Charleston, S.C. Bulldog Football fans will have a new voice on the airwaves this season as Darren Goldwater, who has done play-by-play for The Citadel Baseball for the past five years, will take over as the official “Voice of the Bulldogs.”

The Citadel Athletics Department, in conjunction with Kirkman Broadcasting, promoted Goldwater to the position after Robby Robinson, who was the “Voice of the Bulldogs” for the past eight years, accepted a position at Virginia Commonwealth as an associate athletics director for sponsorship and broadcast services.

“Darren Goldwater was a natural fit and deserving of this opportunity,” said Gil Kirkman, owner of Kirkman Broadcasting, Inc. “He has been with us for the past five years working on The Citadel Football Network as our game day host, broadcasting the baseball games and filling in for basketball. We are very excited.”

Goldwater has served five seasons with Bulldog Baseball, while working as the producer and co-host of Bobby Hartin's FanTalk on ESPN 910 The Team. He also spent four years as the play-by-play announcer for Lowcountry high school football, including last year's ESPN Radio High School Game of the Week and the CSS Shrine Bowl broadcast.

“I've seen first hand the family environment promoted throughout The Citadel Athletics department, alumni and fan base, and it's really quite humbling to know that I have the chance to become a part of that family,” Goldwater said. “I really can't thank The Citadel and Kirkman Broadcasting enough. Becoming the “Voice of the Bulldogs” has been a goal of mine since moving to Charleston six years ago, and I'll do everything I can to represent the school in a manner consistent with the high values and virtues of The Citadel.”

The Citadel Sports Network, in conjunction with Kirkman Broadcasting, enters its 24th year broadcasting Bulldog Football on the radio. The Citadel Sports Network's flagship station is ESPN Radio 910 The Team and is distributed statewide from The Team's studio in Charleston. Robinson worked as the “Voice of the Bulldogs,” while also serving as the Director of Broadcasting for the network and the General Sales Manager for Kirkman's four Charleston-based stations.

“It's a tremendous honor to follow in the footsteps of Robby Robinson as the voice of The Citadel. Having spent the last five years working closely with him and the athletics department, there's no doubt in my mind that this position is the best broadcasting job in the Southern Conference and one of the best in the Southeast,” Goldwater added.

Robinson, who will start with the Rams on Aug. 25, will serve in a multi-faceted role at VCU.  He will replace Terry Sisisky, who recently retired after 28 years, in the play-by-play chair for men's basketball games. Robinson will also head up VCU's corporate sales.

“This is a great opportunity for Robby as he furthers his career at VCU,” said The Citadel Athletics Director Larry Leckonby. “He has shown an outstanding level of dedication and loyalty to The Citadel that will surely be missed. However, we know he will be successful and wish him and his family well as they move on to Richmond.

“Darren is no stranger to The Citadel and the Bulldog family. We are excited and look forward to him joining the staff as our new “Voice of the Bulldogs,” Leckonby added. “We have confidence that he will perform with a high level of professionalism and enthusiasm for Bulldog Athletics.”

Goldwater is a 2002 graduate of Penn State, where he majored in journalism and minored in speech communications. He was recently married to Summerville-native Ryan Nelson, host of Lowcountry Live on ABC News 4.

Goldwater will be the seventh “Voice of the Bulldogs.” His predecessors, in order, include George Norwig, Larry Ward, Tom Taylor, Ted Byrne, Craig Shemon, and Robby Robinson.

For complete coverage of Bulldog Football, visit the official home of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.