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Northeast Corridor. Several telephones (collect and credit card MEDIA INFORMATION calls only) are available in the press workroom. Halftime and final statistics, play-by-play and post-game coaches quotes will be provided in the press room. The 2004-2005 LSU Basketball Media Press kits with programs and fact sheets for each team will Guide is a source of information for the news be available on press row approximately 30 minutes prior to media. Additional information is available upon tipoff or earlier upon request. THIS IS LSU request from the LSU Sports information A FAX machine staffed by the LSU Sports Information Office. News releases, photographs, color Department will be available. Student operators are available to send copy free of charge. Please coordinate any particular filing slides, video and audio tape cassettes will be needs through Kent Lowe. made available to accredited members of the

YERS news media upon request. Radio Rights A The LSU Sports Information Office is One official radio network for the visiting team must be PL located on the fifth floor of the LSU Athletic designated by the team’s athletic director or media relations Administration Building in the west parking lot director.Visiting radio stations should coordinate all credentials of Tiger Stadium. needs through Kent Lowe. Only those working on the radio broadcast will be given credentials for that area. MAILING ADDRESS: Radio networks wishing to broadcast should also contact

CHES LSU Sports Information Jim Hawthorne, Director of the LSU Sports Network (225-578- A P.O. Box 25095 1882). Southeastern Conference opponents may use phone lines CO on a reciprocal basis. Nonconference opponents should contact Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 Jim Hawthorne to secure phone lines. A small fee may be Phone: (225) 578-8226 charged for those crews covering non-conference opponents. Broadcasts of the LSU basketball games are produced by OVERNIGHT MAIL ADDRESS: the LSU Sports Network and distributed through Louisiana LSU Sports Information, Room 501 Network. Any station wishing to join the network should LSU Athletic Administration Building contact Jim Hawthorne, Director of the LSU Sports Network,

REVIEW No. Stadium Dr. at Nicholson Dr. P. O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, La. 70894, or call (225) 578-1882. Baton Rouge, LA 70894 TV Rights, Satellite Trucks The right to televise LSU basketball games is solely that of the University and the Southeastern Conference. Permission to Press Credentials televise the game must be granted by the Athletic Director’s Office at LSU and the Commissioner’s Office of the All requests for working press, photo and broadcast Southeastern Conference.

PREVIEW credentials for LSU 2004-2005 home basketball games should Telecasting entities should contact Assistant AD/Television be made in writing on company letterhead. Single game Kevin Wagner (225) 578-1797 for information regarding setup. credentials must be requested no later than NOON the day Sound microphone technicians will sit at designated spots in before the game. Direct all requests to: front of press row that does not block any sold advertising Kent Lowe, Sr. Associate SID panels, and at the discretion of game officials. There is no mid- LSU Athletic Department court break for television. P. O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, La. 70894 Any outlet using a satellite truck must request satellite truck or FAX (225) 578-1861.

RECORDS parking and must have the truck in place at least two hours All credentials which cannot be mailed are left at the will- prior to tipoff. All production and uplink trucks should contact call media table inside the Northeast Corridor entrance of the Dwight Johnson, Director of the Maravich Assembly Center, Maravich Assembly Center. (225) 578-8205, regarding arrival time and setup logistics. News media covering LSU Basketball on a regular basis will Y be issued a season parking pass. Other parking passes will be

OR handled on a game-by-game basis. The press parking lot Phone Lines because of football stadium construction will be in the Track & Those writers wishing personal phone lines at press row or

