John Wilkerson: Tennessee baseball broadcaster, voice of the UT Vols

John Wilkerson co hosts with Jimmy Hyams "Sports Talk" weekday afternoons on WNML in Knoxville on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Readers named SportsTalk the best local radio sports show in the 2008 East Tennessee's Best poll.

Former Tennessee baseball standout Phil Garner answers questions from John Wilkerson during the 17th annual Tennessee Leadoff Banquet at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello speaks while John Wilkerson (right), UT baseball radio announcer, listens during the NCAA Baseball National Championship celebration in Downtown Knoxville on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

John Wilkerson, left, and Jimmy Hyams of Sports Animal AM990/FM99., FM99.3. Readers named SportsTalk the best local radio sports show in the 2010 East Tennessee's Best poll.

John Wilkerson, right, of WNML-AF talks with former University of Tennessee baseball player and Major League pitcher R.A. Dickey at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

John Wilkerson, the voice of Tennessee baseball on the Vol Network.

Tennessee's Christian Moore (1) speaks while John Wilkerson (right), UT baseball radio announcer, listens during the NCAA Baseball National Championship celebration in Downtown Knoxville on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

Former Tennessee baseball standout Phil Garner answers questions from John Wilkerson during the 17th annual Tennessee Leadoff Banquet at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Tennessee's Kirby Connell (center) while Zander Sechrist (left )and John Wilkerson (right), UT baseball radio announcer, listen during the NCAA Baseball National Championship celebration in Downtown Knoxville on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

John Wilkerson and Jimmy Hyams host "Sports Talk" weekday afternoons on WNML in Knoxville on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Readers named SportsTalk the best local radio sports show in the 2008 East Tennessee's Best poll.

John Wilkerson, the voice of Tennessee baseball on the Vol Network.

Former Tennessee baseball standout Phil Garner answers questions from John Wilkerson during the 17th annual Tennessee Leadoff Banquet at the Knoxville Convention Center.