lehner.jpgGeorge Lehner served for over twenty years as sports director at WTVN Radio in Columbus, Ohio; responsible for all sports programming on WTVN and two others of the six affiliated Clear Channel stations in the Columbus market.

George anchored a dozen sports broadcasts every day during drive time in the morning and afternoon. In addition, he was responsible for all phases ofo WTVN’s award winning pregame and postgame broadcast coverage of Ohio State University football, including anchoring ninety minute programs before and after each game, and, a weekly two hour listener call in program. Also, for several years, he cohosted a daily sports talk radio program. George has covered Ohio State football from virtually every major college stadium in the nation, along with bowl games in Florida, Arizona, Texas and California.

He directed the stations coverage of high school football and hosted a one-hour high school football scoreboard show each Friday night during the high school football season. He has also anchored live coverage from the Super Bowl, the NFL draft, the World Series, the baseball All-Star game, major league baseball spring training, The Masters Tournament in Augusta, and The Memorial Tournament.

During his tenure, WTVN was named the Best Sports Operation in the state of Ohio; he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the state of Ohio multiple times and was honored with UPI’s Regional Broadcast Award for Best Sports Reporting. George voted in the prestigious Associated Press College Football and Basketball polls for over ten years, the only broadcast journalist in the nation asked to vote in both polls. He also voted for the Heisman Trophy. George was inducted in the Radio and Television Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame in Ohio in 2006.

George lives in Columbus and has three children.

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