Union University Athletics

Steve Beverly is retiring from Union University this year after 50 years in news and sports broadcasting, mostly in television. Of those 50 years, the last 28 of those years he has been a professor of broadcast journalism at Union. Beverly has been a very valuable asset to Union University Athletics, mainly basketball. His talents and leadership helped get Union basketball on television when very few schools the size of Union, if any, had that luxury.  

A native of Waycross, Georgia, Beverly began his work in broadcasting as a student at Valdosta State and later, the University of Georgia. His first TV job was at WRBL in Columbus, Georgia. He earned 15 AP and UPI awards for journalism. His top interviews include professional athletes Larry Holmes, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Wilma Rudolph, Harvey Glance, Joe Meriwether, David Pearson, and Andre the Giant. 

In 1993 he began working at Union and in that season, he became the television voice of Union basketball for the next 25 years. He has spent the last three years off air, but working as the executive producer of the broadcasts.

For 12 years, Beverly was the senior play-by-play commentator for the NAIA Women’s National Championship Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee. Since then, he has called two NCAA D2 Women’s Basketball Region Tournaments and several Gulf South Conference Tournament games. 

Beverly’s 28 year career at Union has included 769 college basketball games on television.  

Beverly has earned numerous awards in his field including the 2010 Tennessee Communications Educator of the Year Award and two Howard Newell Innovative Teaching Awards. 

Beverly has volunteered and served very well over the previous 13 hall of fame ceremonies as the Master of Ceremonies.  

Beverly is married to the former Rebecca Geeslin. They have two daughters, Holly and Melody, and two grandsons.