BOSTON - Doug Brown, who has served as both a reporter and host for ESPN Radio since 1999, is returning to Boston University to serve as the play-by-play announcer for Terrier men's basketball games beginning with the 2005-06 season.

He will continue as an ESPN Radio SportsCenter anchor.

"We are delighted to bring Doug back in this role," said Mike Lynch, Boston University's Director of Athletics. "He has an impressive history with BU, a great resume, and a strong rapport with our coaching staff. I'm sure our fans will enjoy his broadcasts."

A 1978 graduate of BU, Brown previously broadcast Terrier basketball games on radio from 1981 through 1995 and on television from 1995 through 1999. In addition to his televising the basketball games on WABU-TV, Channel 68, he was the play-by-play voice for an extensive schedule of college football and hockey games as well as the studio host for Red Sox and Celtics pre- and post-game shows.

Since 1999, Brown has handled a myriad of assignments with ESPN Radio including hosting shows and reporting from the Olympics in Sydney, Australia in 2000 and Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002, as well as the World Series, the Final Four, the NBA All-Star Game, and Major League Baseball spring training. He has also hosted many of the network's signature programs including "The NFL on ESPN Radio," "College Hoops Today," and "GameNight." In addition, he anchored for ESPN Radio SportsCenter and broadcast NBA and college basketball games.

Brown had an extensive broadcasting career in Boston prior to his moving to Bristol, Conn. to join ESPN Radio. He worked for WEEI radio as the Celtics basketball analyst as well as a morning drive sports anchor and sport talk host. He has also served as an NHL Radio studio host for Westwood One and was the Sports Director for WNDS-TV, Channel 50 in Derry, N.H.

A native of Marblehead, Mass, Brown is a five-time New England Emmy nominee for play-by-play and hosting "Red Sox on Deck." He is also an eight-time Associated Press Massachusetts and New Hampshire state winner for play-by-play, sportscasts, and sports programming.

Among the individual awards he has received are Boston University's Scarlet Quill for coverage of college athletics and the International Candlepin Bowling Association's President's Award for coverage of that sport.