PRL Thursday: Dixon Williams on MLB draft, Holton Ahlers on football future

by | Jul 17, 2025

Thursday’s “Pirate Radio Live” is gonna be a good one.

We’ve got a jam-packed show with a lot of newsmakers. Clip and crew will welcome Dixon Williams, who was recently drafted by the Atlanta Braves. We’ll also hear from Holton Ahlers, who announced on Wednesday he was retiring from football.

Also slated to be on the show are ECU football great Rahjai Harris, former ECU assistant football coach Greg Hudson and picks expert Jeff Nadu.

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