Zilch to call 2014-15 Springfield Falcons games

Date: 9/4/2014

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Falcons announced on Sept. 2 that Andy Zilch will join the organization as the team’s play-by-play broadcaster and manager of broadcasting.

Zilch comes to the Falcons after spending two seasons with the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL. While being the voice of the team, he also oversaw media relations and served as an account executive. The St. Louis, Missouri, native generated several corporate partnerships and was strongly involved in the community. The majority of his donated time was spent assisting the local children’s hockey program.

Prior to his time with the Road Warriors, Zilch served two years in the National Hockey League as a broadcast intern with the St. Louis Blues. He also spent time with the National Football League’s St. Louis Rams on the St. Louis Rams Radio Network.

A 2009 graduate of Lindenwood University, Zilch entered broadcasting as the play-by-play broadcaster for the men’s hockey team on KCLC, the student radio station. He has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications with an emphasis on radio and television.