Tony Haynes, a long-time member of the Wolfpack Sports
Network, will retire after the 2025 football season.
Haynes has worked as a sideline reporter for football
broadcasts, an analyst for basketball and a play-by-play announcer for
baseball.
“When I listened to Wally Ausley and Garry Dornburg
call NC State games as a teenager, I always thought that would be a cool job;
well, it has been,” Haynes said in part in a university-issued news release.
“I’d like to thank everyone at NC State, including administrators, coaches
and student athletes for giving me the access required to provide the best
possible information for our fans.”
Haynes also thanked Learfield, Wolfpack Sports Properties,
the broadcast crew and Wolfpack fans.
“Your passion for the Pack is what makes the NC State
experience so unique and special,” Haynes said. “Thank you for your support
these last 28 years.”
The 2025 season will mark Haynes’ 28th with the
Wolfpack football program.
“Tony has been a fantastic ambassador for NC State for
almost three decades,” Wolfpack Sports Properties General Manager Kyle
Winchester said. “His professionalism, knowledge of the game, and passion
for the Wolfpack has been evident to all who listened to him. He’s a great
broadcaster and we relish this opportunity to celebrate his contributions to
the ‘Pack.”
Haynes is a 1984 graduate of NC State. He got his start in
radio as the sports director for NC State’s student radio station WKNC 88.1 FM,
from 1982-84.
After graduation, Haynes joined WKIX 850 in Raleigh as a
disc jockey and sports reporter from 1984-89.
Haynes joined the Duke Radio Network as a sideline reporter
in 1987 and later became a member of the Duke men’s basketball radio team in
1993.
The Lynchburg, Virginia, native also worked as a sports
anchor/reporter for the North Carolina News Network from 1989-2000.
NC State opens its season on Thursday hosting ECU.