PIERRE – DRG Media Group Sports’ Brian Oakland is a finalist for South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year, as selected by the National Sports Media Association.
Oakland, an alumnus of T.F. Riggs High School and the University of South Dakota, has been a play-by-play voice for DRG Media Group since the early 2000’s. He calls Pierre Governor sports, including football, volleyball, basketball and wrestling and has also called games for various area schools.
Other finalists include USD play-by-play voice John Thayer, two-time winner Jeff Duffy of Performance Radio in Huron, Steve Ammerman of The Eagle in Belle Fourche, Bryce Ladwig of KYNT Radio in Yankton, Jay Elsen of Midco Sports, Mark Ovenden of Dakota News Now and Tanner Castora of KELOLAND.
The winner will be announced in January.
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