Woody Lombardi Durham (August 8, 1941 – March 7, 2018)[1][2] was an American play-by-play radio announcer for the North Carolina Tar Heels football and men's basketball programs from 1971 to 2011.

[1] Durham began his career at WZKY, a small AM radio station in his hometown of Albemarle, at age 16.

[1] As a student announcer, Durham played rock-and-roll records, broadcast church sermons, and did color commentary for high school basketball.

Durham's work with WFMY-TV led him to want to call play-by-play for ACC football and men's basketball.

[6] In 1975, Durham was the president of both the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the Atlantic Coast Sportswriters' Association.

In addition to the football and men's basketball shows, the rights also included Jefferson-Pilot's radio properties.

[16][17] Smith, on the other hand, retained Jefferson-Pilot's John Kilgo as host of his radio and television shows.

[18] As the Voice of the Tar Heels, Durham was also behind the microphone for 13 Final Fours, including national title wins in 1982, 1993, 2005, and 2009.

"[25] Durham is also known for his "How 'bout them Heels" play call before the end of the 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game.

[28] In addition to Mixon and Angell, Durham's broadcast partners have included Phil Ford, Charlie Justice, and Eric Montross.

This professorship was created to seek out deserving new faculty members for UNC Chapel Hill's Department of Communication.

[39] A presentation honoring Durham receiving the Curt Gowdy Media Award was held in the Smith Center on February 17, 2016, during halftime of the Duke/UNC Chapel Hill men's basketball game.

[50] He was formally inducted to the Hall during NSMA's fifty-ninth Award Weekend on June 25, 2018, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Durham was most proud of his work with the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill; his fundraising efforts helped build and expand the home.