Announces Broadcast Schedule for Remainder of Season". OurSports Central. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ deBruyn, Jason. "Pro Women's Soccer Returns To North Carolina". www.wunc.org. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ Northam, Mitchell; USA, Pro Soccer (2019-06-07). "Courage, NCFC to have 22 games on local TV in 2019". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Podcast | United Soccer Coaches". Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ E.W. Scripps School of Journalism (2014-07-23), Linke (BSJ '90) discusses career as sports announcer with NSCAA, retrieved 2019-07-19
- ↑ Admin (2012-04-13). "Successful Fan Forum Shines a Light on the Triangle". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention". www.eiseverywhere.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. 1995-10-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "A-League: Raleigh gets new owners, new name". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "In Front Of The Camera And Behind The Mic With Dean Linke". www.nasl.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Carolina Courage Announces Regional Broadcast Team". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Irish To Clash With No. 5 UConn On Fox Soccer Channel". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Akron Travels to No. 8 Michigan State". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "No. 15 Bruins Head to East Coast for Two Matches". UCLA. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "BTN Announces Schedule of Big Ten Men's and Women's Lacrosse Broadcasts". Big Ten Network. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Penn State hosts Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "First Touch #7: Men's Soccer Returns Home, Faces No. 2 Indiana, Detroit". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Big Ten Network Announces 2018 Lacrosse Schedule". www.uslaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "2019 Schedule of Big Ten Men's and Women's Lacrosse Broadcasts on BTN". Big Ten Network. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "GoHeels Exclusive: Keeping The Viewer Engaged". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Broadcast Coverage Set For ACC Fall Championships". theacc.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ Admin (2016-03-21). "RailHawks Sign Landmark Programming Agreement with Time Warner Cable SportsChannel". North Carolina FC. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ Bigddan11 (2017-05-07). "Eye on Sky and Air Sports: 2017 NCAA Softball Conference Championships Schedule". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Mens College Soccer on Fox Soccer Channel – SGF Soccer". sgfsoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "No. 25 women's lacrosse meets No. 1 Maryland in Big Ten semifinal | Penn State University". news.psu.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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