Former NFLer D.J. Shockley has agreed to terms with the Univ. of Georgia and Learfield IMG College to "succeed Chuck Dowdle in the ambassador role that includes being the sideline reporter for radio broadcasts and hosting coaches' shows and other events," according to sources cited by Chip Towers of the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION. Simultaneously, Shockley has "accepted a full-time position as the Monday-Friday sports anchor for WAGA Channel 5's newscasts." Ken Rodriguez retired from that role last month. The past couple of years, Shockley has worked for ESPN as a college football analyst with both the SEC Network and the ACC Network. He did that while also "serving as co-host of Channel 5's weekly 'Early Birds.'" Thanks "in part to the job that Dowdle did," the position Shockley is inheriting is a "fairly high-profile one for UGA athletics" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 7/17).
Sources: D.J. Shockley takes UGA radio broadcasting gig
