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Tampa Bay Rays Announcer Looks Ahead To Game 3 Of The World Series And Reflects On How The Pandemic Changed Baseball

Dave Wills and Andy Freed, radio play-by-play announcers for the Tampa Bay Rays, at Globe Life Field in Texas for the 2020 World Series.
Dave Wills and Andy Freed, radio play-by-play announcers for the Tampa Bay Rays, at Globe Life Field in Texas for the 2020 World Series.

The Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 3 of the 2020 World Series tonight in Texas. They’re currently tied 1 to 1. 

Dave Wills is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays. 

90.7’s Talia Blake caught up with him ahead of tonight’s game to see how the pandemic has affected the team and his job, and what the Rays need to do to bring home a championship. 


After a brief stint as Morning Edition Producer at The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island, Talia Blake returned to Central Florida Public Media. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Psychology. While at UCF, she was an intern for Central Florida’s public affairs show, Intersection. She joined on as Morning Edition Host in 2019. In 2022, Ms. Blake was appointed to the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalist’s board of directors.