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Charley Steiner Named to MVC Hall of Fame

A leader nationally in the sports journalism field, Bradley University's Charley Steiner '71 is the latest Brave to earn induction into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.

Steiner graduated from Bradley in 1971 and immediately launched his broadcasting career by working at radio stations in Peoria, Ill., Davenport, Iowa; New Haven, Conn.; Hartford, Conn.; and Cleveland before entering the New York market in 1978.

Steiner first became the play-by-play voice of the USFL's New Jersey Generals from 1983-85 and the NFL's New York Jets from 1986-87 before joining ESPN as an on-air talent in 1988.