Bob Rathbun’s broadcast career started at the ripe, old age of 12 when he was asked to broadcast a half-inning of an American Legion baseball game. And he hasn’t stopped since!
Since that night at Newman Park in Salisbury, North Carolina, Bob has gone on to become one of the most respected and popular sports broadcasters in the country.
Annually, Bob broadcasts well over 100 games and events. In 2009, Bob will begin his 14th season as the television Voice of the Atlanta Hawks. He also announces numerous college football, basketball, and baseball games for FSN South and SportSouth.
Bob will also be back for his 22nd season calling the action for Atlantic Coast Conference basketball on the Raycom regional network. A seven-time state sportscaster of the year in Virginia and Georgia, Bob has garnered six Emmy awards for his broadcasting excellence.
In 2008, Bob was inducted into the media wing of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He joined the Catawba College Sports Hall of Fame in April, 2006. In 2004, Bob expanded his work into the realm of motivation, leadership and team building, as he joined John Maxwell’s Maximum Impact speakers bureau as a host and speaker. Bob is also a past host of Nightingale-Conant’s Success Streams audio series. Now, Bob has taken what he has learned as an announcer and interviewer and put it all together as a keynote speaker and lecturer. For more on Bob’s topics, please click the links on the left side of this page!
