It's Awesome Baby! Dickie V Returning Feb. 6

Voice of college hoops for ESPN will call Duke-Carolina game
By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 13, 2008 7:31 PM CST
It's Awesome Baby! Dickie V Returning Feb. 6
Basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the Florida Marlins and Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, in Chicago. Vitale who has missed several weeks due to vocal cord surgery, plans to return to broadcasting on Feb....   (Associated Press)

College hoops will soon get its biggest voice back bay-bee! ESPN analyst Dick Vitale,  on the sideline since surgery in December to treat ulcers on his vocal cords, plans to make his broadcasting return on Feb. 6, reports the network.  And there's nothing like returning for a big rivalry game: Duke vs. North Carolina will be his assignment that night.

Known for his endless enthusiasm and interaction with students at games, the 68-year-old Vitale has continued posting opinions online at ESPN.com and dickvitaleonline.com while recuperating. Prior to the surgery, the former Detroit Pistons coach had never missed an assignment dating to 1979. "Believe me, it was very difficult to go 3 1/2 weeks without speaking," he mused in a letter. (More NCAA basketball stories.)

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