Interview with Corey Gloor, new Voice of the Wave
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Talked to him this afternoon, and here's what he had to say. Although Andrew Allegretta's departure for Vanderbilt less than two years after replacing the inimitable Todd Graffagnini was announced Wednesday, the deal had been in the works for a few months, so Tulane was very prepared to make a hire.
Gloor, 34, has spent the past six years as the radio broadcaster for East Carolina baseball, filling in for basketball at the beginning of seasons when football and basketball conflicted. He will do football, basketball and baseball for Tulane and comes with the seal of approval from Todd Graffagnini. He is not married and has no kids, so his transition to New Orleans should be easier than Allegretta's was.
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On his thoughts about getting the job:
"I can’t wait. I went after it a couple years ago and wanted to be down there, wanted to be around Tulane. I’ve watched it from afar and seen this athletic department just continue to build momentum and now it seems like it’s poised to go full steam ahead. To be part of that and get in at this stage when it just seems like football’s in a good spot, baseball’s in a good spot, basketball’s right there where to get in now is really thrilling because I think there’s going to be great things that are going to happen here at Tulane."
On excitement about baseball:
"Totally. With what Tulane was doing, we knew that series in Gainesville was going to be a real massive weekend, and it turned out to be. Tulane had their struggles down the stretch, but they were poised to be a tournament team if not for struggling right at the end there. Tulane baseball is in a really good spot right now. It's fun to see and it was fun to watch from a distance, and I can’t wait to see them up close. When I first got there, my first trip there was 2016 and to see the local media covering Tulane baseball, that’s something I’ve really only seen here in Greenville, so I know the passion is there for Tulane baseball. Once that team takes that next step, then Turchin is going to be jammed and it’s going to be really loud and really rocking and be one of the hardest places to play in college baseball."
On basketball and football:
"I filled in in the month of November when football and basketball overlapped. I didn’t call football and basketball here at ECU but I would jump in when needed."
On getting the job less than two years after going after it and not getting it:
"It was surprising. I couldn’t have been happier that I got notified about it this time around because I really wanted to get down there, and It does not happen in this industry when it circles back around to you. It has been unique because it has been a very difficult run the last year and a half in this industry, and to just have this opportunity come back was not something I thought was going to be on the table."
On his style on air:
"I come from the Midwest, so I do have a dry midwestern humor that I will work into what I do. I prepare diligently. Ninety percent of what I do is before broadcast so that I can walk in and know what to say and be ready for anything. But when push comes to shove, this job's a blast and I’m going to have fun doing it and I’m going to have fun doing it for Tulane. You are going to know that I’m calling games for Tulane. I’m going to put that emotion into it. It’s important for me to be around the program and be around the players and the coaches and get to know them on a personal level because that’s what drives my ability to tell a story about them, to know them as human beings first and not just people playing or working at Tulane."
On familiarity with AAC:
"It certainly doesn’t hurt. To be able to watch what Tulane has done from my post here in Greenville the last few years, and not just baseball-related but seeing how football is elevated and seeing what’s being built with men’s basketball and seeing just how the league has continued to grow year in and year out. We knew it was a good football league. Basketball, it’s a power league and what they realize now is the American has put together a good baseball league, so what you have here is a really impressive group of schools, and to see Tulane really put it all together where they are contending towards the top of the conference in football, working their way up in basketball and contending in baseball in a league that’s this difficult has been really fun to see."
On start date:
"I want to get down there pretty quick. We’re trying to pinpoint the first week in July to get down there and get around the facilities, get around the athletic department and get around the football program and start building those relationships. We’re still ironing down that first start date, but it won’t be too long." I’m ready to pick up and go, but 34 is young for some, but I feel old all the time. I’m ready to sit down and ready to put roots down. I want to do it in New Orleans and I want to do it with Tulane, so I really can’t wait to get down there."
On what Tulane said it wanted:
"Someone who wants to champion what Tulane is doing and what is being built there and being the voice of the Green Wave. Call a great game, but call it for the fans of Tulane. The fans of Tulane are very similar to fans at East Carolina. They are fiercely loyal to their school and operate with a chip on their shoulders. They don’t want anyone talking down to them over the course of a broadcast. I l learned that here in Greenville, and I can’t wait to do it in New Orleans and be part of the fanbase, the alumni base. That’s what’s important for me jumping in here immediately to try and get indoctrinated quickly to what Tulane is."
