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Media and Opponent Info STAFF & POLICIES WWW .VUCOMMODORES .COM ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS THE SOURCE FOR COMMODORE FOO T BALL Pre-game and post-game materials for the working media are updated regularly on Vanderbilt’s athletic website, www.vucommodores.com. Most documents are available in .pdf format. Pre-game materials include game notes, current statistics, player and coaching bios, releases and press conference transcripts. A live radio feed and live statistic package are provided during games. Official game finals and statistics, and quotes from Coach Johnson, Commodore players and opponent BRANDON BARCA ANDY BOGGS JOE FISHER quotes are among the post-game materials. Director of Online Services Assistant Director Voice of the Commodores PRESEASON CAMP COVERAGE IA INFO Coach Johnson opens the first 30 minutes of each preseason practice to media outlets.The coaching staff may close practices without prior notice. D CREDENTIALING E Vanderbilt no longer offers online credentialing for home games. Media members may obtain credentials by emailing requests to Larry M Leathers ([email protected]). To fax, send request on company letterhead to (615) 343-7064. LARRY LEATHERS THOMAS SAMUEL RYAN SCHULTZ All applications will be notified Football Sports Assistant Director Editor, Commodore Nation Information Director KEY AUGUST DATES of their credential status at Aug. 5 Freshmen Report least 10 days before the game requested. Vanderbilt Aug. 6 Upperclassmen Report Athletic Aug. 7 First Team Practice When possible, credentials will Communications Aug. 13 Two-A-Day Drills Start be mailed 10 days in advance. Aug. 16 Dore Jam VI Activities However, credentials can also 2009-10 INTERN: be picked up in advance at the (Team’s Fan Day activities) • Travis Young Athletic Communications Office, Sept. 5 Season Begins: located on the second floor of vs. Western Carolina McGugin Center or at Media Will CHRIS WEINMAN ROD WILLIAMSON 6:30 p.m., Nashville Call on game day, which is Assistant Director Director of External Relations located at Gate 1 (stadium entrance nearest the Vanderbilt Marriott hotel). VANDERBILT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 120158 2601 Jess Neely Drive GAMEDAY MEDIA PARKING Nashville, TN 37212 Nashville, TN 37212 KEY DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE NUMBERS (area code 615) Office: 322-4121 • Fax: 343-7064 • Football Press Box: 320-0436 Media parking will be located in the Kensington Garage, located next to Memorial Gymnasium. Please access the garage entrance off 25th Avenue. Larry Leathers 343-6437 (O)•480-8226 (C) [email protected] All media representatives must have a proper credential to access parking Rod Williamson 322-4051 (O) [email protected] garage. Andy Boggs 343-1847 (O) [email protected] Thomas Samuel 343-0020 (O) [email protected] PRESS BOX ACCESS Ryan Schultz 343-4396 (O) [email protected] Media must wear "PRESS" or "PHOTO" credentials to gain access to the Chris Weinman 343-0019 (O) [email protected] stadium press box, which is located on the third floor. The field elevator is located near Gate 1. Seating charts are posted in various press box sites. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS IN STADIUM/ GAMEDAY TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY The press box is equipped with wireless internet access for the working press. The only area to transmit for working photographers is in the press box. A limited number of phone lines are available in the press box at no charge. However, writers working on deadline and TV production crews can order phone lines in advance. To order, call the following pager: (615) 748-8889. IN-GAME FIELD ACCESS Field access is restricted to working photojournalists from kickoff until five Dick Cate, right, coordinates the friendly staff of hospitality volunteers that serve minutes remaining in the game. To gain field access, photographers must pick media members in the Vanderbilt Stadium press box. He is assisted by, from left, up a "PHOTO" armband at Media Will Call at Gate 1 (located at north endzone Joanna Fitzpatrick, Irene Womack, Carolyn Cate and Julie Popp (not pictured). stadium gate nearest the Marriott) before the game. 200 2009 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL POLICIES & MEDIA OUTLETS On the road with COACH'S POSTGAME INTERVIEWS JOHNSON INTERVIEW Media wishing to participate in postgame interviews the Commodores should meet at the elevator with 5:00 left in the game to OPPORTUNITIES GamE 2 (at LSU) be escorted to the south end zone area of the field. • WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Johnson’s post-game press conference is held Crowne Plaza Johnson meets with local media each Monday ME 4728 Constitution Ave. immediately after he addresses the team. Only properly prior to a game, starting at 12 noon, CT. The confer- Baton Rouge, La. credentialled working media will be allowed into the (225) 925-2244 ence is held in the McCall Room, McGugin Center. conference, which is held in Room 153 of McGugin • WEEKLY SEC TELECONFERENCE GamE 4 (at Rice) Athletic Center. To attend, cross Jess Neely Drive and Each Wednesday of the