James Hardy 289 Antler Way Lincoln, AL 35096 Email: jameshardysports@yahoo.com | Mobile: 205-454-2162 Twitter: @JamesHardyPBP Instagram: @jameshardypbp
Play-by-Play
Down in Front Productions (Birmingham, AL) 2022-Present
Play-by-play broadcaster for UAB softball on C-USA TV and ESPN+ (2022-present) Play-by-play broadcaster for UAB women's soccer on ESPN+ (2023-present) Play-by-play broadcaster and color commentator for East Coast Pro Showcase (2024) Play-by-play broadcaster for UAB men's soccer on ESPN+ (2023-present) Fill-in play-by-play broadcaster for UAB baseball on C-USA TV and ESPN+ (2023-present) Fill-in play-by-play broadcaster for UAB volleyball on ESPN+ (2023-present)
Friday Night Network (Anniston, AL) 2018, 2021-Present
Play-by-play broadcaster for the FNN High School Football Game of the Week (2021-present) Play-by-play broadcaster for the FNN High School Basketball Game of the Week (2022- present) Play-by-play broadcaster for AHSAA 1A-7A Softball Championship on WOTM and NFHS Network (2021-present) Co-host for the FNN Tuesday Night Coaches Show (analysis, player and coach interviews) Introduced FNN Player of the Year and Coach of the Year candidates at the FNN High School Football Awards Banquet (2022-present) Play-by-play broadcaster for the AHSAA 4A Baseball semifinals (Brooks High School vs. Hokes Bluff High School) (2018) Play-by-play broadcaster for the AHSAA 4A Area 8 Softball Tournament (2018)
Jockjive Sports 2015-Present
Play-by-play broadcaster for the ACCC Men’s and Women’s State Basketball Tournament (2022) Play-by-play broadcaster for ACCC Softball Championship (2015-2019, 2021-2022, 2024) Play-by-play broadcaster for NJCAA Gulf Atlantic District Volleyball Championship (2018-2021) Play-by-Play broadcaster for Dixie Youth Baseball AAA, Majors and Ozone Championship (2015-2019) Play-by-play broadcaster for Dixie Youth AA Baseball Championship (2015)
Samford University Athletics (Birmingham, AL) 2014-2019, 2022
Softball play-by-play broadcaster (2014-2019) Broadcast spotter for Samford football on ESPN+ (2019 and 2022) Creator and author of the "In the Circle" softball blog on samfordsports.com (2015-2016) Fill-in baseball play-by-play broadcaster (2014-2019) Fill-in basketball play-by-play broadcaster (2014) Fill-in Women’s Basketball and Baseball Producer for the Samford Sports Network (2015)
Scott Communications (Selma, AL) 2012-2018
Play-by-play broadcaster for the JAM High School Football Game of the Week (2012, 2014 and 2018) Morgan Academy football play-by-play broadcaster (2013, 2015-2017) Secured a season sponsorship with Moore-Stewart Ford for Morgan Academy football on WALX-FM (2015)
University of West Alabama (Livingston, AL) 2012-2014
Football, basketball (men's and women's) and baseball play-by-play broadcaster (2012-2014) Creator and producer of UWA Tigers Minute on WYLS-FM (2013-2014) Fill-in volleyball PA Announcer (2013)
Sports Talk Radio
Tide 100.9 (Tuscaloosa, AL) 2015-2019
Producer and fill-in host for The Martin Houston Show, Inside the Locker Room, the Gary Harris Show and Southern Fried Sports (2015-2019) Author of Across the Diamond bi-weekly column for tide1009.com (2017-2019) Host of the Tuscaloosa County High School Coaches Show (2017-2018) Producer for the Tide 100.9 pre-game and post-game shows during football season (2015-2017)
Fill-in/Guest Play-by-Play Opportunities
Gulf South Conference Softball and Baseball Championships (2023 and 2024) Men's and Women's Cross-Country Championships (2022) Alabama women's basketball on the Crimson Tide Sports Network (2018) On-site game correspondent for CBS Sports Radio's "All Eyes on College Football" (2018) Birmingham Barons (2009, 2012 and 2015) Perfect Game USA 14U, 15U and 16U World Series in Fort Myers, FL (2014) Carolina Mudcats (2011)
Traffic
Cumulus Media (Birmingham, AL) 2019-Present
Traffic Coordinator for the Fort Walton Beach and Tri-Cities (TN) markets
Awards
Alabama Broadcasters Association The Gary Harris Show: Judges Award of Merit for Medium Market Morning Show (2016)
Education
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL Master's: Sports Management (2009) Bachelor of Arts, Telecommunication and Film (2007)