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Fans can follow women's basketball on the radio on WPBE 95.3 (BOB-FM) in Lafayette/West Lafayette area. Five games will reach a wider audience when they are broadcast on the Purdue Sports Network, a division of Learfield Communications, Inc. and Purdue Sports Properties. The schedule of those games is below. Games also can be heard worldwide at Purduesports.com.
Purdue Sports Network games
Nov. 17 at Bowling Green, 6:45 p.m. ET
Dec. 11 at Central Michigan, 1:45 p.m. ET
Dec. 18 at Auburn, 2:45 p.m. ET
Jan. 19 at Indiana, 7:45 p.m. ET
Jan. 26 at Northwestern, 7:45 p.m. ET
Tim Newton is in his 22nd season as the voice of Purdue women's basketball. He serves as the play-by-play announcer for all home and away games. He also hosts the "Sharon Versyp Radio and TV Show and the "Danny Hope Show" on radio and television. Newton took over as the radio play-by-play voice of Purdue football in 2010 following 16 seasons as the pregame/halftime/postgame anchor as well as producer. Previously, Newton served as sports director at WASK radio in Lafayette from 1982 to 1986. He received the UPI state award for high school football play-by-play in 1983. A 1981 Purdue graduate, Newton is director of external relations and communications for the Krannert School of Management. He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Emily and Aaron.
Jane Schott is in her 14th season providing color commentary for home games. The former Jane Calhoun played for Purdue from 1987 to 1992. She is currently a teacher and the head girls' basketball coach at West Lafayette High School. She and her husband, Tom, reside in West Lafayette with their two sons, August and Sam.
Sara White is in her sixth season as a color commentator for Purdue women's basketball, handling color commentary on all road games. White spent 10 years on the women's basketball staff at the University of Louisville, including three as co-head coach with her husband, Martin Clapp. White is currently the athletics communications director for Purdue's women's basketball.
The Sharon Versyp Radio Show
Monday nights during the basketball season, fans can tune into the Sharon Versyp Show to hear the coach break down games and discuss the Boilermakers. Tim Newton hosts the hour-long program at 7:10 p.m. ET, which airs on WBPE-FM 95.3. The show originates from Fuzzy's Taco Shop on State Street in West Lafayette, and features call-in and live audience questions. The phone number to call in with questions is 765-471-9653. To email a question for coach Versyp, send to sharonversypshow@gmail.com.
Radio Show Dates
Nov. 21 and 28
Dec. 5 and 12
Jan. 3 (7 p.m.), 9, 16, 24 (7 p.m.) and 30
Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27
March 5
The Sharon Versyp Television Show
For the fourth season, the Sharon Versyp Show on television - hosted by Tim Newton - begins airing in December and runs through March with breaks around the holidays. The show once again will be carried by the Big Ten Network and WLFI-TV18. The schedule for the Big Ten Network. Fans can catch the show locally on WLFI on Saturdays at 6:30 a.m. Versyp's television show is taped every Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET.
Big Ten Network Air Dates
Friday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. ET
Friday, Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 3 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Friday, Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m. ET
TV Show Taping Dates
Nov. 29
Dec. 6 and 13
Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28
March 6 and 13
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