WKCR Sports

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WKCR Sports is the department of sports programming on WKCR 89.9 FM NY, which has served as the flagship station for Columbia University sports since 1941. This has included collegiate football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and field hockey. WKCR Sports also hosts a weekly sports talk show called The Firing Lion.

[edit] Notable WKCR sports broadcasters

George Stephanopoulos

Gary Cohen

Paul Greenberg

Alex Oberweger, 1989-92

Evan Malter, 1992-1996, Voice of 1994 & 1995 Lions Football Games and 1994-1996 Basketball Games.

Andy Tompkins

Kevin Arnovitz

Mike Scheinkman, 1997-2001

Matt Wolfram, 1997-2001

Steve Hofstetter, 2000-2002

Kenny Wood, 1999-2003 (also a member of the Columbia football team)

Phil Wallace, 2000-2004

  • Favorite Columbia Male Athlete: Johnathan Reese
  • Favorite Columbia Female Athlete: Sue Altman
  • Most Memorable Call: Travis Chmelka! Who knew?!

Emily Parise, 2000-2003

Todd Keryc, 2000-2004

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Jeremiah Boswell

Adam Spunberg, 2000-2004

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Allan MacQuarrie
  • Most Memorable Call: Jorge Livermore, a hero forever more!

Avrum Tilman, 2000-2004

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Matt Buckmiller

Brian Schaitkin, 2002-2004

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Tommy McMenemy
  • Most Memorable Call: Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

Nate Freiberg, 2001-2005

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Dragutin Kravic

Jeremy Freed, 2001-2005

Jay "Vernon" Heumann, 2001-2005

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Allan MacQuarrie

Tom Boorstein, 2002-2006

  • Favorite Columbia Athlete: Matt Preston
  • Most Memorable Call: Five seconds to go, Montgomery a fadeaway jumper from the right elbow, no good, the tip by Nwachwuku IS GOOD! With one second to go! Time out Pennsylvania!

[edit] Notable Firing Lion guests

[edit] Classic games

Football

September 21, 2002 - Columbia 13, Fordham 11: Nick Rudd's field goal in the waning moments gave Columbia the flabbergasting victory, their only of the season.

November 16, 2002 - Cornell 17, Columbia 14: Mick Razzano converted a 4th and 17 in the final minutes, doubling his passing yards and leaving Columbia shaking its head.

October 4, 2003 - Columbia 33, Princeton 27: Columbia overcame a 20-0 deficit on a 49-yard hail mary pass from Jeff Otis to Wade Fletcher with no time remaining. It was the Lions' first win at Princeton since 1945.

November 13, 2004 - Cornell 32, Columbia 26: Cornell scored 25 points in the 4th quarter to come back and defeat the Lions on their home field.

Men's Basketball

February 2, 2002 - Columbia 54, Penn 53: Joe Case sank a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left to give Columbia their first victory at the Palestra in 11 years.

February 8, 2002 - Harvard 55, Columbia 52: Patrick Harvey stunned the Lions with an improbable 3-pointer in the final seconds at Levien. After Chris Weidemann's dunk was controversially waved off as an offensive foul, Harvey dribbled down the court and fired. His shot hit the back iron, bounced high in the air, and fell through.

December 27, 2002 - Columbia 55, UTEP 54: In a season where dismal Columbia only recorded two wins, the Lions shocked host UTEP in the Sun Classic when Marco McCottrey hit two huge free throws.

February 14, 2004 - Princeton 78, Columbia 71 (OT): Columbia looked poised to upset the conference-leading Tigers at Levien, but Princeton roared back in the final minutes, finishing the Lions off in overtime.

March 6, 2004 - Columbia 88, Yale 79 (2OT): In the final game of the season, Joe Jones in his first year defeated his brother James in a thriller at Levien.

February 17, 2006 - Columbia 59, Penn 57: Ben Nwachukwu's tip-in with 2 seconds left gave Columbia the upset victory over tournament-bound Penn at Levien.

Women's Basketball

January 18, 2002 - Columbia 61, Cornell 58 (OT): Susan Kern hit a buzzer-beating three at the end of regulation, sending the game into overtime. From there the Lions triumphed, disappointing the hostile Cornell crowd.

March 5, 2005 - Columbia 59, Yale 57: Sue Altman concluded her brilliant college career with 5 points in the final 4 seconds, giving Columbia the home victory.

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