Steve Russell

Steve Russell was the College’s sports director for ESPN Gainesville and WUFT-TV until his retirement in 2024. Russell had been broadcasting his Sportscene radio show since 1998, making it Gainesville’s longest-running sports-talk show. In addition to his duties as sports director, Steve also worked for the University Athletic Association and IMG as one of the radio voices for Gator baseball broadcasts. He also worked play-by-play and as a color analyst for Gator volleyball, women’s basketball and softball. At UFCJC, Russell introduced a number of new courses on play-by-play announcing and covering sports on multiple platforms.