AUBURN, Ala. – A Christmas present from his grandmother launched Andy Burcham’s hall of fame broadcasting career.
“My mother’s mother gave me my first cassette tape recorder,” Burcham recalled. “It came from Radio Shack in the early 1970s. A football uniform was my greatest Christmas gift, but the cassette recorder was the most important.”
With it, the future voice of the Auburn Tigers conducted countless interviews “in the style of Johnny Carson, Jack Buck and Ralph Emery,” he said.
The Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame inducted Burcham in its Class of 2026 on June 24 at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National.
“I’m honored to be inducted into the ABA Hall of Fame along with Sandra Fuller and Bob Sanders,” Burcham said. “I’m humbled to be a part of this hall of fame and the many men and women who’ve made broadcasting in this state their lives.”
A graduate of Indiana State University, Burcham began his career in Illinois before moving to Auburn in 1988.
Burcham worked in local radio and called Auburn women’s basketball for 31 seasons, teaming up with Rod Bramblett on Auburn baseball broadcasts for 25 seasons beginning in 1995.
For Burcham, it’s always been broadcasting or bust. There was no Plan B.
“This is all I ever wanted to do with my career,” he said. “I didn’t even have a minor in college. That’s not the smartest thing, but the only thing I ever wanted to do was broadcasting.”