NC State radio broadcaster hanging up the mic, announces his retirement
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- Tony Haynes will retire in 2025 after 28 years with N.C. State Athletics.
- Haynes served as host, reporter and analyst across multiple sports platforms.
- His departure marks the second veteran broadcaster retirement in two years.
Wolfpack Sports Network and a longtime voice for N.C. State athletics will retire at the end of the football season, the athletic department announced on Friday.
Tony Haynes, an N.C. State alumnus, will end his broadcasting career this fall after 28 years with the university.
“I’d like to thank everyone at N.C. State, including administrators, coaches and student-athletes for giving me the access required to provide the best possible information for our fans,” Haynes said in a statement. “The staff at Learfield and Wolfpack Sports Properties has been tremendous, as well. It has been a pleasure working alongside my teammates on the broadcast crew. Together, we have collected memories that will last a lifetime. Finally to the fans, your passion for the Pack is what makes the N.C. State experience so unique and special. Thank you for your support these last 28 years.”
Haynes joined the network in 1998 and worked in various roles throughout his near-30 years. He served as a pre- and post-game host and sideline reporter for football, men’s basketball analyst, baseball play-by-play broadcaster and hosted the football and men’s basketball coaches’ shows on television and radio.
He recalls listening to former Wolfpack radio broadcasters, Wally Ausley and Garry Dornburg, when he was a teenager.
Originally from Lynchburg, Virginia, Haynes attended N.C. State and graduated in 1984. He served as the sports director for the university’s student radio station, WKNC, from 1982-84.
“Tony has been a fantastic ambassador for NC State for almost three decades,” Wolfpack Sports Properties General Manager Kyle Winchester said in a statement. “His professionalism, knowledge of the game and passion for the Wolfpack have been evident to all who listened to him. He’s a great broadcaster and we relish this opportunity to celebrate his contributions to the Pack.”
Haynes began his professional career in 1984 WKIX as a sports reporter and DJ.
He was part of the North Carolina News Network from 1989 to 2000. Haynes also began working with Duke Radio Network as a sideline reporter in 1987 and joined the Blue Devils’ men’s basketball radio team in 1993.
This is the second longtime N.C. State broadcaster to announce his retirement in the last two years. Gary Hahn announced his retirement in 2023, completing his 35-year career in the spring of 2024.
Matt Chazanow replaced Hahn and worked alongside Haynes for the past year.
This story was originally published August 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM.