HIST Field House lots off Nicholson Drive. in the press room should contact the BellSouth Office in Baton Requests are honored from sports editors of daily Rouge (1-800-238-5501) with LSU Sports Information as the newspapers and sports directors of television and radio stations. contact. Requests from individuals not employed by a media outlet will There will be a minimum of four phone lines available for not be considered. Spouses, dates, non-workers and anyone every game for writers in the press room. under 18 years of age are not permitted in the working press area. LSU reserves the right to refuse any credential request Photographers LSU deemed not to be in the best interest of the University. LSU will follow NCAA and SEC rules regarding the media representatives photographing the game. Photographers are Press Room and Services limited to working the designated space along the end line of The LSU Sports Information Office provides the news the playing court. No credentials will be issued to freelance media with a press workroom. It is located in the Northeast photographers, cutline writers, equipment carriers. Photographers Corridor of the Assembly Center. Access to the press room is will not be permitted to shoot from the sidelines. All limited to those with working credentials. photographers must remain seated on the floor in areas directly

MEDIA A pre-game meal will be served approximately an hour in front of fans on the baseline. Video taping from a kneeling before tipoff in the area across from the press room in the position will not be permitted. Photo positions may be assigned by the LSU Sports Information Office prior to selected games.

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Photographers will file from a new location oppisite the Tigers on the Web LSU dressing room for men’s games. The room will have both All LSU athletic information can be accessed on the Tigers’ THIS IS LSU phone and eathernet lines available. Contanct LSU world wide web site. It includes daily updates, releases and photographer, Steve Franz at 225-578-4193, for further details. media guides of all 20 of LSU’s intercollegiate athletic teams. The address is: Interviews HEAD COACH JOHN BRADY Coach Brady will be available for phone and in-person interviews on most non-game weekdays during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Key Phone Numbers PL Coach Brady at least one day in advance through Kent Lowe in SPORTS INFORMATION: (225) 578-8226 A the LSU Sports Information Office at 225-578-8226. SPORTS INFORMATION FAX: (225) 578-1861 YERS Coach Brady will, based on his schedule, be available for ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: (225) 334-4578 brief comments following the conclusion of the practice session LSU SPORTS NETWORK: (225) 578-1882 each day. ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE: (225) 578-2184 It is strongly suggested that those needing pre-game RADIO: (225) 578-1882 comments from Coach Brady join in the twice-weekly SEC TELEVISION: (225) 578-1797 teleconference beginning in January each Monday and CO

Thursday. Contact the SEC Office for the phone number. Internet A On the road, Coach Brady will be available in the lobby on CHES The official website of LSU athletics and the official website the day before the game upon arrival at the hotel. Coach Brady of the visiting school will be credentialed. Also, the official will not conduct any interviews, home or away, on game day online service of the national over-the-air or cable television prior to the game. network which owns broadcast rights to the game requested PLAYERS will receive credentials. Other websites will not be credentialed

unless they meet specifications outlined below: REVIEW LSU players will be available for interviews after most practices if interviews are requested 24 hours in advance 1. Must be a legal corporate entity which through the LSU Sports Information Office. There will be no has been in business at least one full interviews once the players come on to the Maravich Assembly calendar year and has provided coverage Center floor to begin practice warmup. This rule will be strictly of LSU for at least one year. enforced. Phone interviews can also be requested for after practice as 2. Must provide daily coverage of all PREIVEW well. NO players will be available for interviews on the road athletic teams of LSU or the visiting prior to the game. team with its own staff of reporters, The team apartments, locker room and training room are photographers and equipment. off limits to media representatives at all times. 3. Must travel to and cover major POSTGAME post-season events. LSU abides by Southeastern Conference policy regarding equal access to all members of the working media. 4. Must provide coverage of all press RECORDS The LSU lockerroom is closed to all media after all games, conferences of All athletic teams at LSU home and road. Coach John Brady will conduct his postgame or the visiting team. news conference at home games approximately 10 minutes after the game in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Assembly 5. Must be accredited by home university Center. On the road, media members can visit with Brady as working media. outside the lockerroom or in the home team’s interview area if so requested. NOTE: Websites that sponsor message boards, message centers or Postgame player interviews are also conducted in the L- chat rooms where people are allowed to post anonymous HIST Club Room at home and outside the locker room or in an information will not be issued credentials. If a medium has an interview area where possible on the road. online site and they sponsor anonymous forums, they may OR

