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Kautz named as BC Hall of Fame Broadcaster inductee

By Brian Hagen

10/17/2022

(KAIR)--KAIR Radio’s very own Tom Kautz is going into the Benedictine College Athletic Hall of Fame.

That word comes in a release from the college announcing the 2022 Class set for induction Saturday, Oct. 29, during the school’s Homecoming Weekend.

A native son of Atchison, Kansas, Tom Kautz graduated from Benedictine College in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. He began his broadcasting career as a nighttime board operator on Atchison's KARE Radio in 1977 while still a student. He was mentored by Benedictine Hall-of-Famer Bill Ervin and entered the broadcast booth in 1979. Following the passing of Mr. Ervin in 1981, Tom became the home and away voice of Raven Athletics on the air. In more than 40 years of broadcasting, he has only missed nine football games and is proud to have called over 470 Benedictine football games and over 1,900 Benedictine basketball games. Since 2010 he is fortunate to have been joined by his son Gus Kautz '09 on the air as the broadcast team.

The release calls Kautz’s passion for Benedictine College athletics “tremendous” and his love of the school and its players “deep”.

The other inductees are players who propelled their sports to years of success.

All of the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized during halftime of the Saturday, October 29 football game and will be inducted at an evening banquet. Tickets for the banquet are available online.

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