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WTGM (Sportstalk 960 AM, The Team) is in its fifth season as the flagship radio radio station for UMES basketball broadcasts. For the 2007-08 season, WTGM will carry ALL MEN'S AND almost all of the WOMEN'S GAMES live.

"The Team," a Fox Sports Radio affiliate, can be heard throughout a large portion of the Delmarva peninsula, as far north as Kent County, Delaware and as far south as northern Virginia.

For its fifth consecutive season, All In Broadcasting.com provides play-by-play coverage of men's and women's basketball games on the internet. Fans can listen to any broadcast, free of charge, by clicking on the "Listen" link to the game located on umeshawks.com.

Each game broadcast will be archived on the site throughout the season, so fans can re-live any game, anytime after its completion. To listen to a live or archived broadcast on-line, please visit the 2007-08 Broadcast Schedule.

Nick Anastos, Director of Broadcasting for Athletics, Play-by-Play Announcer
The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore (UMES) is proud to announce the appointment of Nick Anastos as Director of Broadcasting for Athletics. With the position, Anastos will become the new play-by-play voice of the Hawks and supervise all broadcasts on the radio and internet.

Anastos, 25, comes to UMES with a 2005 degree in Broadcast Journalism from Hofstra University. There he was the playby- play voice for the Pride, broadcasting for WRHU 88.7 and covering men and women's basketball, football, lacrosse, baseball and softball. Anastos also hosted a weekly sports show and remote coach's show. In addition to Hofstra, Anastos called the 2005 CAA men's basketball tournament for Serius Satellite Radio.

"Nick has done some very impressive things in his broadcast career and he will be a good fi t for UMES," said G. Stan Bradley, Assistant Director of Athletics for External Aff airs. "We plan to broadcast more sports this season beside men and women's basketball and Nick's versatility will pay off ."

Anastos replaced Ben Wagner, who was with the school for one year. He left to take over the play-by-play of the Buff alo Bisons, a Triple-A affi liate of the Cleveland Indians in Buff alo, N.Y.

More recently, Anastos was a local correspondent for WGAM 900 in Nashua, N.H. He also served as play-by-play announcer for D-II Bentley College, covering football and basketball for NE-10 TV. The past 2007 baseball season Anastos was the play-by-play man for the Nashua Pride, an independent baseball club.

"I am excited to be here and thrilled over the opportunity. I am anxious to get the season underway, There's nothing quite like D-I athletics. The atmosphere is special. I am enthusiastic about traveling again as well. This should be a great season," said Anastos

Anastos is already at UMES, planning and getting ready for the season. His fi rst broadcast was the Hawk Hysteria event where he broadcasted live, previewing each team. His fi rst game broadcast will be November 7 at 6 p.m. when the Lady Hawks will host Elizabeth City State University in an exhibition contest. That game can be heard exclusively on the internet at www.umeshawks.com thanks to www.AllInBroadcasting.com.

"The women's team should be successful once again under coach Batchelor. I am looking forward to working with him and his staff ," added Anastos.

The men's fi rst broadcast will be their opener as they play at Virginia Commonwealth on November 9th. That game will be on the internet and live on WTGM-AM 960 The Team.

"The men should show signifi cant improvement under new head coach Meredith Smith, There are some talented young players on this team who are eager to prove themselves. They should be fun to watch," Anastos said.

David Byrd, Color Analyst
David Byrd, Athletic Director and former men's basketball coach at nearby Pocomoke High School, provides color analysis for UMES broadcasts during home games for a fifth consecutive season. Coach Byrd is one of the winningest basketball coaches in Maryland high school history, and possesses a state championship on his resume.

Randy Scott, Asst. Dir. of Broadcasting for Athletics; Color Analyst and Play-by-Play Announcer
Randy Scott, the play by play voice of the nearby Delmarva Shorebirds, a South Atlantic League baseball team, will be a part of several UMES basketball broadcasts in 2007-08, serving as either a color analyst or fill-in play-by-play man. A familiar voice to Hawks fans, Scott was the public address announcer for home games at the Hytche Center three seasons ago.