continue to request credentials under its traditional medium Y Practices (newspaper, magazine, radio television), but will not be granted Please contact Kent Lowe at (225) 578-1864 before additional passes for online staff. planning to attend any practice session. Still and video cameras will be allowed during the first 20 minutes of practice only and LSU Image Media Database all interviews will be conducted at the conclusion of practice. Members of the media can obtain photos on all LSU LSU coaches and athletes as well as official LSU logos on the Satellite Feeds internet at http://media.lsusports.net. The site features head Throughout the season, the LSU Television Department shots and action shots of all of LSU's football players. The site will provide satellite feeds of any non-televised SEC games. will be updated weekly throughout football season. To gain Also “Inside LSU Basketball with John Brady” will be available access to the database, please contact Michael Bonnette in the each week on satellite feed to stations. Please contact Kevin LSU Sports Information Department for a login and password. Wagner or John Schiebe for feed times and satellite coordinates. MEDIA

2004-05 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 229 Media List INTRO Print Associated Press E-MAIL: [email protected] Monroe News-Star Opelousas Daily World WEB SITE: www.nola.com 1001 Howard Avenue, Suite 200-A 411 No. Fourth Street P.O. Box 1179 New Orleans, LA 70113 Monroe, LA 71201 Opelousas, LA 70570 SPORTS EDITOR: Mary Foster The Shreveport Times SPORTS EDITOR: Nick Deriso SPORTS EDITOR: Tom Dodge PHONE: (504) 523-3931 222 Lake Street PHONE: (318) 362-0267 PHONE: (337) 942-4971 FAX: (504) 586-0531 Shreveport, LA 71130 FAX: (318) 362-0273 FAX: (337) 948-6572 E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS EDITOR: Scott Ferrell E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected]

THIS IS LSU PHONE: (318) 459-3300 WEB SITE: www.thenewsstar.com WEB SITE: www.dailyworld.com The Advocate FAX: (318) 459-3301 E-MAIL: [email protected] P.O. Box 588 Gannett News Services Ruston Daily Leader WEB SITE: www.shreveportimes.com Baton Rouge, LA 70821 333 State Capitol Blvd. 212 West Park Avenue EXEC. SPORTS EDITOR: Butch Muir P.O. Box 44337 Ruston, LA 71270 ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: Matt Randolph Lake Charles American Press Baton Rouge, LA 70804 SPORTS EDITOR: O.K. Buddy Davis

YERS BEAT: Randy Rosetta P.O. Box 2893 BEAT WRITER: Glenn Guilbeau PHONE: (318) 255-4353

A PHONE: (225) 383-1111 Lake Charles, LA 70602 PHONE: (225) 346-0921 FAX: (318) 255-4006 FAX: (225) 388-0318 SPORTS EDITOR: Scooter Hobbs (columnist) CELL: (225) 907-8701 HOME: (225) 768-1931 E-MAIL: [email protected] PL E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (337) 494-4069 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.2theadvocate.com FAX: (337) 439-4036 E-MAIL: [email protected] Lafayette Daily Advertiser WEB SITE: www.americanpress.com Times-Picayune P.O. Box 3268 3800 Howard Avenue Lafayette, LA 70502 New Orleans, LA 70140 Alexandria Daily Town Talk SPORTS EDITOR: Kevin Foote SPORTS EDITOR: David Meeks P.O. Box 7558 PHONE: (337) 289-6303 CHES SPORTS EDITOR: Peter Finney (columnist) Alexandria, LA 71301 FAX: (337) 289-6443 A ASST. SPORTS EDITOR: Doug Tatum SPORTS EDITOR: John Marcase E-MAIL: [email protected]

