Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa News Director and Tuscaloosa native Don Hartley's name is synonymous with West Alabama. He has two lengthy careers under his belt. 23 years in radio and television news and sports journalism and 26 years as a county and state emergency manager. Don also worked as a press aide to former Alabama Governor Guy Hunt and U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton. Don marched four years in the University of Alabama Million Dollar Band and did the stadium announcing for the band for 16 years. His attachment to UA also extended to being the radio play-by-play voice of Crimson Tide Baseball and Women’s Basketball. He also served as public address announcer for Bama Gymnastics. For several years, Don did radio and television play-by-play for high school football and basketball, including Central’s 2007 4-A AHSAA Championship Game at Legion Field in Birmingham. Don has earned three Alabama Broadcasters Association ABBY Awards for news and public affairs broadcasting as well as multiple Associated Press honors for both quality news and sports broadcasting. Don is married with two adult children and one grandson.
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West Alabama Friday Briefing
After all the hype and buildup with both Alabama and Georgia having an off week, the big game weekend is finally here.
Trump Force One Grounded for Alabama Trip?
Will Trump Force One bring Donald Trump to Tuscaloosa for Saturday's much-hyped Alabama home football game against Georgia?
West Alabama Thursday Briefing
Hurricane Helene is impacting the Georgia-Alabama football weekend in an unusual way.
West Alabama Wednesday Briefing
The property tax increase referendum for Tuscaloosa City Schools failed to pass in yesterday's special vote.
West Alabama Tuesday Briefing
Polls will be open until 7 tonight across the City of Tuscaloosa, only, for a referendum on a proposed 11-mill property tax increase for city schools.
West Alabama Monday Briefing
It was a deadly weekend for fatal shootings in Alabama led by a mass shooting in Birmingham and other fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa, Mobile and Huntsville.
West Alabama Friday Briefing
Classes will be in session at Curry High School today after a bomb scare at dismissal time Thursday afternoon.
West Alabama Thursday Briefing
Since the recent shooting at a North Georgia high school online threats locally, across the state and nationally have increased significantly.
West Alabama Wednesday Briefing
When the new fiscal year rolls around October 1st, the City of Tuscaloosa will have all of its operating budgets in place.
Council Passes FY25 City Budgets
Toward the end of a long near two hour meeting the Tuscaloosa City Council approved, unanimously, the major city budgets for FY25 tonight.