Kent Pavelka

Longtime Nebraska play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka will retire following 2026-2027 season

Oct 27, 2026 @ 9:00pm

One of the most legendary voices of Nebraska men’s basketball and football is hanging up the headset. Longtime play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka, who began calling Cornhusker games in 1974, announced Monday evening on Huskers Radio Network that he will retire after the 2026-27 season, per the Daily Nebraskan. “It’s time,” Pavelka said on the radio…

Legendary Nebraska announcer’s call of wild finish vs. Vanderbilt will give fans chills

Mar 22, 2026 @ 2:29am

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Larry Brown Sports

Longtime Nebraska basketball radio announcer Kent Pavelka sounded like he was about to have a heart attack on Saturday as his team survived a scare against Vanderbilt. Pavelka, who has been Nebraska’s radio announcer for 41 years, was electric on the mic in the closing seconds of the 4-seed Cornhuskers’ win against the 5-seed Commodores … The post Legendary Nebraska announcer’s call of wild finish vs. Vanderbilt will give fans chills appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.