CO BEAT WRITER: Jim Kleinpeter PHONE: (318) 487-6351 WEB SITE: www.acadiananow.com KLEINPETER CELL: (225) 769-9291 FAX: (318) 487-6315 PHONE: (504) 826-3405 E-MAIL: [email protected] FAX: (504) 826-3401 WEB SITE: www.thetowntalk.com Television

WAFB-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 9) WVLA-TV (NBC Affiliate Channel 33) WDSU-TV (NBC Affiliate - Channel 6) WVUE-TV (FOX Affiliate - Channel 8) 844 Government Street 5220 Essen Lane 846 Howard Avenue P.O. Box 13847 REVIEW Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 New Orleans, LA 70113 New Orleans, LA 70185 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Steve Schneider PHONE: (225) 766-3233 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Rich Lenz SPORTS DIRECTOR: Darrell Greene REPORTER: Jacques Doucet, James Verrett FAX: (225) 768-9191 REPORTER: Fletcher Mackle PHONE: (504) 483-1542 PHONE: (225) 336-8891 WEB SITE: www.nbc33tv.com PHONE: (504) 679-0657 FAX: (504) 483-1543 FAX: (225) 379-7880 FAX: (504) 679-0733 E-Mail: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WWL-TV (CBS Affiliate - Channel 4) E-Mail: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.fox8live.com WEB SITE: www.wafb.com WEB SITE: www.wdsu.com 1024 No. Rampart Street New Orleans, LA 70116 WBRZ-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 2) SPORTS DIRECTOR: Jim Henderson WGNO-TV (ABC Affiliate - Channel 26) P.O. Box 2906 REPORTERS: Lee Zurik, Juan Kincaid ITM Building PREVIEW Baton Rouge, LA 70821 PHONE: (504) 529-6291 New Orleans, LA 70112 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Michael Cauble FAX: (504) 529-6472 SPORTS DIRECTOR: Ed Daniels REPORTERS: Andy Pepper, Pat Minnis E-Mail: [email protected] PHONE: (504) 619-6328 PHONE: (225) 336-2361 WEB SITE: www.wwltv.com FAX: (504) 619-6332 FAX: (225) 336-2347 E-Mail: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: abc26.trb.com WEB SITE: www.2theadvocate.com Radio RECORDS WDGL/JAMN (FM 98.1/107.3) Louisiana Network WJBO/WSKR (AM 1150/1210) WWL (AM 870) (LSU Radio Network Flagship) 263 Third Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 14061 1450 Poydras Street P.O. Box 2231 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-4061 Suite 440 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Sports: Jeff Palermo PHONE: (225) 231-1860 New Orleans, LA 70112 Y SPORTS DIRECTOR: Charles Hanagriff PHONE: (225) 383-8788 FAX: (225) 499-9696 SPORTS TALK: Buddy Diliberto

OR PHONE: (225) 388-9898 FAX: (225) 342-9950 WEB SITE: www.wjbo.com PHONE: (504) 593-6376 FAX: (225) 499-9800 WEB SITE: www.la-net.net FAX: (504) 593-1850 E-MAIL: [email protected]

HIST WEB SITE: www.wwl.com Specialty Media Tiger Rag Purple & Gold Sports Monday P.O. Box 496 4919 Jamestown Avenue, Suite 203 P.O. Box 14825 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0496 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Baton Rouge, LA 70898 EDITOR/BEAT: Matt Deville EDITOR: Scott McKay HOST: Lee Feinswog PHONE: (225) 383-5271 PHONE: (225) 926-6300 PHONE: (225) 926-3256

LSU FAX: (225) 343-4785 FAX: (225) 231-1879 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.sportsbatonrouge.com WEB SITE: louisianastate.theinsiders.com WEB SITE: www.purpleandgold.com Campus Services

LSU Daily Reveille KLSU (FM 91.1) Tiger Television Room 39, Hodges Hall, LSU Hodges Hall, LSU Hodges Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70140 Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Baton Rouge, LA 70894

