Jan. 20, 2006

Neil Harwell, Oklahoma Christian University
Broadcasting
Graduated - 1981
Major - Mass Communications/Mathematics

A longtime supporter of NAIA athletics, Neil Harwell just completed his first year as Vice President-Business Development for the Kansas City Royals.  In addition, Harwell is in his third year as Vice President and General Manager of the Royals Sports Television Network, LLC (RSTN). 

A graduate of Oklahoma Christian University, Harwell accepted a baseball scholarship before realizing that broadcasting was his dream.  He passed on the opportunity to play baseball and spent his college years broadcasting Eagle basketball and baseball games.

Prior to joining the Royals, Harwell spent 18 years in various capacities at Time Warner Cable in Kansas City. He served as Vice President and General Manager of Advertising Sales for the Kansas City Interconnect, managing the advertising effort for Time Warner and Comcast, from 2000-2003. He was also the General Manager of Metro Sports (1997-2000), as well as a Regional Vice President of Prime Sportschannel Networks (1995-97) and Director of Marketing and Sales of Time Warner (1988-95). 

Harwell is a regular at the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship, serving as the play-by-play announcer for the championship game.

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