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2011 Los Angeles Sparks Media Guide 2011 MEDIA GUIDE directory tickets DIRECTORY 2 1998 STATS 54 TICKETS 3 1997 STATS 55 MEDIA INFORMATION 4 PLAYOFFS 56 STAFF DIRECTORY 6 TEAM RECORDS 58 PAULA WILLIAMS MAIDSON 7 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 64 OWNERSHIP 8 OPPONENTS 69 EXECUTIVES 9 WNBA HISTORY 76 HEAD COACH 10 WNBA CARES 79 ASSISTANTS 11 WNBA TIMELINE 81 SCHEDULE 12 RADIO AND TV ROSTER 14 All WNBA and team insignia depicted in this publication are the property of WNBA Enterprises, TINA THOMPSON 16 LLC., and the respective teams and may not be TICHA PENICHEIRO 18 reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of WNBA Enterprises, LLC. DELISHA MILTON-JONES 20 The information contained in this publication was EBONY HOFFMAN 22 compiled by the Los Angeles Sparks and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be NOELLE QUINN 24 used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited CANDACE PARKER 26 without the prior written consent of the Los Angeles KRISTI TOLIVER 28 Sparks. LINDSAY WISDOM-HYLTON 29 LATOYA PRINGLE 30 COURTNEY PARIS 31 NATASHA LACY 32 JANTEL LAVENDER 33 JENNA O’HEA 34 2010 STATS 36 SPARKS HISTORY 40 2009 STATS 43 2008 STATS 44 2007 STATS 45 2006 STATS 46 2005 STATS 47 2004 STATS 48 2003 STATS 49 2002 STATS 50 2001 STATS 51 2000 STATS 52 1999 STATS 53 Media Information CREDENTIALS TELEPHONE COMPANY CONTACTS All requests should be made via e-mail to the Sparks Communication at least For lines and instruments, please contact Laura Geery, STAPLES Center 24 hours PRIOR to the game you wish to cover. NO CREDENTIAL REQUESTS WILL Telecommunications Manager at (213) 742-7246. BE HONORED ON GAME DAY. Please make certain all requests for credentials are confirmed by a Sparks representative prior to arriving at STAPLES Center. Credentials RADIO/TELEVISION may be picked up at the primary entrance adjacent to 11th street (between Figueroa Technical Contact and Georgia streets) beginning two hours prior to game time. Credentials must be Ben Alkaly, (213) 929-1313 or [email protected] worn and visble at all times and are non-transferrable. PRACTICE POLICY CHICK HEARN PRESS ROOM Approximately the final 30 minutes of each practice will be open to the media, with The Chick Hearn Press Room is located near the primary media entrance adjacent to players and coaches available for brief interviews immediately following practice. 11th street on the Event Level. The stairway from the primary entrance as well as the Please contact Ben Alkaly or Patrick Hayes in the the Sparks Communications elevator leads directly to the press room. Department to confirm practice times, sites and the availability of players and coaches. PRE AND POST GAME INTERVIEWS In accordance with WNBA policy, the Sparks and the visitors’ locker rooms will be QUICK INFORMATION open to members of the media for 30 minutes ending 1 hour before the start of the game (e.g., media access shall be granted from 5:30–6:00 P.M. for a 7:00 P.M. game). Address: Locker rooms are re-opened to the media after the game following a 10-minute 865 South Figueroa St., Suite 104 cooling down period and will remain open for 30 minutes. Players and coaches are Los Angeles, CA 90017 available for inter views at those times. Only working members of the press with (213) 929-1300 valid credentials will be admitted to the locker rooms. ABSOLUTELY NO AUTOGRAPHS OR PERSONAL PHOTOS ALLOWED DURING MEDIA ACCESS PERIOD. Home Court: STAPLES Center (Opened 1999) GAME NOTES AND STATISTICS Capacity for WNBA games: 13,154 Game notes, rosters, etc. are available in the press room two hours prior to game time. Statistics are distributed to the working media at the conclusion of each quarter Primary Practice Facility: as well as first half boxes and final boxes. Post-game notes and quotes are distributed Velodrome at the Home Depot Center as quickly as possible following the game. 18400 Avalon Blvd. Carson, CA 90746 PHOTOGRAPHERS *Parking is in Lot 16 Limited space is available for still photographers along each baseline, with exact locations to be determined on game day. ABSOLUTELY NO TRIPODS ALLOWED. Colors: Photographers must stay in their designated areas, and are asked to be considerate Sparks Purple, Gold and Teal of print media and fans directly in their viewing area. Ticket Prices: MEALS $175, $55, $36, $24, $16, $10 Beverages and snacks will be available in the press room during the game. Ticket Outlets: STAPLES Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets, including Macy’s and f.y.e. retailers. Tickets can be purchased by calling 877-44-SPARKS (772757) or by visiting the Ticketmaster web site at www.ticketmaster.com WEBSITE www.LASparks.com FACEBOOK facebook.com/LosAngelesSparks TWITTER @LA_SPARKS LOS ANGELES SPARKS COMMUNICATIONS Ben Alkaly Patrick Hayes Director, Communications Coordinator, Media Relations p: (213) 929-1313 p: (213) 929-1324 c: (310) 430-8134 c: (928) 581-1406 [email protected] [email protected] Staff Directory board and chairperson EXECUTIVE Chairperson................................................................................ Paula Wiliams Madison PAULA WILLIAMS MADISON Ownership.........Williams Group Holdings LLC, Carla Christofferson and Kathy Goodman Paula Williams Madison is Chairman and CEO of Madison Media Management LLC, a division President.........................................................................................................Mike Levy of Williams Group Holdings LLC, a Chicago-based investment company wholly owned by her Vice President / General Manager..................................................................Penny Toler family. Madison Media Management LLC is a Los Angeles limited liability company which BASKETBALL OPERATIONS invests primarily in emerging media, entertainment and communication businesses. Head Coach.............................................................................................Jennifer Gillom Williams Group Holdings manages its significant investments in media (The Africa Chan- Assistant Coach.....................................................................................Sandy Brondello nel), a sports franchise (WNBA’s Los Angeles team, The LA Sparks), banking (LA’s Broadway Assistant Coach..............................................................................................Joe Bryant Federal Bank), and various real estate, consumer, financial and trading businesses. Executive Assistant / Office Manager........................................................Angela Bryant Equipment Manager................................................................................Thomas Archie Chairman of The LA Sparks, she’s also a member of the WNBA Board of Governors. Athletic Trainer.....................................................................................Courtney Watson Video Coordinator................................................................................Michael McIntyre Basketball Operations...........................................................................Kevin McConnell Madison recently retired from NBCUniversal, where she had been Executive Vice President of Diversity as well as a Vice President of the General Electric Company (GE). BUSINESS OPERATIONS During her 22 years with NBCU, she held a number of successful leadership roles, including President and General Manager of NBC4 Vice President, Marketing Partnerships......................................................Diana Imhoff Los Angeles, Los Angeles Regional General Manager for NBCU’s Telemundo TV stations and Vice President and News Director of NBC4 Director, Communications..............................................................................Ben Alkaly New York. Director, Marketing...........................................................................Christopher Forrest Director, Finance..................................................................................Aaron McLennan Manager, Marketing Partnerships..........................................................Greg Mundweil In 2007, she was appointed to lead diversity for NBCU. It was the first time a company officer assumed a full-time responsibility as Manager, Marketing.............................................................................Michelle Duncan the business-lead for diversity. That same year, Madison was named a Company Officer for GE, then the parent company of NBCU, Coordinator, Community Relations and Special Events..................................Annie Choi now operated by the Comcast Corporation. Coordinator, Media Relations.....................................................................Patrick Hayes Coordinator, Game Operations..................................................................Chris Cunanan After Vassar College, her early career was spent as a newspaper reporter in New York and Texas, then a TV news manager and execu- Marketing Assistant............................................................................Lindsay Anderson tive in Dallas, Tulsa and Houston. Finally, she returned to her native New York City as NBC4’s Assistant News Director, becoming the station’s Vice President and News Director in March 1996. TICKET SALES AND SERVICE Director, Sales.........................................................................................Lou Rosenberg Her career as a journalist led to a 1996 Peabody Award for NBC4 New York’s investigation, “A License to Kill.” Madison’s continued Manager, Ticket Sales & Service.................................................................Benny
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