MEDIA PHONE: (225) 578-8676 PHONE: (225) 578-5911 PHONE: (225) 578-8687 FAX: (225) 578-1698 FAX: (225) 578-1698 FAX: (225) 578-1698 E-MAIL:[email protected] WEB SITE: www.klsu.fm WEB SITE: www.tigertv.tv WEB SITE: www.lsureveille.com

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Alabama (205) 348-6084 Kentucky (859)257-3838 So. Carolina (803) 777-5204

P. O. Box 870391 Memorial Coliseum, Room 23 Rex Enright Athletic Center THIS IS LSU Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35487-0391 Lexington, Ky. 40506 Columbia, S. C. 29208 Fax: (205) 348-8841 Fax: (859) 323-4310 Fax: (803) 777-2967 www.rolltide.com www.ukathletics.com www.uscsports.com

Larry White, Assoc. AD/Media Relations Scott Stricklin, Asst. AD/Media Relations Kerry Tharp, Assoc AD/Sports Info. Becky Hopf, Associate Director Tony Neely, Media Relations/FB Michelle Schmitt, Asst. AD/Special Projects Barry Allen, Assistant Director Susan Lax, Associate Director Gavin Lang, Assistant Director Roots Woodruff, Assistant Director Amanda Polley, Assistant Director Andrew Kitick, Assistant Director

Brian Morgan, Assistant Director Matt Steinke, Internet Coordinator Ayanna Wakefield, Assistant Director PL

John Hayden, Assistant Director Jennifer LaMaster, Asst. Publications Director A YERS Jamie Bacjer, Creative Director Tennessee (865) 974-1212 LSU (225) 578-8226 Men’s Department Arkansas (479) 575-2751 P. O. Box 15016 Men’s Department P. O. Box 25095 Knoxville, Tenn. 37901 Broyles Athletic Center Baton Rouge, La. 70894-5095 Fax: (865) 974-1269

P. O. Box 7777 Fax: (225) 578-1861 www.utsports.com CO Fayetteville, Ark. 72702 www.LSUsports.net A

Fax: (479) 575-7481 Bud Ford, Assoc. AD/Sports Info. CHES www.hogwired.com Michael Bonnette, Assistant AD/SID Jeff Muir, Associate Director Kent Lowe, Sr. Associate Director John Painter, Associate Director Kevin Trainor, Asst. AD/Sports Infomation Laurie Cannon, Associate Director Craig Pinkerton, Associate Director Robby Edwards, Associate Director Bill Franques, Associate Director Tom Mattingly, Dir. of Special Publications Bob Grant, Assistant Director Brian Miller, Associate Director Stephanie Wetzel, Assistant Director Melissa Reynaud, Assistant Director

Vanderbilt (615) 322-4121 REVIEW Jason Feirman, Publications Director Auburn (334) 844-9800/9701 David Hurd, Graphic Design Coordinator P. O. Box 120158 Annie Martin, Graphic Design Coordinator Nashville, Tenn. 37212 P. O. Box 351 Fax: (615) 343-7064 Auburn, Ala. 36831-0351 www.vucommodores.com Fax: (334) 844-9708/9807 Ole Miss (662) 915-7522 www.auburntigers.com P. O. Box 217 Rod Williams, Assoc. AD/Comm. and Tech. University, Miss. 38677 Tammy Boclair, Assistant Director Meredith Jenkins, Asst. AD/Media Relations Fax: (662) 915-7006 Larry Leathers, Assistant Director PREIVEW Chuck Gallina, Associate Director www.OleMissSports.com Andre Foushee, Assistant Director Kirk Sampson, Associate Director Brian Davis, Assistant Director Mendy Nestor, Associate Director Dan Froehlich, Associate Director Langston Rogers, Assoc. AD/Sports Info. SEC (205) 458-3010 Lamar Chance, Associate Director Florida (352) 375-4683, ext. 6100 Rick Stupak, Associate Director 2201 Richard Arrington Kim Ling, Associate Director Boulevard North P. O. Box 14485 Kyle Campbell, Assistant Director Birmingham, Ala. 35203 RECORDS Gainesville, Fla. 32604 Katy Lonergan, Assistant Director Fax: (205) 458-3030 Fax (352) 375-4809 www.secsports.com Bill Burting, Assistant Director www. Gatorzone.com Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner Steve McClain, Asst. AD/Sports Information Mississippi State Tammy Wilson, Associate Director Mary Howard, Asst. AD/Sports Information (662) 325-2703/0540 DeWayne Peevy, Assistant Director Kathy Cafazzo, Associate Director Chuck Dunlap, Assistant Fred Demarest, Associate Director P. O. Box 5308 Brian Deitz, Assistant Director Mississippi State, Miss. 39762 HIST Zack Higbee, Assistant Director Fax: (662) 325-2563/3654 www.msstate.edu/athletics Heidi Johnson, Assistant Director OR

