About
The Podcast
“ACC Nation” is a production of Q-Munications of Virginia.
The podcast debuted in January 2006 and new shows are available every Tuesday.
The Website
ACCNation.com launched a new website in January 2007 to serve as the portal for the show’s weekly podcasts and news and views from around the ACC.
Updated daily, ACCNation.com features the latest news from all 12 ACC schools, columns from the hosts, polls that allow you to weigh in on the issues of the day in the ACC and more.
The Team
Patrick Hite/Director of Broadcasting and ACCNation.com editor
patrick@accnation.com
With almost two decades of experience in radio, newspaper and television, Patrick is an award-winning sportswriter.
A member of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, Patrick has covered the ACC for more than a decade, including on-site reporting at the 2007 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. He has also covered sports as diverse as the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio; the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football national championship game; and a tee-ball game on the South Lawn of the White House.
Some of the more interesting subjects he’s interviewed include author John Grisham, musician Dave Matthews, former NFL all-pro Tiki Barber, and WWE superstars Maven and Chris Nowinski.
Patrick has also co-authored, along with Chris Graham, his first book, Mad About U, that focuses on the players, coaches and others who made University Hall part of the history at the University of Virginia. It was released in September 2006.
Patrick is both host and producer of the “ACC Nation” radio show/podcast, and is editor of accnation.com.
Jim Quist/Managing Director and Director of Advertising
jim@accnation.com
Jim brings 17 years of radio, television and movie experience from across the country, including the Chicago, Washington and Orlando markets, into the “ACC Nation” fold.
His experience includes work in sports play-by-play and color commentary in addition to stints as a talk-show host and as an award-winning radio news journalist.
His media involvement moved him into the managerial and sales side of broadcasting, then eventually into business entrepreneurship.
Jim is involved in the marketing, technical and production sides of the program.
Will Ojanen/ACCNation.com columnist
will@accnation.com
Even though he is now a resident of Minnesota, Will has his roots in the ACC. He was born in Norfolk, Va., and went to high school in Farmville, Va., before bolting to the Land of 10.000 Lakes for college.
He graduated from Brown College in Mendota Heights, Minn., with a degree in radio broadcasting and has worked in radio in Rochester, Minn.
Will currently writes a weekly column, Will’s World, for ACCNation.com.
