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 Bob
Barrickman has become the voice, if not the pulse, of Beaver County
Sports. His unique delivery has been broadcasting games for nearly
three full decades, and the fairness in his reporting has made him
highly popular with coaches, players, and fans alike. A graduate of
Beaver High School, Bob attended Lock Haven and Slippery Rock
Universities. He completed his degree at SRU, majoring in
communications. He began his announcing career in 1980 at WMBA radio
station in Ambridge. Seven years later, he moved to WBVP in Beaver
Falls, where he served for five years as color commentator with
fellow Hall of Famer,
Chris
Shovlin. In 1992, Bob assumed the lead play-by-play duties at
WBVP. Since then, he has broadcast over 40 state championship games,
and even more WPIAL finals. In addition to his game broadcasts, Bob
has stayed on top of the scene by hosting talk shows and weekly
coach’s interview shows. Presently, besides his duties as an on-air
personality, Bob is an account sales executive at the now sister
stations of WBVP and WMBA, where he also does voice over
commercials. For the past 20 years, Bob has been the radio voice for
Geneva College football and basketball. His game broadcasts has been
recognized by Achievement in Radio (AIR), an award he shares with
the crew he leads, including Van Zanic, Jeff Hatthorn, and Chris
Matthews. Being affiliated with the MSA Sports Network, Bob’s
broadcasts at both the high school and college levels can be heard
worldwide via the internet. But it is just not local sports that Bob
has been involved with. He has covered the last two Steelers Super
Bowls and the major league baseball All Star game held in 2006 in
Pittsburgh. His media interests have branched out to the newsprint
field. For the past ten years, Bob has written a popular column for
the Beaver County Times entitled “Another Look”, featuring past
sports personalities and games. Highly sought as an emcee at various
sports banquets, Bob has served as the Master of Ceremonies for the
past 26 years for the Beaver County Outstanding Young Woman Program,
formerly known as Junior Miss. He is a longtime member of the Beaver
Area Jaycees, and assists the Jaycees in its charitable projects. In
addition, Bob helps the YMCA of Beaver County in its fundraising
efforts, and he serves on the Penn State-Beaver Communications
Advisory Board. Bob is single and resides in Rochester. |
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