Astros Broadcaster and UI Alumnus Brett Dolan to Visit UI/KRUI
UI alumnus Brett Dolan, a play-by-play radio announcer and color analyst for the Houston Astros, will visit campus Friday, Nov. 14.
KRUI Sports Director Jordan Loperena will interview Dolan at noon on 89.7 FM.
The public is invited to a question and answer session with Dolan at 2:30 p.m. in Room 101 of Becker Communication Studies Building. Dolan also plans to speak to broadcast journalism and communications classes during his visit.
Dolan, a native of Casey, Iowa, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the UI in 1992. He worked at KRUI as a student and worked his way up as a broadcaster in the minor leagues before joining the Astros in 2006.
Sponsors of Dolan’s visit are KRUI, and the UI communication studies and sports studies departments, both part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.