{"id":19821,"date":"2024-03-05T16:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=19821"},"modified":"2024-03-05T17:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:41:34","slug":"gene-deckerhoff-is-headed-to-the-florida-broadcasters-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/gene-deckerhoff-is-headed-to-the-florida-broadcasters-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Gene Deckerhoff is headed to the Florida Broadcasters&#8217; Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gene Deckerhoff, the longtime voice of Florida State University athletics, is being recognized as one of Florida\u2019s greatest broadcasters of all time.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fab.org\/hof\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Association of Broadcasters<\/a>announced Monday Deckerhoff would be among the first 9 honorees inducted to its new Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Deckerhoff, who turns 79 in May, called the action on radio for FSU football and men\u2019s basketball <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2022-03-18\/gene-deckerhoff-retiring-from-broadcasting-fsu-games\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for nearly 50 years<\/a>. His last season with the Noles came in 2022, however his time as a broadcaster continues.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the National Football League\u2019s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, something he has done on the side for the past 35 years.<\/p>\n<p>Deckerhoff will be formally inducted during the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame Gala and award ceremony at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach June 27th in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p><b>2024 Florida Association of Broadcasters&#8217; Hall of Famers:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ann Bishop. First Female News Anchor, WPLG Miami.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bernard \u201cBernie\u201d E. and Edith B. Waterman. Presidents of Waterman Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>C. Patrick \u201cPat\u201d Roberts. President and CEO of the Florida Association of Broadcasters.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Emerson Eugene \u201cGene\u201d Deckerhoff, Jr. Radio Play-by-play Announcer of the NFL&#8217;s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Longtime Voice of the Florida State Seminoles.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>George G. Beasley. Founder and CEO of Beasley Media Group.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Magic. Host of Johnny&#8217;s House Morning Show, WXXL Orlando.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Richard \u201cDick\u201d M. Lobo. President and CEO of WTVJ and Former Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rush Hudson Limbaugh III. Host of The Rush Limbaugh Show.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>William \u201cBill\u201d J. Brooks. General Manager of WPTV and Former Chairman of the Florida Association of Broadcasters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&amp;utmdt=Gene+Deckerhoff+is+headed+to+the+Florida+Broadcasters%27+Hall+of+Fame&amp;utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MzU1MzUzMDEzMTkyMzAwMzY5MjY1Mw004)\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":19822,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gene Deckerhoff is headed to the Florida Broadcasters&#039; Hall of Fame - WFSU Local Routes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/gene-deckerhoff-is-headed-to-the-florida-broadcasters-hall-of-fame\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gene Deckerhoff is headed to the Florida Broadcasters&#039; 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