martes, 26 de julio de 2011

SportsRadio 95.7FM Adds Four More Key Players To Its Team














































SportsRadio 95.7FM Adds Four More Key Players To Its Team

Four Insiders Join 95.7FM on August 1 In A Major Move To Deliver Breaking News and Top Sports Content

SAN FRANCISCO, California. –SportsRadio 95.7FM (KBWF-FM), the Bay Area’s only FM Sports Station, announced today that it’s hired four of Comcast SportsNet’s on-air and on-line Reporters and Insiders to contribute weekly on the only Bay Area sports station that covers all teams, effective August 1, 2011.

· Mychael Urban (@MUrbanCSN) joins as SportsRadio 95.7FM’s San Francisco Giants Insider, reporting on Giants Baseball throughout the remainder of the season and playoffs.
· Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoCSN) joins as SportsRadio 95.7FM’s San Francisco 49ers Insider, reporting on 49ers Football and Stadium issues throughout the 2011 season.
· Matt Steinmetz (@MSteinmetzCSN) joins as SportsRadio 95.7FM’s Golden State Warriors Insider, reporting on Warriors Basketball and the NBA Lockout.
· Brodie Brazil (@BrodieBrazilCSN) joins as SportsRadio 95.7FM’s San Jose Sharks Insider, reporting on Sharks Hockey throughout the 2011-2012 season.

Concurrently, SportsRadio 95.7FM Host John “JD” Dickinson (@JohnDickinson81) segues to become the station’s Oakland Athletics and Oakland Raiders Insider, reporting on A’s Baseball throughout the remainder of the season and Raiders Football throughout the 2011 season.

“We’re building a local, talented team that covers all sports for all sports fans and no one is more plugged into Bay Area teams than Mychael Urban, Matt Maiocco, Matt Steinmetz, Brodie Brazil, and John Dickinson,” said Jason Barrett, Program Director of SportsRadio 95.7FM. “Being able to deliver breaking news and informed opinion is a key for delivering great sports radio and SportsRadio 95.7FM provides them a regular radio platform to do just that.”

“Local sports fans know their work on CSN, and on SportsRadio 95.7FM and we’re thrilled to have them on our team as part of the Bay Area’s new sound for sports," added Dwight Walker, Vice President & Market Manager for Entercom San Francisco & San Jose.
The Reporters and Insiders will appear on SportsRadio 95.7FM throughout the week during featured segments on all of the station’s local talk shows and when breaking sports news happens.

Beginning August 1, SportsRadio 95.7FM’s weekday starting lineup features:
· The Rise Guys: Whitey Gleason, Mark Kreidler, and Dan Dibley (mornings, 6:00am to 10:00am)

· The Wheelhouse with John Lund (middays, 10:00am to 2:00pm)
· The Drive: Brandon Tierney and San Francisco 49ers Radio Color Analyst Eric Davis (afternoons, 2:00pm to 6:00pm).

· The Chris Townsend Show (evenings, 6:00pm – 10:00pm)
Entercom Communications, the parent company of SportsRadio 95.7FM, operates several outstanding sports talk stations around the country, including America’s most successful sports franchise, WEEI and WEEI.com in Boston. WEEI has set the standard for sports programming innovation for more than 20 years.

About Entercom Communications

Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM) is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio of 110 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and Kansas City.

Known for developing unique and highly successful, locally-programmed stations, Entercom is home to some of radio’s most distinguished brands and compelling personalities. The company is also the radio broadcast partner of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Sabres, Kansas City Royals, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Athletics, and San Jose Sharks.

Entercom focuses on creating effective integrated marketing solutions for its customers that incorporate the company’s audio, digital and experiential assets. Additionally, the company has a long-standing commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship. Entercom stations play a vital, hands-on role in improving their communities, providing over $100 million in annual support for local charitable organizations.

The company’s radio stations have received numerous awards, including multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards for excellence in radio broadcasting. In 2007, Forbes magazine named Entercom one of America’s “Most Trustworthy Companies”.

For more information, please visit www.entercom.com.

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