Price named general manager of MSU鈥檚 WMSV radio station
Contact: Aspen Harris
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斘蘧∽试床杉 State鈥檚 鈥淰oice of the Bulldogs鈥 is the new general manager of the university鈥檚 WMSV radio station.
Neil Price will become the WMSV general manager effective Oct. 1. He remains Learfield/MSU Bulldog Sports Properties鈥 radio play-by-play announcer and 鈥淰oice of the Bulldogs鈥 for MSU football and men鈥檚 basketball and host of coaches鈥 shows, a role he has held since 2017.
A division of MSU鈥檚 Office of Public Affairs, WMSV 91.1 FM is the university鈥檚 noncommercial, community station providing news, sports and music programming to those within a 70-mile listening area of campus. Since its creation in 1994, the station has won more than 50 state and national awards.
As general manager, Price assumes the responsibility of planning, organizing and supervising broadcasting operations of the radio station.
鈥淣eil has been a great addition to the university community, both as the voice of Bulldog football and men鈥檚 basketball, and as an employee at our University Television Center. He is well-positioned to lead WMSV and continue to build on the station鈥檚 legacy on campus and in the community,鈥 said David Garraway, associate director of the Office of Public Affairs and UTC director. 聽
In Price鈥檚 most recent role as HailState+ manager, which Price has held since March, he has overseen the creation聽of MSU Athletics content including interviews, features, documentaries, behind-the-scenes聽footage and more for the premium subscription network operated by Sport & Story.聽
Price served as the radio broadcaster for women鈥檚 basketball and baseball as well as network manager for the University of聽Kentucky Sports Network from 2005-2017 and as broadcast coordinator at Middle Tennessee State University聽from 2002-2005.
Since joining MSU, Price also has served as a Department of Communication lecturer for the 2018-2019 year, as well as the MSU University Television Center MSTV manager from 2019-2022. 聽
A Tennessee native, Price received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication and electronic media journalism from MTSU.
For more on MSU鈥檚 Department of Athletics, visit ; WMSV radio station, ; MSU鈥檚 Office of Public Affairs, .
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