KWHI SPORTS DIRECTOR ED POTHUL PASSES AWAY

  

The longtime sports director of KWHI and the voice of sports in Washington County has died.

Ed Pothul passed away unexpectedly overnight.  He was 60 years old.

Pothul had been recovering at home following a recent bypass surgery, after he suffered a heart attack in September.

Pothul, known on air as “The Sports Doc”, began working for KWHI on September 6, 1989, coming to Brenham after broadcasting games for his alma mater, Eastern New Mexico University.  A native of Sheffield, Massachusetts, his broadcasting career began at age 15 in his hometown.

In his many years with KWHI, Pothul provided play-by-play coverage for numerous local sporting events, including football, baseball, volleyball, basketball and Little League.  He was enshrined into the Brenham Cub Football Hall of Honor in 2015.

Funeral arrangements for Ed Pothul are pending at Brenham Memorial Chapel.