Art Challis
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Title
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Art Challis
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Subject
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Sports Broadcasting
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Date
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1973-
2016 (Hall of Fame induction)
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Description
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When Challis started his career in front of the microphone the T-Birds were an NAIA athletics school with seven sports. Over the years Challis has traveled to 48 states following the Thunderbirds. He has broadcast more than 1,500 athletic competitions involving SUSC and SUU teams, primarily football and men's basketball.
Challis also spent many years at the diamond sharing the exploits of the T-Birds baseball teams with listeners on various radio stations. He has only missed a handful of games during the 43 years since he started and they were mostly for family milestone events. Challis has been teaching at SUU since 1982 in the communications department that he now chairs.
