![]() ![]() In addition, he serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for HBCU-GO T.V. He has been a fixture for the past decade at the MEAC Basketball Tournament, announcing both the women and men’s first round, quarterfinal and semifinal contests, along with hosting the MEAC Hall of Fame induction ceremony.įor the last two seasons, Neal co-hosted MEAC Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Coca-Cola, on the MEAC Digital Network. He has handled numerous assignments for the network from the traditional sports to bowling and tennis. Neal actually broadcast the first-ever football game on ESPNU in 2005. When BET decided to drop sports from its programming, the timing seemed right, as ESPNU was being launched, and he immediately landed a position with the World-Wide Leader. He hosted the NBA halftime shows for TNT along with play-by play assignments on basketball, gymnastics, and track & field. Neal continued to cover sports for BET while also doubling up with assignments from Turner Sports which included the first ever Goodwill Games in Moscow. ![]() Neal also worked for CBS Sports announcing college football, basketball, track & field, and gymnastics. His association with BET started in 1980 and for 24 years he was the voice of sports on the network, which included black college athletics, talk shows and coverage of all major sporting events, from Heavyweight Championship boxing to the Superbowl. While working in Detroit, he met Bob Johnson, who was in the process of starting Black Entertainment Television. From there he worked in Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York City. He broke into television as a sports anchor in Washington DC. Charlie Neal started his broadcast career as a radio disc jockey in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pa. ![]()
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