Somerset native movin’ on up
July 28, 2009
Somerset native and former Johnstown Chiefs announcer Bob McElligott is moving to the big leagues.
The National Hockey League’s Columbus Blue Jackets have tapped McElligott to join veteran play-by-play man George Matthews on the team’s radio network.
McElligott also will host pre- and post-game shows and contribute to the Blue Jackets’ website.
For the past 10 seasons, McElligott did play-by-play for the Blue Jackets’ farm team in Syracuse, N.Y., and for the minor-league baseball team there.
Flagship stations for the Blue Jackets are Columbus’ WBNS (1460) and WWCD-FM (101.1). The nearest stations to PBRTV-Land are probably Massillon’s WTIG (990) and Akron’s WARF (1350).