Gloor, 34, has spent the past six years as the radio broadcaster for East Carolina baseball, filling in for basketball at the beginning of seasons when football and basketball conflicted. He will do football, basketball and baseball for Tulane and comes with the seal of approval from Todd Graffagnini. He is not married and has no kids, so his transition to New Orleans should be easier than Allegretta's was.
Corey Gloor Appointed “Voice of the Green Wave” for Tulane Athletics - Tulane University Athletics
Tulane University Athletics and Learfield IMG College, its multimedia rightsholder, today introduced Corey Gloor as "Voice of the Green Wave" and director of broadcasting.
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GLOOR
On his thoughts about getting the job:
"I can’t wait. I went after it a couple years ago and wanted to be down there, wanted to be around Tulane. I’ve watched it from afar and seen this athletic department just continue to build momentum and now it seems like it’s poised to go full steam ahead. To be part of that and get in at this stage when it just seems like football’s in a good spot, baseball’s in a good spot, basketball’s right there where to get in now is really thrilling because I think there’s going to be great things that are going to happen here at Tulane."
On excitement about baseball:
"Totally. With what Tulane was doing, we knew that series in Gainesville was going to be a real massive weekend, and it turned out to be. Tulane had their struggles down the stretch, but they were poised to be a tournament team if not for struggling right at the end there. Tulane baseball is in a really good spot right now. It's fun to see and it was fun to watch from a distance, and I can’t wait to see them up close. When I first got there, my first trip there was 2016 and to see the local media covering Tulane baseball, that’s something I’ve really only seen here in Greenville, so I know the passion is there for Tulane baseball. Once that team takes that next step, then Turchin is going to be jammed and it’s going to be really loud and really rocking and be one of the hardest places to play in college baseball."
On basketball and football:
"I filled in in the month of November when football and basketball overlapped. I didn’t call football and basketball here at ECU but I would jump in when needed."
On getting the job less than two years after going after it and not getting it:
"It was surprising. I couldn’t have been happier that I got notified about it this time around because I really wanted to get down there, and It does not happen in this industry when it circles back around to you. It has been unique because it has been a very difficult run the last year and a half in this industry, and to just have this opportunity come back was not something I thought was going to be on the table."
On his style on air:
"I come from the Midwest, so I do have a dry midwestern humor that I will work into what I do. I prepare diligently. Ninety percent of what I do is before broadcast so that I can walk in and know what to say and be ready for anything. But when push comes to shove, this job's a blast and I’m going to have fun doing it and I’m going to have fun doing it for Tulane. You are going to know that I’m calling games for Tulane. I’m going to put that emotion into it. It’s important for me to be around the program and be around the players and the coaches and get to know them on a personal level because that’s what drives my ability to tell a story about them, to know them as human beings first and not just people playing or working at Tulane."
On familiarity with AAC:
"It certainly doesn’t hurt. To be able to watch what Tulane has done from my post here in Greenville the last few years, and not just baseball-related but seeing how football is elevated and seeing what’s being built with men’s basketball and seeing just how the league has continued to grow year in and year out. We knew it was a good football league. Basketball, it’s a power league and what they realize now is the American has put together a good baseball league, so what you have here is a really impressive group of schools, and to see Tulane really put it all together where they are contending towards the top of the conference in football, working their way up in basketball and contending in baseball in a league that’s this difficult has been really fun to see."
On start date:
"I want to get down there pretty quick. We’re trying to pinpoint the first week in July to get down there and get around the facilities, get around the athletic department and get around the football program and start building those relationships. We’re still ironing down that first start date, but it won’t be too long." I’m ready to pick up and go, but 34 is young for some, but I feel old all the time. I’m ready to sit down and ready to put roots down. I want to do it in New Orleans and I want to do it with Tulane, so I really can’t wait to get down there."
On what Tulane said it wanted:
"Someone who wants to champion what Tulane is doing and what is being built there and being the voice of the Green Wave. Call a great game, but call it for the fans of Tulane. The fans of Tulane are very similar to fans at East Carolina. They are fiercely loyal to their school and operate with a chip on their shoulders. They don’t want anyone talking down to them over the course of a broadcast. I l learned that here in Greenville, and I can’t wait to do it in New Orleans and be part of the fanbase, the alumni base. That’s what’s important for me jumping in here immediately to try and get indoctrinated quickly to what Tulane is."
