Bill Nevin spent 25 years at West Virginia University in various communications and marketing roles. Most recently, he served as associate vice president of communications and donor engagement for the WVU Foundation.

Prior to joining the Foundation, he spent six years with WVU News & Information Services (now University Relations/News) as assistant director and external communications manager.

A native of Ottawa, Illinois, Nevin has over 40 years of experience in broadcasting and announcing, having worked in news departments at radio stations in West Virginia, Illinois and Missouri. His undergraduate degree is in radio-television from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Nevin is currently the voice of the WVU Marching Band, the Pride of West Virginia. He also serves as public address announcer for WVU football at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, WVU men’s basketball at the Coliseum, WVU baseball at Monongalia County ballpark, as well as the West Virginia Black Bears MLB Draft League team. He is also a freelance announcer and emcee for numerous events and voiceover projects. In 2019, Nevin was honored by the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers as the Bob Sheppard College P.A. Announcer of the Year.

In 2022, Nevin received the Reed School of Media and Communications’ Commitment to Service Award, and in 20024, was honored by the WVU Alumni Association with its Paul B. “Buck” Martin Award for his work to preserve, maintain and promote the traditions of WVU.

Nevin earned his master’s degree from WVU in Integrated Marketing Communications in 2006 and has been an adjunct instructor in the program since 2007. He also teaches undergraduate voice performance classes in the Reed School.