Vitale, Duke and ESPN

Dick Vitale to Call 1st CBB Game in Nearly 2 Years for Cooper Flagg, Duke vs. Wake
Basketball Hall of Famer Dick Vitale is returning to the broadcast booth for the first time in nearly two years. ESPN announced on Friday that Vitale will
Dick Vitale returning to ESPN to broadcast the Jan. 25 game between Duke and Wake Forest
Meanwhile, Vitale encourages donations for his 20th Annual Dick Vitale Gala, set for May 2 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, to help him realize his goal of $100 million collected for pediatric cancer research. To donate, visit v.org/Vitalefund. For Gala information, contact Mary Kenealy at 941-350-0580.
ESPN's Dick Vitale to call 1st game after beating cancer 4th time
For the first time since 2023, after battling four types of cancer, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale, 85, will return to the air to call the Duke-Wake Forest men's college basketball on Saturday,
Cancer-free Dick Vitale returning for ESPN after almost two years away
Dick Vitale will grace the ESPN airwaves to call his first game in almost two years, week after the college basketball icon announced he is cancer-free.
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale to make return to college basketball broadcast after cancer battle
Beloved ESPN commentator Dick Vitale will return to calling games for ESPN after battling cancer, the network announced Friday:
Awesome, baby! ESPN sets date for Dick Vitale’s return
Dick Vitale is back and it’s awesome, baby! ESPN’s Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster will return to the air for the first time since 2023 to call a game between Duke and Wake Forest on Jan. 25. The game will air on ESPN at 4:30 p.m.
Dick Vitale to make broadcasting return Jan. 25
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Awesome, baby! Dick Vitale, cancer free, set to call first hoops game since 2023
Dick Vitale, the most-recognizable voice in college basketball broadcasting, will return to the airwaves Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Duke-Wake Forest game, ESPN announced Friday.
ESPN makes major announcement about college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale
Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, calling ESPN’s first-ever NCAA game. He’s called over 1000 games in his career and has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.
Dick Vitale officially set for broadcast return in Duke-Wake Forest game
Dick Vitale is set to return to the booth for Duke and Wake Forest's January 25 clash, and the basketball community couldn't be happier.
ESPN announces Hall of Famer Dick Vitale's return to broadcasting after latest cancer battle
In a span of three-plus years, legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale battled four types of cancer. Summer 2024 marked his most recent medical procedure.
Dick Vitale, now cancer-free, returning to broadcasting for first time in nearly 2 years
Legendary college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale will be back calling games for the first time in nearly two years when ...
Now cancer-free, Dick Vitale returning to college basketball Jan. 25
The Hall of Fame broadcaster will call his first game in nearly 20 months when he works the Duke-Wake Forest game on ESPN.