KNOXVILLE — Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer praised John Ward for bringing “life and feeling to our living rooms” during a tribute ceremony for the longtime Vols football and men’s basketball broadcaster. Ward died June 20 in Knoxville at the age of 88. He served as the radio voice of Tennessee football and men’s basketball for more than three decades before retiring. The Wednesday night ceremony at Thompson-Boling Arena featured some of Ward’s most famous calls interspersed with tributes from former colleagues, players and coaches. Fulmer recalled being a 16-year-old who drove “to find the highest hill in Winchester, Tennessee,” for the chance to listen to Ward’s broadcasts. Tennessee Gov.