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GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. CHICAGO BEARS ON WCIU, THE U! WCIU, THE U TO BROADCAST PRE & POST GAME SHOWS
Chicago, IL – October 28, 2013 - On Monday, November 4, Chicago turns to WCIU, The U for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers game! This match-up is broadcast with an exclusive, locally produced pre-game special and a live post- game report. It all begins at 7 PM on WCIU, The U with the Hyundai Night Football Pre-Game Show hosted by Jill Carlson and former Bears player Alex Brown.
Jill and Alex will showcase highlights, NFL news and the keys to the game leading up to kick-off. They’ll be joined by sports broadcasters Dan Jiggetts and Mike North with their commentary on that evening’s game and players. Viewers will also get live reports and updates from Green Bay.
Kick-off is at 7:30 as the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field.
Watch the promo and ‘Turf Wars’ video here: http://www.wciu.com/bearspackers.php
Jill Carlson is a long-time sports anchor/reporter and has covered Chicago sports for almost 20 years. She covers teams and players for WGN-AM, CBS2 Chicago and Comcast SportsNet. Alex Brown played for the Chicago Bears for eight seasons as a defensive end. After one year with the Saints, he retired from professional football.
The game, as well as the pre and post-game coverage are on WCIU-TV HD 26.1, XFINITY HD channel is 183, other XFINITY customers should check their cable guides for our channel position in their area, RCN 6, RCN HD 606, WOW 6, WOW HD 207, AT&T U-verse 10, AT&T U-verse HD 1010, DIRECTV HD 26 and Dish Network 26.
The Hyundai Night Football Post Game Show will air immediately after the end of the game, anchored by Jill Carlson and Alex Brown.
About Weigel Broadcasting Co. Weigel Broadcasting Co. and affiliate companies own and operate The U/WCIU-TV 26.1, The U Too/ WCIU-TV 26.2, Me-TV/WCIU-TV 26.3, Me-Too/WCIU-TV 26.4, THIS/ WCIU-TV 26.5, WWME-CA 23, WMEU-CA 48, Bounce TV/WWME-LD 23.2 in Chicago, IL; CBS/WDJT-TV 58.1, Me-TV/WDJT-TV 58.2, THIS/WDJT-TV 58.3, Shorewest TV/WDJT-TV 58.4, MeTV/WBME-CD 41.1, WMLW-TV 49.1, Bounce TV/WMLW-TV 49.3 Telemundo-Wisconsin/WMLW-TV 49.4, Telemundo-Wisconsin/WYTU-LD 63.1, in Milwaukee, WI; and ABC/WBND-LD 57.1, Me- TV/WBND-LD 57.2, CW/WCWW-TV 25.1, THIS/WCWW-TV 25.2, My Michiana/WMYS-TV 69.1, Telemundo-South Bend/WMYS-LD2, 69.2 in South Bend, IN. Weigel Broadcasting Co. also owns and operates the Me-TV, Memorable Entertainment Television network and in collaboration with MGM, created and operates THIStv Network.
About Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky, one of six independently owned WNBA teams, continue its eight season as a member of the WNBA’s Eastern Conference. The Sky’s next home game will be Sunday, June 9 th 2013 at 5:00 p.m. against the San Antonio Silver Stars at Allstate Arena. For information on 2013 ticket packages to see the Sky play, call 866. SKY.WNBA or visit www.chicagosky.net .