Locker Room

Locker Room presented by County National Bank is the weekly JTV Sports show covering all area high school athletics during the school year. In the summer, Locker Room focuses on the area’s top golfers and much more. Each week we feature game highlights, game recaps, interviews with athletes and coaches; the Ductz of Mid Michigan High School Scholar Athlete of the Week and commentary from the JTV Sports crew.

JTV Sports Announcers

Josh Burgett

Josh Burgett is the lead game analyst/color commentator for JTV. Previously, Josh served as the Director of the Michigan Land Bank, part of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development. Josh spent ten years with the Corporate Partnerships team at Michigan International Speedway. Josh is a native of Grass Lake and graduated from Grass Lake High School in 2000. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in sport management at Siena Heights University, was a member of the baseball team and twice earned All-Conference honors. He was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award for the Siena Heights University Sport Management program in 2004. He completed his master’s degree in athletic administration from Eastern Michigan University.

David Rice

David Rice is the lead play-by-play sports announcer for JTV and hosts ‘The David Rice Show’ along with being a producer for “The Morning Show”. He is a radio host on multiple stations across the US including previously on Hot97.7 FM in Las Vegas. Rice has been with JTV since December 2018. David is a Jackson-area native and graduated from Grass Lake High School in 2023. He can also be found on JTV as host of other community event shows such as JAXPO and Gus Macker Jackson plus the Aspen One Hour Football Show.

Pat O'Dowd

Pat O’Dowd has been with JTV Sports an announcer since 2018. He currently is the Government & Community Relations Manager for the Jackson Area Transportation Authority (JATA).

Max Fritz

Max Fritz is JTV’s newest announcer. Max can be heard as a voice on JTV’s baseball and football presentations along with contributing on other community event shows.

Andy Hawley

Andy Hawley is the co-owner of JTV and a co-host of “The Morning Show”. He also hosts the “Aspen One Hour Football Show” along with frequent appearances on “The Right Approach”. Andy was a multi-sport athlete and graduate from Lumen Christi High School and also holds records for Jackson-area’s “James R. Selby Track & Field Classic”.

Dan Gallagher

Dan Gallagher has been with JTV Sports as a color commentator/analyst since 2018. Dan was a former MHSAA football official for 19 years. He also currently serves as the Napoleon Township Supervisor. Outside of JTV, you can find Dan on the lake with his pontoon during the summer and rooting for the Detroit Lions.

Jim Francis

Jim is originally from Mt. Clemens Michigan and a graduate of L’Anse Creuse North High School where he was a varsity athlete. Jim ran 1 year at Central Michigan University as a walk on for both cross country and track. Jim double majored in Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts and Interpersonal and Public Communications at CMU. Jim is married to his wife Dawn and they have two sons. Jim has held jobs in many fields, running senior centers, advertising agencies, printing companies, television and radio and currently works for Xcel Staffing in Jackson. Jim is also on the Board of Directors for the Jackson County Rose Festival.