Charlie Voelker is the host of Sunday Sports Buzz, 8a – 10a and fill-in co-host for 104.5 the TEAM's morning and afternoon shows. Voelker currently serves as the color analyst for UAlbany football and basketball heard here on WTMM and on TV for ESPN3/+. Charlie is also the play-by-play voice for UAlbany men’s lacrosse on ESPN3/+ and America East TV. Charlie has been a part of the Capital Region Sports scene for over the last 25 years. In 1996 he joined Big Board Sports host and NewsChannel 13 sports director, Rodger Wyland in the UAlbany broadcast booth for football and basketball. Charlie spent 6 years in minor league baseball, then spent the next 17 years as the Associate Athletic Director for the University at Albany before retiring from that position in 2020. Charlie and his wife Kim live in Albany County with his son Andrew.
Charlie Voelker
Capital Region Golf in the Fall Is Spectacular
Golf can be a very "green" sport visually, the lush fairways, the tree lined greens and yes, the destination of the sport, the green! Those factors are all the more reason to play golf in the Capital Region in the fall. Over the next 6 weeks, people from all over the country will make this…
Who Is New York’s Food Champion, Yankee Stadium or Citi Field?
For my entire life I have listened to and been a part of so many crosstown baseball discussions. Who's the better baseball team, the Yankees or the Mets? Who has the biggest stars? Who has the best fans? Now, here is one that should be talked about more! How about who has the tastiest stadium f…
ESPN Captured New York City’s 80’s Love For Mets
OK, I am a typical New Yorker when it comes to people talking or producing a documentary about the New York Mets of the 1980's. So, when ESPN announced that they would be doing a "30 for 30" on the 1986 Mets called "Once Upon A Time In Queens" I rolled my eyes. I admit it.
What is Your Ballpark Beer of Choice?
Going to a Major League Ballpark, enjoying a cold beer and a hot dog, is a tradition that has been passed down through generations in the United States. When I went to my first New York Mets game, the only beer available in Shea Stadium was a Rheingold. As my dad used to tell me, "they owned th…
Iowa State Football Fans Must Think Ashton Kutcher Stinks
You had better be careful what you drop on social media about your personal hygiene, especially if you are a high profile actor, who is married to a high profile actress. According to an article by New York Daily News entertainment writer Karu F. Daniels, former 70's Show actors Ashton Kutcher…
New York NFL Teams Stumble into 2021 Season
If you are a Buffalo Bills fan, you went into yesterday afternoon's game prepping yourself for Game 1 of your Super Bowl bound season. If you are a New York Giants fan, you started the day salivating at the prospect of young Daniel Jones taking that next step in his progression as your franchis…
Base-Brawl Night in New York!
The evening was full of playoff pressure for both the New York Yankees and the Mets at Citi Field last night. The two teams had split the 3 game series so far. Both teams are in their respective Wild Card races and the Mets have a fading chance to return to the top of the National League East with d…
New York Mets & Yankees Remember 9/11 This Weekend
Nothing can ever take away the pain of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Certainly the game of baseball was far down the priority list for most Americans. However, part of the healing process is focusing on distractions from your pain. For the people of New York City, and maybe the country, b…
Will #2 Have a Hall of Fame Career for the New York Jets?
It was funny. When I first saw that Zach Wilson, the rookie Captain quarterback for the New York Jets, the first person I thought of is Derek Jeter. My thought, "I can only hope that he could be half of Jeter." I never thought of the correlation again, until today, when I read Ian O'C…
UAlbany Honors ‘Hometown Heroes’ Saturday in Opener
The UAlbany Great Danes began their season by visiting national powerhouse No. 4 North Dakota State University last Saturday. The Danes fell 28-6, but showed some awesome signs of potential this season against a team that has won 8 of the last 10 FCS National Championships, including finishing the f…
Will the Josh Allen Lead Buffalo to a Super Bowl Victory?
The Buffalo was a city, remember I said "was", with a bit of an inferiority complex and it was understandable. Their beloved Bills suffered 4 consecutive Super Bowl losses from 1991-1994. Their NHL franchise is terrible. The Pegula family, who own the Sabres NFL hockey team and the Bills, …
The Pride of the Albany-Colonie Yankees
One of the greatest Yankees of all-time played for the Albany-Colonie Yankees in 1994. This isn't news for many locals, especially those that take advantage of the minor league baseball in the Capital Region. Before the ValleyCats were sending waves of Astros to the big leagues, the Albany-Colo…