On Air Today: Outgoing UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham, Past, Present, and Future

About this episode

Bubba Cunningham discusses his tenure as UNC Athletic Director and the future of college athletics.

It’s been a big transition year for Tar Heel athletics, as longtime AD Bubba Cunningham gradually turns over the AD role to Steve Newmark and heads into a new role as “senior adviser to the chancellor and the athletics director.” Cunningham joined Aaron in 97.9 The Hill studios this week for an extended conversation about his 15-year run as athletics director, which included 24 team national championships; they also talked about the state of UNC sports – and college athletics in general – both today and in the near future. 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live. You can also listen to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” on Spotify. Click here to…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Keck

Guest: Bubba Cunningham

Topics covered

• UNC athletics
• Bubba Cunningham
• college sports
• leadership transition
• national championships

Keywords

• UNC
• Bubba Cunningham
• Steve Newmark
• athletic director
• college athletics
• national championships
• transition

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Organizations: UNC, 97.9 The Hill, Chapelboro.com, WCHL

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