“Voice of the Green Wave” Andrew Allegretta Welcomes Shaun King to The Current
May 21, 2020 | Football
NEW ORLEANS – Tulane University "Voice of the Green Wave" Andrew Allegretta sat down recently with legendary football quarterback Shaun King (1995-98) in the latest episode of The Current.
Click the link below to listen to the complete interview on King. For previous episodes of The Current, click here.
ABOUT THE GUEST – SHAUN KING
A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., King played played quarterback for the Green Wave from 1995-98. In 1998, he led Tulane to its last perfect season. During that 1998 campaign, Tulane went 12-0, captured the Conference USA championship and won the Liberty Bowl.
King was twice named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and started at quarterback for the Green Wave for four straight seasons.
In 1998, he was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and for the Football News' Offensive Player of the Year trophy while setting an NCAA single season record for pass efficiency. He threw for 36 touchdowns and was intercepted only six times, including 166 pass attempts without being picked off.
King was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. King would go on to play professionally until 2006 and would play for the Buccaneers (1999-2003), Arizona Cardinals (2004) and Las Vegas Gladiators of the arena league (2006).
ABOUT THE HOST - ANDREW ALLEGRETTA
Andrew Allegretta was named director of broadcasting for Tulane University Athletics on August 9, 2019.
In his role, Allegretta assumes all play-by-play duties for Green Wave football, men's basketball and baseball. He also hosts the football, men's basketball and baseball coaches' shows, in addition to producing a wide variety of content for Tulane Athletics.
Prior to his arrival, Allegretta was the director of broadcasting for digital media and Olympic sports at Virginia Tech. He served as sideline reporter and pre/post-game host for football broadcasts, as well as play-by-play broadcaster for the Hokies' women's basketball and baseball teams. Additionally, he anchored coverage of VT Olympic sports broadcasts on the university's digital platforms. Allegretta also contributed to men's basketball radio broadcasts and Virginia Tech Sports Today, the network's weekly regional television program. Notably, he was honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) in 2018 as "Sportscaster of the Year" for the state of Virginia.
Prior to working with the Hokies, Allegretta was with Charleston Southern University, where he served as Buccaneers' radio play-by-play voice for football and men's basketball. He also hosted the weekly coaches' radio shows. His additional baseball broadcasting background includes calling games at both the minor league and collegiate league levels. He is the former play-by-play broadcaster for the Class-A Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League; for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League; and for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League.
"Andrew is extremely talented, and Green Wave fans are getting a great play caller with a lot of color, energy and attention to detail," said Tom Boman, vice president, broadcast operations for Learfield IMG College, which manages all broadcast aspects for the Green Wave as part of the rights relationship. "While we led a comprehensive, national search, it led us to Andrew at another university that we're fortunate to represent in Virginia Tech. His qualifications without a doubt matched what we were looking for in the next voice at Tulane, so we're thrilled he's coming to New Orleans and obviously starting right away."
A native of Yarmouth, Maine, Allegretta graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While at Syracuse, he did play-by-play for Syracuse Orange football, men's basketball, and men's lacrosse for campus radio station WAER-FM. He also handled play-by-play duties for SU women's basketball and Central New York High School football for student station WJPZ-FM.
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
Fans can follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, all-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
Click the link below to listen to the complete interview on King. For previous episodes of The Current, click here.
ABOUT THE GUEST – SHAUN KING
A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., King played played quarterback for the Green Wave from 1995-98. In 1998, he led Tulane to its last perfect season. During that 1998 campaign, Tulane went 12-0, captured the Conference USA championship and won the Liberty Bowl.
King was twice named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and started at quarterback for the Green Wave for four straight seasons.
In 1998, he was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and for the Football News' Offensive Player of the Year trophy while setting an NCAA single season record for pass efficiency. He threw for 36 touchdowns and was intercepted only six times, including 166 pass attempts without being picked off.
King was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. King would go on to play professionally until 2006 and would play for the Buccaneers (1999-2003), Arizona Cardinals (2004) and Las Vegas Gladiators of the arena league (2006).
ABOUT THE HOST - ANDREW ALLEGRETTA
Andrew Allegretta was named director of broadcasting for Tulane University Athletics on August 9, 2019.
In his role, Allegretta assumes all play-by-play duties for Green Wave football, men's basketball and baseball. He also hosts the football, men's basketball and baseball coaches' shows, in addition to producing a wide variety of content for Tulane Athletics.
Prior to his arrival, Allegretta was the director of broadcasting for digital media and Olympic sports at Virginia Tech. He served as sideline reporter and pre/post-game host for football broadcasts, as well as play-by-play broadcaster for the Hokies' women's basketball and baseball teams. Additionally, he anchored coverage of VT Olympic sports broadcasts on the university's digital platforms. Allegretta also contributed to men's basketball radio broadcasts and Virginia Tech Sports Today, the network's weekly regional television program. Notably, he was honored by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) in 2018 as "Sportscaster of the Year" for the state of Virginia.
Prior to working with the Hokies, Allegretta was with Charleston Southern University, where he served as Buccaneers' radio play-by-play voice for football and men's basketball. He also hosted the weekly coaches' radio shows. His additional baseball broadcasting background includes calling games at both the minor league and collegiate league levels. He is the former play-by-play broadcaster for the Class-A Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League; for the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League; and for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League.
"Andrew is extremely talented, and Green Wave fans are getting a great play caller with a lot of color, energy and attention to detail," said Tom Boman, vice president, broadcast operations for Learfield IMG College, which manages all broadcast aspects for the Green Wave as part of the rights relationship. "While we led a comprehensive, national search, it led us to Andrew at another university that we're fortunate to represent in Virginia Tech. His qualifications without a doubt matched what we were looking for in the next voice at Tulane, so we're thrilled he's coming to New Orleans and obviously starting right away."
A native of Yarmouth, Maine, Allegretta graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While at Syracuse, he did play-by-play for Syracuse Orange football, men's basketball, and men's lacrosse for campus radio station WAER-FM. He also handled play-by-play duties for SU women's basketball and Central New York High School football for student station WJPZ-FM.
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
Fans can follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
WE ARE NOLA BUILT
Tulane University is located in the city of New Orleans. It is a city built on tradition and resiliency. The lessons Green Wave student-athletes have learned through their connection with this university and city have BUILT doctors, lawyers, business leaders, conference champions, all-conference players, all-Americans, professional athletes and NCAA tournament teams. The city of New Orleans has shaped us into who we are today. We are One City. We are Tulane. We are NOLA BUILT. Check out our story at NolaBuilt.com.
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