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Verne Lundquist announces the 2024 Masters will be his last behind the microphone on CBS
Verne Lundquist called his final college football game at the 2016 SEC Championship, but the legendary broadcaster couldn’t give up one of his favorite plum jobs, coming out of retirement once a year to partake in the Masters.
Lundquist, now 83, hinted in previous years that he might stop his annual trek to Augusta National after his 40th year of broadcasting the event, and on Wednesday he made it official — the 2024 Masters will be his last behind the microphone.
Lundquist, whose famous calls at the Masters include Jack Nicklaus’ birdie putt on 17 – “Yes, Sir!” – in 1986 that gave him the lead and Tiger Woods’ dramatic chip-in birdie on the 16th hole – “In your life!”– in 2005, admittedly doesn’t get around like he used to. The national broadcaster has a home in picturesque Steamboat Springs, Colorado, while he and his wife, Nancy, purchased a small condo in Austin, where he attended high school and started his illustrious career.
During a podcast done in 2022 with the Ringer, Lundquist said he had a plan in place for the finale after talking with CBS Sports executives.
“Sean (McManus, CBS Sports Chairman) and I had a recent talk about my work at Augusta,” Lundquist said at the time. “But in all likelihood, number 40 will likely be my last. Just because it will be time. I think that’s the plan.”
Lundquist’s call as the Dallas Cowboys radio voice of Jackie Smith’s drop in Super Bowl XIII remains one of his most recognizable. And he was the voice of SEC football on CBS as well as a yearly contributor during the NCAA Tournament for decades. He has made occasional cameos outside of golf in recent years, like one before Georgia and Alabama kicked off in the 2023 SEC championship game.
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But when it comes to golf, little tops Lundquist’s call of Nicklaus’ putt at the 17th hole of the final round of the 1986 Masters. We all know the call – “Maybe … Yes, sir!” – that would mark Nicklaus’ final push in a stunning Masters win at the age of 46.
Of course, Lundquist was also the TV announcer for the golf classic “Happy Gilmore,” the Adam Sandler movie about a failed hockey player who takes his talents to the golf course in order to save his grandmother’s house. The comedy has undeniably become a part of golf’s culture.
The Masters will be held at Augusta National Golf Club from April 11-14.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – You can give your input on changes you would like to see across CSRA.
You can comment on the draft of the Augusta Regional Transportation Study’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan online, also known as ARTS.
ARTS is a federally funded agency that is responsible for recommending projects to improve roads, bridges, sidewalks and other public projects.
The plan has to be updated every five years.
Since ARTS works with GDOT and South Carolina DOT, public meetings will be on both sides of the river.
A meeting takes place in Aiken County at the Government Center from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on August 5.
Another two meetings happen on August 6 at the Columbia County Public Library from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and in Richmond County from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Sand Hills Community Center.
The formal adoption is expected in September.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – We have a safety alert about some dangerous medical waste.
When a News 12 viewer found a pile of needles and even some vials of blood, he was worried kids in a nearby neighborhood might find it, too.
When he reached out to the News 12 on Your Side Investigators, we went to work.
We met him at the site just steps from the Pine College campus and in the heart of the Laney-Walker Neighborhood.
Nestled in the bushes, we saw a nest of needles and other used medical materials.
Vials of what looked like blood, syringes and IV tubing were tangled in a mound, posing potential dangers.
“Anthony” did not want us to show you his face, but he wanted to show you what he stumbles across while taking a shortcut to the store.
“I didn’t want no kid to walk up on it and get poked by it,” Anthony said.
When we expanded our search just beyond that pile, we found more than just needles and vials of blood. In a separate location, we discovered other medical debris, including X-rays and tattered parts of charts revealing personal patient information.
One document referenced treatment for back pain and included a patient’s name.
Used needles and biological materials like blood are considered biohazardous waste, capable of spreading infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Georgia law mandates strict procedures for safely disposing of such waste and even includes protections for animals.
We contacted the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to report the discovery. Within minutes, two deputies arrived and began documenting and collecting the hazardous materials, wearing protective gloves and activating their body cameras for transparency.
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“There’s a lot here,” one deputy remarked. “We’ll collect as much as we can, and our narcotics office has a way of disposing of stuff like this.”
Deputies also accompanied us to the second nearby site, where additional needles and medical waste, including a nasal Narcan spray and what appeared to be a broken thermometer, were found in plain view.
Most of the shreds of medical documents we recovered appeared to be decades old, with some dated as far back as the late 1990s. The only identifier was a reference to a hospital in Barnwell that shut its doors in 2016.
Despite the medical records and vials of blood, deputies didn’t seem to think it was a traditional illegal dumping site. Instead, it may have been someone rifling through stolen medical supplies, possibly looking for drugs, and abandoning what they didn’t need.
Thanks to Anthony’s report and a rapid response from law enforcement, all the waste was carefully removed and properly disposed of.
“It’s just crazy how much there is,” one deputy said on body cam while collecting the final items.
Anthony said his conscience wouldn’t let him walk past the dangerous debris without taking action.
“I’m not gonna walk by it,” he said. “It’s just not right.”
What to do if you find medical waste
If you ever come across medical waste like syringes, vials, or medical records in a public area, don’t touch it. Contact local law enforcement immediately. Those agencies have the tools and training to handle and dispose of it safely.
As for the personal information we uncovered, News 12 is in the process of trying to reach those affected. The records appear to be old, and there were only a few, but like the rest of the materials, they’ve now been securely disposed of.
This story serves as a powerful reminder: One person speaking up can help protect an entire community.
If you see something dangerous, say something.
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