Longtime NC State radio play-by-play voice Gary Hahn has announced his upcoming retirement.
Hahn has worked as the Voice of the Wolfpack football and men’s basketball teams since 1990, calling more than 400 football and 1,000 men’s basketball games.
“I will be pushing 72 years old, so I’m in the fourth quarter of my life, and there are other important things I’d like to do—and need to do—with the time that the Lord has planned for me. This decision will give me the opportunity to finish strong,” Hahn said as he concluded the Wolfpack’s postgame show Saturday.
Before joining NC State as its radio voice, Hahn worked with radio networks for Louisville, Ohio State, and Alabama. Additionally, he served as a sports anchor/reporter for the NBC Radio Network.
“Gary has been a big part of the fabric of NC State sports for three decades, and we thank him for the role he has played in connecting our passionate Wolfpack fans to the excitement and spirit of game days whether they are in Raleigh or around the country,” said Kyle Winchester, General Manager of Wolfpack Sports Properties, the local division of Learfield that manages the Wolfpack Sports Network. “We appreciate his tireless commitment to serving our NC State teams, coaches, fans, and the community.”
He will step aside from his duties with the school’s radio network at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 men’s basketball season.
Gary Hahn was suspended from his role late last year after a quip during the school’s bowl game broadcast. During the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Hahn gave a score update from the Sun Bowl, which takes place in El Paso, Texas. In the update, he said the game was being played “amongst all the illegal aliens” in the Texas border city. Learfield subsequently suspended him for two weeks before he returned to the program’s basketball broadcasts.
