[2] Neely served as a radio and television play-by-play voice for a number of Minor League teams, including the Boise Hawks, Springfield (IL) Cardinals, Salem Avalanche, Louisville Redbirds, and Tulsa Drillers.
[3] Neely's first network television assignment came for ESPN TV calling Major League Baseball in 2001.
In 2006 and 2007, Neely was the play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving National Championships.
In 2007, Neely was hired by Fox's Big Ten Network to call NCAA sports such as Basketball and Football.
In 2009, Neely replaced Matt Vasgersian as the lead play-by-play voice for San Diego Padres telecasts on 4SD, while in 2010-11 he was the team's secondary TV announcer behind Dick Enberg.