It’s an end of an era. Longtime NC State radio analyst Tony Haynes is set to retire at the end of football season, the Wolfpack program announced Friday afternoon. Haynes, the longest-tenured on-air member of the Wolfpack radio broadcast team, will finish his 28-year run at NC State this fall. “When I listened to Wally […]
It’s an end of an era. Longtime NC State radio analyst Tony Haynes is set to retire at the end of football season, the Wolfpack program announced Friday afternoon.
Haynes, the longest-tenured on-air member of the Wolfpack radio broadcast team, will finish his 28-year run at NC State this fall.
“When I listened to Wally Ausley and Garry Dornburg call NC State games as a teenager, I always thought that would be a cool job; well, it has been,” Haynes said in a statement. “I’d like to thank everyone at NC State, including administrators, coaches, and student athletes for giving me the access required to provide the best possible information for our fans.
“The staff at Learfield and Wolfpack Sports Properties has been tremendous as well. It has been a pleasure working alongside my teammates on the broadcast crew. Together, we have collected memories that will last a lifetime. And finally to the fans, your passion for the Pack is what makes the NC State experience so unique and special. Thank you for your support these last 28 years. Go Pack!”
Haynes, a 1984 graduate of the university, joined the Wolfpack Sports Network in 1998. He has served as the pre and post-game radio host and sideline reporter for football broadcasts, while also being the main color analyst for men’s basketball and has done select baseball games as a play-by-play announcer. In addition to his game day duties, Haynes has also hosted the football and men’s basketball coaches shows.
“Tony has been a fantastic ambassador for NC State for almost three decades,” Wolfpack Sports Properties General Manager Kyle Winchester said. “His professionalism, knowledge of the game, and passion for the Wolfpack have been evident to all who listened to him. He’s a great broadcaster and we relish this opportunity to celebrate his contributions to the Pack.”
Before he kicked off his professional career, Haynes got his start in radio as the sports director at NC State’s student station, WKNC 88.1 FM from 1982-1984. Once he left NC State, he was a disc jockey and sports reporter from 1984-1989. Haynes joined the Duke Radio Network as a sideline reporter in 1987 and joined the men’s basketball radio team in 1993.
Haynes will join former longtime play-by-play man Gary Hahn, who retired after the Wolfpack’s run to the Final Four in 2024 to cap a 35-year career on air in Raleigh, in his next chapter.
Although Haynes will hang up his microphone at the end of the season, he will team up with play-by-play broadcaster Matt Chazanow and analyst Johnny Evans for his final campaign on the air this fall.
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