season, Johnson is D JW Marriott enter McGugin Center at the entrance marked “Press available to out-of-town media via the SEC 5150 West Heimer Conference Area.” Once inside McGugin, enter the media Coaches’ Teleconference at 10:56 a.m., CT. Call IA INFO Houston, Texas room through either of the first two doors on your right. (713) 961-1500 205-458-3010 for info. GamE 6 (at Army) PLAYER POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Marriott Park Ridge The Vanderbilt Player Locker Room is closed to media. GAME WEEK PLAYER INTERVIEWS 300 Brae Blvd. Up to five student-athletes will be made available for Media wishing to interview players during the week Park Ridge, N.J. post-game interviews. These interviews will be (201) 307-0800 should contact the Athletic Communications staff. conducted in the same room as Coach Johnson's Practice interviews are available Tuesday-Wednesday, GamE 8 (at So. Carolina) post-game remarks. The players will enter this area Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites prior to position meetings (typically 90 minutes before when Johnson concludes with his press conference. practice). Upon request, the head coach and players also 8105 Two Notch Road During Commodore home games, the visiting team Columbia, S.C. are available briefly at the end of practice those days. (803) 736-5600 interview room is located in the south endzone of the Media outlets are permitted to shoot the first 30 stadium. The entrance is located in the stadium tunnel. GamE 10 (at Florida) minutes of practice; afterward, sessions are closed to all Vanderbilt athletic communications personnel will make cameras. The staff may close practice without notice. Hilton Ocala every effort to provide quickie stats to the media. 3600 SW 36th Ave. Out of town media can arrange interviews on a 24- Ocala, Fla. SATELLITE FEEDS hour notice through the Athletic Communications Office. (352) 854-1400 Vanderbilt does not offer satellite feeds and telecon- USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY GamE 12 (at Tennessee) ferencing of the Monday press gathering with Johnson. Hilton Knoxville Airport Please credit "Vanderbilt Athletics" when using imag- Vanderbilt will provide a postgame highlight feed for 2001 Alcoa Highway es provided by the Athletic Communications Office. Maryville, Tenn. any non-televised SEC game. Transmission info will be (865) 970-4300 provided Thursday before the game. MEDIA OUTLETS COVERING THE COMMODORES WIRE SERVICES VANDERBILT HUSTLER (student publication) WNSR, AM-560 Box 1504, Station B, Nashville, 37221 Greg Pogue/David Coleman (AM); ASSOCIATED PRESS Phone: 615-322-2424 Thom Abraham (12-3 PM); Teresa Walker, beat writer, Nashville bureau www.insidevandy.com Bill King/Joe Biddle (3-6 PM) 215 Centerville Dr., Brentwood, 37027 NASHVILLE SCENE (weekly) 435 37th Avenue North, Nashville, 37209 Phone: 615-373-9988 Randy Horick, sports writer In-studio phone: 615-844-5600 2120 Eight Avenue South, Nashville, 37204 NEWSPAPERS Phone: 615-244-7989 TELEVISION STATIONS MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL-APPEAL Ron Higgins, SEC beat writer THE TENNESSEAN (AM daily) 495 Union Avenue, Memphis, 38101 WKRN-TV, CH ann EL 2, ABC Maurice Patton, beat; David Climer/Joe Biddle, columnists Phone: 901-529-2366 Personalities: Corey Curtis/Dawn Davenport/Joe Dubin 1100 Broadway, Nashville, 37202 441 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, 37210 Phone: 615-259-8010 CHATTANOOGA TIMES-FREE PRESS Mark Wiedmer, SEC beat writer Phone: 615-369-7240 www.tennessean.com P.O. Box 951, Chattanooga, 37401 WSMV-TV, CH ann EL 4, NBC NASHVILLE CITY PAPER (M,F/AM) Phone: 423-756-1234 Personalities: Rudy Kalis/Terry Bolger David Boclair, beat writer P.O. Box 4, Nashville, 37202 P.O. Box 158434, Nashville, 37215 Phone: 615-353-2407 Phone: 615-298-9833 RADIO STATONS WTVF-TV, CH ann EL 5, CBS www.nashvillecitypaper.com WGFX “THE ZONE”, 104.5-FM Personalities: Hope Hines/Eric Yutzy MURFREESBORO DAILY NEWS JOURNAL 474 James Robertson Pkwy., Nashville, 37219 Greg Pogue, Sports Editor Mark Howard/Kevin Ingram/Frank Wycheck (AM) Phone: 615-248-5285 224 North Walnut St., Murfreesboro, 37130 George Plaster/Willy Daunic/Darren McFarland (PM) Phone: 615-278-5167 Brent Dougherty (evenings) WZTV-TV, CH ann EL 17, FOX www.dnj.com 506 2nd Avenue South, Nashville, 37015 Personalities: Paul Jones/Dan Phillips/Dave Foster In-studio phone: 615-737-1045 621 Mainstream, Nashville, 37228 Phone: 615-369-5562 2009 VANDERBILT FOOTBALL 201 FUTURE GAMES/RADIO NETWORK VANDERBILT BROADCAST CREW COMMODORES ON Joe Fisher, John Gromos and Kevin NATIONAL TV Ingram provide concise and insightful coverage on the Vanderbilt Football Radio Dating back to the 1955 Gator Bowl, Network. A Nashville native, Fisher enters his 12th Vanderbilt has played 43 nationally season as the team’s play-by-play televised games announcer. He handles similar duties for 2008 Miami (Ohio) ESPNU W Vanderbilt men’s basketball and baseball. South Carolina ESPN W Prior to announcing Vanderbilt games, Auburn ESPN W Fisher was a television sports anchor in Florida ESPN2 L the Nashville market from 1987-96, with Kentucky ESPN2 W stints at WSMV-4 and WKRN-2.
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