Dan Hannigan is in his 20th season as the voice of the Maine Black Bears and is one of the most talented and respected broadcasters in our business. He has won numerous awards in our industry since breaking in to the business in 1993. Dan began his career as a sports reporter and anchor at WVII-TV, an ABC affiliate based in Bangor, ME. He also did play by play and functioned as a sports reporter and talk show host for WZON in Bangor. He has won awards from the Maine Associated Press and Maine Association of Broadcasters for his radio and television work. He also became the 15th recipient of the Joe Concannon Media Award, the annual award presented to a member of the Media who demonstrates excellence and dedication to outstanding media work promoting the league, in 2006. Dan was at the microphone for Maine's 1999 national championship win, calling the championship game winning goal for Maine radio.
Dan has been named Maine Sportscaster of the Year on multiple occasions. He has also been instrumental in producing of Inside Hockey East, a monthly television show which aired on NESN.
Dan is the co-founder and co-owner of Cod Rock Media Productions, a company that was started in 2003 along with another outstanding broadcaster, Eric Frede, who coincidentally won the Concannon Media Award in 2005, the year prior to Dan's receiving of the prestigious award. Cod Rock Media Productions is a video production company focused on sports and corporate visual presentations. The company's website refers to the goal of the company endeavoring to " help their clients visually tell their stories, emphasizing the best that each organization has to offer", which is very apropos because Dan is an excellent storyteller himself, a fact which has been proven true on his radio broadcasts. I can tell you this for a fact firsthand because I have listened to Dan on many occasions, and he is as good as it gets. If you'd like to learn more about CodRock productions, I invite you to stop by and visit the company website at www.codrockmedia.com.
Dan also is currently doing TV work for Maine Black Bear football as well, seamlessly making the transition from hockey. He also is covering Maine hockey on a national basis, as many of his calls are featured on Fox College Sports Atlantic alongside Mike Tuell. One of the things that amazes me about Dan is his dedication to Maine hockey- he has arguably the longest commute of any broadcaster in the league- from his home in Kittery, ME to Orono for home games- but he answers the bell in spite of that and has done so for 20 years.
Here is a clip of Dan's play by play of a game against Massachusetts at Alfond Arena on 10/31/14 alongside longtime color commentator Larry Mahoney, a 6-5 Maine overtime win:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Ypj59HpXk
And additional play by play highlights of a Maine victory over UNH on 1/25/14:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYLHkUY9Tkc
To listen to Dan and his longtime partner Larry Mahoney on the call of Maine hockey, they are on several radio stations around the state of Maine- the flagship station being WVOM radio (103.9 FM) in Bangor. Games can also be heard on WVQM 101.3 (Augusta), WSYY 1240 AM (Millinocket), WLOB 1310 AM (Portland), WJJB 96.3 (Portland), WRED 1440 AM (Portland) and WVOM 1450 (Rockland). Internet audio can be found through www.GoBlackBears.com as well. Those stations can also be searched for on the Tune In radio app as well for mobile devices.
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