Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at Keiser Invitational on September 5, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
Men's Cross Country
at Keiser Invitational
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Florida Atlantic Sports Network
FOX Sports South Florida 640 is the flagship station for the Florida Atlantic Sports Network, with the station carrying every football and men's basketball game live, along with the Owls' weekly Florida Atlantic Coaches Show. All events broadcast on FOX Sports 640 can also be streamed live worldwide on the FOX Sports 640 website (https://live.foxsports640.com/listen) and the FOX Sports 640 app.
Each game broadcast begins with a pregame show that airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff or tipoff, and concludes with a 30-minute postgame show. Voice of the Owls Ken LaVicka is the play-by-play voice for both football and men's basketball, joined in the football booth by former Owl Chris Newbold (analyst), Mike Mreczko (host and engineer) and Frank Forte (sidelines). For basketball, LaVicka is joined on the call by former Owl Damon Arnette.
THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC SPORTS NETWORK BROADCAST TEAM
Ken LaVicka – LaVicka joined the football broadcast team in 2009 and assumed full-time football play-by-play duties in 2011. In addition to football, LaVicka has called all Owl men's basketball games since 2009, including the program's Sun Belt Championship game in 2011 and the historic Final Four run in 2022-23. He began broadcasting Florida Atlantic basketball games in 2007 and was on the call for the baseball team's memorable run in the 2013 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. LaVicka will also continue to host the weekly Florida Atlantic Coaches Show, carried on FOX Sports South Florida 640. As a regular emcee at FAU events, he was on hand for the 2011 football stadium dedication. He has covered the transitions into Conference USA and, most recently, the American Athletic Conference.
Each game broadcast begins with a pregame show that airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff or tipoff, and concludes with a 30-minute postgame show. Voice of the Owls Ken LaVicka is the play-by-play voice for both football and men's basketball, joined in the football booth by former Owl Chris Newbold (analyst), Mike Mreczko (host and engineer) and Frank Forte (sidelines). For basketball, LaVicka is joined on the call by former Owl Damon Arnette.
THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC SPORTS NETWORK BROADCAST TEAM
Ken LaVicka – LaVicka joined the football broadcast team in 2009 and assumed full-time football play-by-play duties in 2011. In addition to football, LaVicka has called all Owl men's basketball games since 2009, including the program's Sun Belt Championship game in 2011 and the historic Final Four run in 2022-23. He began broadcasting Florida Atlantic basketball games in 2007 and was on the call for the baseball team's memorable run in the 2013 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. LaVicka will also continue to host the weekly Florida Atlantic Coaches Show, carried on FOX Sports South Florida 640. As a regular emcee at FAU events, he was on hand for the 2011 football stadium dedication. He has covered the transitions into Conference USA and, most recently, the American Athletic Conference.
Chris Newbold – Newbold joins the team in 2024 after playing five seasons for the Owls as an offensive lineman. The Fort Lauderdale native redshirted in 2007, the first bowl season for FAU, and drew his first action versus North Texas in 2008. Newbold was part of the Owls' second bowl team, which traveled to Detroit for a Motor City Bowl victory over Central Michigan. He concluded his career in 2011 during the program's inaugural season playing at FAU Stadium. A long-time season ticket holder, Newbold has attended every home game since graduating from FAU. He currently serves as a middle school athletic director for Pine Crest Boca, managing approximately 20 teams. He coaches flag football and boys and girls basketball and serves as an assistant coach for boys lacrosse. Shortly after his collegiate playing career ended, Newbold coached football at Spanish River High School.
Damon Arnette -- Arnette joined the team during the 2023-24 season, calling select games with LaVicka. After transferring to Florida Atlantic from Baylor, Arnette was a Trans America Athletic Conference first-team selection in 1998-99. He ranks among the program’s all-time leaders in points (1,246), scoring average (16.6 points per game), free throws (312), rebounds (551), offensive rebounds (192) and steals (163).
Mike Mreczko - Mreczko is in his 10th season as a member of the radio team. He has covered the Owls as a studio host, engineer, analyst, and pre-and postgame host. He joined the Owls after a stint as a news reporter and fill-in anchor for 610 WIOD in Miami. Mreczko was previously a sports anchor on 1010 WINS in New York and has been heard on ESPN Radio affiliates in West Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Lehigh Valley, Pa. He is also currently a teacher at the Sports Leadership Arts Management (SLAM!) charter school, helping students generate content for SLAM! Radio on SiriusXM Channel 145, among other duties.
Frank Forte - Long-time South Florida sports broadcaster Frank Forte joined FAU in March of 2017 as the "Inside the Owls' Burrow" Show feature producer and host and enters his first season as a member of the radio broadcast team to provide sideline updates. Forte joined the Owls after spending 11 years at Fox Sports Florida/Sun Sports. Before working at Fox Sports Florida, he was a sports anchor and reporter for WPLG-TV(ABC) in Miami for 23 years. His experiences have helped Forte win three regional sports Emmy Awards.
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