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Celebration At The Shoe For 2002 Champs

Ohio State plans to honor the 2002 national championship team at this year's Michigan game. 

A couple weeks after Ohio State's double-overtime win over Miami in the title game, the university held a celebration at Ohio Stadium. Despite winds that dropped the temperature below 20 degrees, more than 50,000 fans filled the lower tiers of the stadium to pay tribute to a special team. WCBE was there too and produced this sonic snapshot of the ceremony. You'll hear a number of voices including then Athletics Director Andy Geiger, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, Jim Tressel and a stirring rendition of Carmen Ohio from Cie Grant. 

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.