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Listen as the Smokies host Walters State

By Roger Hoover / Smokies Radio Network Baseball has returned to East Tennessee! Tonight the Tennessee Smokies will host the Walters State Senators in an exhibition game at Smokies Park, beginning at 7:15 p.m. This is the sixth straight season … Continue reading

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Remembering Nick Gates

By Roger Hoover / Smokies Radio Network It is with sadness that we report that long-time Knoxville News Sentinel Smokies beat writer Nick Gates has passed away this morning. Nick covered Knoxville professional baseball and hockey for the News Sentinel … Continue reading

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Cody Chrusciel Joins Smokies Radio Network

By Roger Hoover / Smokies Radio Network The Smokies Radio Network is proud to welcome a new member to the broadcasting staff, as Cody Chrusciel joins Tennessee as a broadcasting assistant. Chrusciel enters his fifth year of professional baseball broadcasting, … Continue reading

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Justin Shackil joins Mobile BayBears as Radio Broadcaster

By Roger Hoover / Smokies Radio Network Former Smokies Radio Network broadcasting assistant Justin Shackil was named the new Director of Broadcasting/Media Relations for the Mobile BayBears earlier Tuesday.  Shackil will broadcast all 140 games this season for the BayBears, … Continue reading

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Darren Headrick New Broadcaster for Carolina Mudcats and ECU Baseball

By Roger Hoover / Smokies Radio Network A former Smokies Radio Network broadcaster will have a new home for the 2012 season. Darren Headrick, who worked for the Smokies as a broadcasting assistant from 2008-09, has recently been named the … Continue reading

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Roger Hoover returns to Smokies Radio Network

By Justin Shackil / Smokies Radio Network East Tennessee baseball fans will hear a familiar voice on the Smokies Radio Network this season as Roger Hoover returns to the Tennessee Smokies as a broadcasting assistant. Hoover, who spent last season … Continue reading

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Smokies Manager Buddy Bailey in Caribbean World Series

Hey Smokies Fans! Tennessee manager Buddy Bailey is once again having success in professional baseball. After leading the Daytona Cubs to the Florida State League championship last fall, Bailey is now managing the Venezuela team in the 2012 Caribbean World … Continue reading

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Mick Gillispie Returns to Chicago Cubs Spring Training Broadcasts for 2012

Hey Smokies Fans! Earlier today the Chicago Cubs announced that Tennessee Smokies radio broadcaster Mick Gillispie will once again team up with Cubs television voice Len Kasper for audio webcasts of Cubs spring training games on Cubs.com. Len and Mick … Continue reading

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North All-Stars win Southern League All-Star Game 6-3

For the seventh time in a row the North All-Stars won the Southern League All-Star game, this time by the score of 6-3. The win makes the North a perfect 7-0 in the Southern League All-Star Game since the league … Continue reading

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Smokies Win First Half

For the fourth consecutive half, the Tennessee Smokies have won the North Division Championship with a doubleheader split with the Chattanooga Lookouts Thursday afternoon at Smokies Park, 4-3 & 5-6.  The four consecutive titles sets a Southern League record for … Continue reading

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