Brian Finneran

Until 2010, Brian Finneran served as a wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. Finneran entered the NFL in 1998 when he signed as a rookie free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. He came to the Falcons late in the 1999 season and has played with the team since.

In the 2010 season with the Falcons, Finneran played in all 16 regular-season games, but did not see the same receiving numbers as in his earlier seasons. He finished the year with 19 catches for 166 yards and three touchdowns. That was enough to help the Falcons finish the year with a 13-3 record and top the National Football Conference going into the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs.

Brian Joseph Finneran was born on January 31, 1976, in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, he played college football with the Villanova Wildcats. Finneran left the school holding school records at 265 receptions for 3,872 yards and 34 touchdowns. His senior year was his statistically best, including catching 96 passes for 1,389 yards and 19 touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in Division I-AA football. Finneran also had his jersey, number 25, retired by the school.

Off the field, Finneran is active with SafeKids, an organization that promotes helmet safety, with the “Bee a Buckler” Safety Program, which promotes seat belt use, as well as being an ambassador for USA Football and Heads Up Football. He resides with his wife, Erin, and four children, Conor, Brynn, Keenan and Cullen.

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Joe Hamilton

After a storied high school football career and fielding many offers, Hamilton accepted an athletic scholarship choosing to attend Georgia Tech, where he played for the Yellow Jackets football team from 1996 to 1999. He set Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) career records for total offense (10,640 yards), touchdown passes (65) and total touchdowns (83). As a senior in 1999, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, won the Davey O’ Brien Award, and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman voting behind Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne. In 2002, he was named as one of the fifty members of the ACC 50th Anniversary Football Team. Hamilton was very proud to be elected to the College Football Hall of Fame 2014.

Awards:

1995 – South Carolina High School Player of the Year in Football and Basketball

1997 – Two ACC Offensive Back of the Week Awards, Georgia Tech MVP for the Year, MVP of 1997 Carquest Bowl vs West Virginia

1998 – One ACC Offensive Back of the Week Award, 1st Team All-ACC Quarterback, Co-MVP of 1999 Gator Bowl against Notre Dame, led the team to ending 7 year losing streak to the Georgia

1999 – Davey O’Brien Award winner, Runner-up to the 1999 Heisman Trophy, 1st Team All-American Quarterback, 1st Team All-ACC Quarterback, Three ACC Offensive Back of the Week Awards, defeated University of Georgia 51-48 for second straight year in wild overtime victory

2000 – Anthony J. McKelvin Award, ACC Male Athlete of the Year

“Hometeam” Brandon Leak

With a passion for sports and years of experience, “Hometeam” Brandon Leak has become a staple in Atlanta sports media. Serving the Atlanta sports community more than a decade, Leak is recognizable with one of the most distinct voices in sports talk radio.

Leak is also a member of the Atlanta Hawks’ in-house media team and Hosts a Hawks basketball show – Comcast’s Hawks Talk, and is a web correspondent and contributor for Hawks.com – highlighting the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks. Additionally Leak covers the Atlanta Falcons for 680 The Fan, providing analysis and weekly interviews for listeners. Leak has also served as the hosts of Comcast’s TV show The Falcons Report.

Covering everything from high-school football to professional boxing, Leak has landed interviews with some of the biggest names in sports, including: NBA Commissioner David Stern, Atlanta Falcons’ owner Arthur M. Blank, Los Angeles Lakers’ Guard Kobe Bryant and baseball’s homerun leader Barry Bonds.

A hard worker, Leak has served in numerous roles his career. From intern to afternoon-drive host, producer, sideline reporter (Atlanta Hawks, Georgia Force), locker-room reporter (Atlanta Thrashers), in-game promotions (Georgia Tech Football, Georgia Tech Basketball, Georgia Force Football), and analyst (NBA TV and WXIA 11-Alive – Atlanta’s NBC affiliate).

Leak’s broadcast experience has not been limited to sports, as Leak has interviewed Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, legendary songstress Patti LaBelle and former Minnesota Governor Jessie Ventura to name a few.

Leak is a graduate of Dunwoody High School and attended Morehouse College, majoring in English with a minor in journalism. He resides in Smyrna with his wife, Trayce, and two dogs, Max and Murphy.

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John Michaels

15 year sports personality in a Top 8 market. As a radio personality he has hosted several sports talk shows ranging from small market focus (high school football) to nationally recognized organizations (Atlanta Falcons).

As a voice talent, John Michaels has functioned as a spokesperson for MDrive, 5 Hour Energy, Buffalo Wild Wings, TNT, Ackerman Security and Equifax.

His easy to approach personality and his ability to improvise has made John Michaels a favorite for hosting live events. The Atlanta Hawks, The Georgia Swarm and The Georgia Lottery are but a few of the many companies that have contracted John for promotional events.

He has also spent 8 years as the Sideline Reporter for the Atlanta Falcons Radio Network, also functioning as a pregame and postgame host.