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Forest Orion "Mick" Mixon III is the play-by-play radio announcer for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. Mixon took this position during the 2005 football season, replacing Bill Rosinski. He was formerly a color analyst for the Tar Heel Sports Network, working alongside former "Voice of the Tar Heels," play-by-play announcer Woody Durham, beginning in 1989.
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Mixon graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. He was an adjunct lecturer in the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
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Mixon was the play-by-play voice of the Maine Guides as well as the sports director of WCGC. Prior to joining the Tar Heel Sports Network, Mick was the sports director of WIS Radio.
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While with the Tar Heel Sports Network, Mixon produced Inside Carolina Football with Mack Brown. He wrote a column for TarHeelBlue.com (now GoHeels.com). He also was the play-by-play voice for North Carolina Tar Heels baseball.
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Mixon was named vice president of the Tar Heel Sports Network in 1996.
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In 1999, Mick was named North Carolina Sportscaster of the Year.
In his spare time, Mixon plays drums for a cover band, the Franklin Street Band, and another band, Mick & the Ultras.