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Chris Kennedy

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Chris Kennedy is a historian who loves learning about his home state, Louisiana. A 2023 Louisiana State University graduate with a master of library and information science degree and a two-time Louisiana Tech alumnus, Kennedy is now a University Historian at Tech. When not working, he’s likely running, hiking, hanging out with friends and family, or getting ready for fantasy football or March Madness.

Schedule

9:00 am to 9:45 am
State Library, Second Floor, Meeting Room
From the Quad to the Broadcast Booth: Telling Louisiana’s University Stories
Chris Kennedy, Louisiana Tech’s Dave Nitz: The Voice of Bulldogs
Michael S. Martin and Zachary G. Stein, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

10:00 am to 10:45 am
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing

Louisiana Tech's Dave Nitz: The Voice of the Bulldogs

Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs. 

Dave Nitz was the voice of Louisiana Tech University sports for half a century, his distinctive voice emanating from Tech fans’ radios. A West Virginia native, Nitz dreamed of broadcasting in the big leagues. Little did he know that his Hall of Fame broadcasting career would take him to Ruston, Louisiana. Along the way, Nitz worked with country music icon Tom T. Hall in West Virginia and covered William & Mary University football under Lou Holtz. At Tech, Nitz gave voice to the basketball greatness of Karl “The Mailman” Malone and the national champion Lady Techsters. He called gridiron action from Maxie Lambright through unforgettable upsets of Alabama and Michigan State. Author Christopher A. Kennedy shares the story of the Voice of the Bulldogs. As Nitz would say, “You gotta love it!”