Sons to remember Woody Durham in Randolph library Friends event

Woody Durham

ASHEBORO – “The Voice of the Tar Heels” — Woody Durham — will be remembered by his sons Wes and Taylor Durham in a Friends of the Randolph County Public Library event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Pinewood Country Club.

              

Tickets are $30 and are on sale now at the Asheboro Public Library, 201 Worth Street. Heavy hors d’ouevres are included in the ticket price; there will be a cash bar.

Taylor and Wes will share memories about their sportscaster father and stories from his career. Woody’s wife, Jean, also will be on hand for the event.

Woody Durham, who passed away in 2018, was known as the “Voice of the Tar Heels” during his 40-year career as play-by-play announcer for the University of North Carolina men’s basketball and football programs.

Wes Durham has been the radio play-by-play voice of the Atlanta Falcons since 2004, and is in his sixth season as the primary play-by-play announcer for the Atlantic Coast Conference on Fox Sports South and the ACC Network. He is an 11-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year award from the National Sports Media Association.

Taylor Durham is in his 10th year with Elon Athletics as The Voice of the Phoenix, and his 19th year with Learfield IMG College, handling all aspects of Elon football, basketball and baseball broadcasts while also helping to cultivate corporate partnerships with Elon Athletics.

For further information, call 336-318-6801.

Taylor and Wes Durham