VERMILLION, S.D.—Eustis native, John Thayer, the voice of South Dakota womens basketball for the last seven seasons, is replacing Joe Van Goor as the play-by-play announcer for Coyote football and mens basketball. The University and Learfield, IMG College made that announcement last week. KRVNs Jayson Jorgensen spoke with Thayer about this big promotion. Click here to listen.
Thayer has been the sideline reporter for Coyote football for the past five seasons. He will be joined in the booth by Gary Culver, the former coach of Vermillion High School who has served as the analyst of Coyote football broadcasts since 2013. Thayer is a 2008 graduate of Doane College where he helped launch the Tiger Sports Network. He worked for stations in Colorado and Nebraska before arriving in Yankton in July of 2012.
