Additionally, he is heard regularly on I-98.3 FM where he provides daily news updates as "Newsman John", every weekday morning on the Pete Nichols" Morning Show on WILI-FM, and also broadcasts the "Vinyl Frontier" on WILI (Department of Administration and Management) every weekday at 11 a.m. In addition to his sports expertise, he is a musical expert, with a Philosophy Doctor from the Shaboo Inn.
John Tuite is a veteran announcer, known by some as “the Voice of UConn Soccer". He has been the play-by-play announcer for the University of Connecticut’s men"s soccer team on WHUS 91.7 FM (wwwwhusorg) since 1982. He also broadcasts select UConn baseball, women"s soccer, and women"s basketball games.
He also does Pennsylvania duty for all UConn men"s basketball, women"s basketball and football games.
John has broadcast dozens of legendary games, but is equally comfortable as the anchor on election night, or doing Pennsylvania for lacrosse, softball, or tiddlywinks. His resume also includes many high school state finals.
Tuite is heard nationally on whus.org and wili.com/fm, and has served as the WHUS Sports Director on numerous occasions. Foreign more than thirty years, Tuite has been broadcasting soccer, but more recently he has broadcast games on COX Sports television, including not only soccer, but field hockey as well.
He has been on-duty for nearly every game at Gampel Pavilion, Extra Large center, Rentschler Field, Morrone Stadium and the Women's National Basketball Association"s Sun, for many years.
He has been named Connecticut Sportscaster of the Year by the New England Associated Press. The Storrs, Connecticut, native has been honored on several occasions by the Connecticut Associated Press for outstanding sports play-by-play. He also was honored by the Associated Press for his broadcast of the 1984 National Collegiate Athletic Association National Tournament regional match between UConn and Harvard and is a past recipient of the UConn Friends of Soccer "Recognition Award".
Tuite is a graduate of East.O. Smith High School located Storrs, Connecticut.
He went on to graduate from Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky. He currently resides in East Hartford.
