June 30 is truly the end of an era in Southern Illinois University Carbondale athletics, for the University as a whole and Saluki fans everywhere.
The longtime Voice of the Salukis Mike Reis announced on May 31 he was stepping down after a 44-year career that included over 13-hundred basketball games, 500 football games and countless baseball contests. Friday is his last official day on the job.
I had the pleasure of taping a television program with Reis as well as two longtime colleagues in the broadcast booth, Gene Green and Mike Trude.
This is a brief excerpt from that half-hour TV program, which will air on July 13 at 7 p.m.
This radio segment starts with the question to Reis as to why he is stepping away now.
