Tourism officials in Dayton say the NCAA basketball games played in the city in March pumped nearly $11 million into the local economy. That's according to data from the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The University of Dayton Arena was the venue for the First Four playoff, plus the second and third rounds of the tournament this year. The arena has now hosted 101 men's NCAA Division I tournament games, more than any other venue. The arena hosted 10 games in a single week, a first for any tournament site. The $10.85 million generated was about $3 million more than the tourism's bureau's estimate before the tournament.
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.