Legendary SEC voices are getting their just do. The SEC Network is releasing a new documentary feature called More Than a Voice, which spotlights football play-by-play voices from around the SEC.
The documentary kicks off season 11 of SEC Storied on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. ET.
Country music star Kenny Chesney is an executive producer on the project. Before CBS and other TV networks started broadcasting every FBS game, radio was the way millions of fans connected with their teams on Saturdays. Voices like John Ward at Tennessee, Larry Munson at Georgia, John Forney and Eli Gold at Alabama, Mick Hubert at Florida, Jim Fyffe and Rod Bramblett at Auburn, and many more are highlighted in the film.
“It was important for me to be a part of this film because John Ward was such a big part of my life growing up and loving sports in east Tennessee,” Chesney said about the project. “With his voice and his words, he painted a picture of Tennessee football that captured my imagination and the imaginations of so many.”
Voices like Ward’s became just as famous as the players on the field; even a country music icon like Chesney gets starstruck in his presence.
“Meeting him was one of the highlights of my life,” Chesney said. “I’m thrilled to be a small part of this film that sheds light on his genius and so many of the other voices who have made the Southeastern Conference really special.”
Chesney is a frequent contributor to SEC Network films such as Boys of Fall, The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story, and The Believer. The documentary features famous figures from across college football, including Peyton Manning and Kirk Herbstreit.
Radio is one of the most intimate forms of communication. College football leveraged that strong connection into great experiences that SEC and college football fans get to relive on Sept. 26.