For over 43 years, listeners who tuned in to the Huskie Radio Network heard the unmistakable voice of play-by-play announcer Bill Baker.  One of NIU’s most revered radio personalities, Baker served as the play-by-play voice of NIU football and basketball...

DeKALB – NIU radio broadcast veteran Bill Baker will be passing the torch to Andy Garcia as his successor for the radio play-by-play voice of NIU football for the 2024 season and men’s basketball’s for the 2023-2024 season. Baker announced in...

DeKALB — Radio play-by-play announcer and United States Air Force veteran Bill Baker has been named an “Elite 11” finalist for the 2023 Armed Forces Merit Award, NIU announced on Friday.   The Armed Forces Merit Award honors an individual and/or...

It’s Sept. 5, 1980 in Anaheim, California. NIU football opens its season at Long Beach State University at Anaheim Stadium. NIU flanker Mike Pinckney receives the game’s opening kickoff. Ninety-seven yards later, he crosses the goal line to give the...