TABLE OF CONTENTS 2018 MLB ALL-STAR GAME ON FOX 3 TELEVISION PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE 4 PRODUCTION FACTS 5 AUDIO GRAPHIC 6 FOX SPORTS DIGITAL 7 FOX DEPORTES 8 FOX SPORTS RADIO 9 FOX SPORTS SUPPORTS 10 FOX SPORTS & FOX DEPORTES BROADCASTERS 12 2 2018 MLB ALL-STAR GAME ON TUESDSAY, JULY 17 LIVE FROM NATIONALS PARK PREGAME COVERAGE 7:00 PM ET, FS1 7:30 PM ET, FOX GAME COVERAGE 8:00 PM ET, FOX FOX Sports and Major League Baseball (MLB) are proud to present baseball’s biggest and brightest stars all on one stage on Tuesday, July 17 (7:00 PM ET) during the 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, live from Nationals Park in Washington, DC. This year’s All-Star Game marks the 20th for FOX Sports play-by-play announcer and seven-time Emmy Award-winner Joe Buck, who calls the game alongside MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz. Multi Emmy Award- winners Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will report from the dugouts during the game. To schedule interviews with FOX Sports broadcasters, executives or production personnel, or learn more about FOX Sports’ coverage of the 89th MLB All-Star Game, please contact Eddie Motl at 212-556-2486 ([email protected]) or Avis Roper at 212-556-2459 ([email protected]). 3 FOX SPORTS ON-SITE ALL-STAR GAME TELEVISION PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE Date Program Time (ET) Network Monday, July 16 FIRST THINGS FIRST 6:30-9:30 AM FS1 All-Star Preview Show 3:00-5:00 PM FS1 Tuesday, July 17 FIRST THINGS FIRST 6:30-9:30 AM FS1 All-Star Pregame Show 7:00-7:30 PM FS1 All-Star Pregame Show 7:30-8:00 PM FOX 89th MLB All-Star Game 8:00 PM FOX *Check www.FOXSports.com for re-airs FOX Sports’ preview coverage of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game begins on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 AM ET on FS1 with FIRST THINGS FIRST live from the ballpark, hosted by Cris Carter, Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe. Special guests join the trio each day, including FOX MLB broadcasters John Smoltz, Nick Swisher and Tom Verducci, as well as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. On Monday afternoon, FOX Sports recaps the first half of the season with MLB ALL-STAR PREVIEW SHOW, a two-hour program featuring highlights of 2018’s best baseball moments so far at 3:00 PM ET on FS1. Coverage continues on Tuesday with studio analysts David Ortiz “Big Papi”, Frank Thomas, Alex Rodriguez and host Kevin Burkhardt. The crew previews the game and offers insight and analysis beginning at 7:00 PM ET on FS1 before switching to the FOX broadcast network for additional pregame coverage at 7:30 PM ET. 4 PRODUCTION FACTS Providing a memorable 2018 Mid-Summer Classic broadcast takes months of planning and collaboration among FOX Sports personnel, the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball. Capturing the sights and sounds of Major League Baseball’s most-anticipated summer event with the biggest and brightest stars requires the most professional crew and the newest, most up-to-date production equipment. Below is a sneak peek of how FOX Sports plans to cover the 89th All-Star Game: Staff & Support • Over 125 technicians • 24 support staff • 10,000+ man-hours over five days Field Support • Over 260 strands of fiber • 3+ miles of fiber optic cable • 3 edit bays • 1 Gbps of data connectivity • 12 transmission paths Cameras & Lenses • 35 HD game cameras • 8 SSMo 6X (360fps) • 2 Xmo (2000fps) • 1 RF camera • 1 RF stabilized camera (MOVI) • 1 SkyCam • 1 Aerial Camera Audio • Submix • 12 RF player, announcer and umpire mics • 8 RF FX mics • 9 RF base mics • 78 field microphones • 14 RF infield microphones • 15 field microphones buried in ground (chart below) 5 CHART OF MICROPHONES BURIED IN THE FIELD FOR FOX’S ALL-STAR GAME COVERAGE 6 FOX SPORTS DIGITAL COVERS ALL THE BASES WITH MLB ALL-STAR COVERAGE FOX Sports Digital gives fans an all-access pass to the 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game from Washington, DC, featuring the sights and sounds before, during and after the big game. The FOX Sports social team and FOX Sports’ digital group begin Monday, July 16 with an assortment of opportunities on social media platforms in which fans may participate. There will be an interactive Facebook LIVE/Periscope simulstream, ‘Ask Ken,’ featuring MLB insider Ken Rosenthal. Exclusive livestream access continues on Tuesday, July 17 as Joe Buck and John Smoltz host an in-game Facebook LIVE session from the booth at Nationals Park, where the dynamic duo will break down all the action. Throughout the entirety of the All-Star festivities, former All-Star & current FOX Sports analyst Nick Swisher will be on the scene in D.C., providing exclusive digital videos and interacting with the players, fans & more. All Swisher videos can be seen on FOXSports.com & MLB on FOX social platforms. Clips from MLB’s media day & pregame FS1/FOX shows & highlights from the game will be available across all FOX Sports digital platforms and MLB on FOX social channels. 