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Sunday Chat with Columbus Blue Jackets' TV play-by-play announcer, BGSU graduate Steve Mears

Sunday Chat is a weekly feature appearing in The Blade’s print and digital platforms each Sunday.

COLUMBUS — Steve Mears will never forget the first Columbus Blue Jackets game he went to when he was a student at Bowling Green State University more than 20 years ago.

He can’t wait to create even more memories with the organization in the coming months and years.

Mears, a 2002 BGSU graduate who has had a highly successful broadcasting career, was hired as the Blue Jackets’ TV play-by-play announcer in July. He replaced Jeff Rimer, who retired at the end of last season after 20 years with the Blue Jackets, and will join color analyst Jody Shelley for the team’s televised games on Bally Sports Ohio.