7 FOX DEPORTES DELIVERS COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM MID-SUMMER CLASSIC FOX Deportes, the leading Spanish-language sports cable network, offers on-site coverage of the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game from Washington, D.C., beginning Tuesday, July 17 at 7:00 PM ET. The network covers all premier MLB events in and around Washington, DC prior to the Mid-Summer Classic including MLB’s FanFest, Home Run Derby and Media Day across its flagship studio shows, CENTRAL FOX and FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO. Former Major League Baseball player Edgar Gonzalez joins FOX Deportes as game analyst for the Mid-Summer Classic, with Ronaldo Nichols serving as the play-by-play announcer. Carlos Alvarez will be the game reporter. FOX Deportes’ digital platforms supplement efforts through social media channels and provide additional coverage on FOXDeportes.com. 8 FOX SPORTS RADIO MLB ALL-STAR GAME COVERAGE Broadcasting across a network of more than 400 stations in the United States, FOX Sports Radio (FSR) offers live coverage of the MLB All-Star Game festivities in Washington, DC on Monday, July 16 and Tuesday, July 17. THE HERD WITH COLIN COWHERD (12:00 – 3:00 PM ET provides comprehensive coverage of the 89th annual event, including satellite interviews with players, Hall of Famers and special guests, as well as listener interaction and commentary from baseball insiders and experts. Fans may also listen to Cowherd and co-host Joy Taylor live on THE HERD channel on iHeartRadio, on the FOX Sports Radio channel on iHeartRadio and through FOXSportsRadio.com. The programs may be heard on: XM Channel 247 The FOX Sports App www.FOXSportsRadio.com http://www.iheart.com/live/Fox-Sports-Radio-4732/ http://www.am570radio.com About FOX Sports Radio The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is a division of Premiere Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey, personality driven, caller intensive sports programming network for radio stations nationwide. With studios also in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa, Phoenix, Cincinnati and Las Vegas, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on nearly 400 stations, as well as FOXSports.com on MSN, XM Channel 247, and iHeartRadio. Additional information is available at www.FOXSportsRadio.com. 9 FOX SPORTS SUPPORTS PARTNERS WITH GIRLS INC. AND TICKET TO DREAM FOUNDATION LOS ANGELES, CA (January 26, 2018) – Today FOX Sports announces that Girls Inc. and Ticket to Dream Foundation have joined the network’s roster of non-profit organizations participating in FOX Sports Supports, the charitable branch of FOX Sports that has aided more than 40 charities to date. FOX Sports will focus its charitable resources toward these two organizations through the 2019 calendar year in campaigns that span all FOX Sports assets and premier events. Selected by FOX Sports employees, Girls Inc. and Ticket to Dream join a growing list of organizations under the FOX Sports Supports umbrella that have helped give back to the community in a variety of areas, from youth sports and environment issues to assisting military personnel and their families. “FOX Sports Supports is proud to partner with these two inspiring organizations that are truly committed to making a difference in their respective communities,” said Andrew Fegyveresi, FOX Sports Senior Vice President, Communications. “We are excited to support their efforts and work together to raise unprecedented awareness for their causes.” Girls Inc. inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold through direct service and advocacy that focuses on the development of the whole girl. Long-lasting mentoring relationships, a pro-girl environment, and research-based programming equip girls to lead healthy and productive lives, break the cycle of poverty, and become role models in their communities. “We are thrilled to have been selected as a FOX Sports Supports partner,” said Judy Vredenburgh, Girls Inc. President & CEO. “This initiative will help bring awareness to the challenges facing girls and how together, with our communities and supporters, we can create solutions and positive change so girls have the opportunities needed to thrive.” The Ticket to Dream Foundation provides hope and opportunity to foster children across the nation, so they can just be kids. Their impactful programs work to ensure foster youth of all ages have the essentials they need to thrive, and the educational support they need to graduate, while fueling their strengthens and passions through sports and extracurricular access. Ticket to Dream is committed to strengthening the future of our nation’s foster youth.