LeeAnne Sears, Sports Information Coord. Y Mike Nemeth, Assoc. AD/Media Relations David Rosinski, Associate Director Georgia (706) 542-1621 John R. Cade, Assistant Director P. O. Box 1472 Joe Dier, Assistant Director Athens, Ga. 30603 Laura McCoy, Assistant Director

Fax: (706) 542-9339 Todd Anderson, Assistant Director LSU www.georgiadogs.com

Claude Felton, Assoc. AD/SID Tim Hix, Associate Director Chris Lakos, Associate Director Mike Mobley, Associate Director Jenn Garrett, Assistant Director Tyler Sabo,Assistant Director MEDIA Karlene Lawrence, Publications Coordinator

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Sports Information INTRO Michael Bonnette Jason Feirman Asst. AD/Sports Information Publications Director LSU, '93 LSU, 2000 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 12th year with Athletic Department 5th year with Athletic Department Primary contact for Football THIS IS LSU

Kent Lowe David Hurd Senior Associate SID Graphic Design Coordinator

YERS LSUS, '79 LSU, '03 A Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] PL 17th year with Athletic Department 2nd year with Athletic Department Primary contact for Men's Basketball, Women's Golf CHES

A Laurie Cannon Annie Martin

CO Associate SID Graphic Design Coordinator Utah State, 2000 LSU, '04 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 3rd year with Athletic Department 1st year with Athletic Department Primary contact for Gymnastics, Track and Field REVIEW

Bill Franques Steve Franz Associate SID Photography Coordinator LSU, '85 LSU, ' 93 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 17th year with Athletic Department 7th year with Athletic Department Primary contact for Baseball PREVIEW

Brian Miller Associate SID STAFF Northeastern, '96 Email: [email protected] Student Assistants RECORDS 3rd year with Athletic Department Primary contact for Women's Basketball, Tony Autin Football Krystal Bennett

Y Laura Covington Caroline Domecq OR Natalie Grantham Melissa Reynaud Peter Hoang HIST Associate SID Bill Martin LSU, '97 Kerri McGimsey Email: [email protected] Pat Fredericks 4th year with Athletic Department Kevin Minor Primary contact for volleyball, softball, Administrative Secretary Jeff Schneider CHAMPS [email protected] Will Stafford LSU MEDIA

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Electronic Media TRO THIS IS LSU PL A YERS CO A CHES REVIEW The Athletics Administration building houses a television control room that is used for video scoreboard broadcasts in Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Kevin Wagner until 1993 when he joined Ole Miss. A 1986 graduate of Oklahoma State, he was born in Minneapolis,

Assistant AD/Television PREIVEW Minn. and attended high school in Oxford, Miss. Schiebe, 43, is married to the former Mollie Clements of Memphis, Kevin Wagner, LSU's Assisant Athletic Tenn., and they have two children, Tom, 16, and Pat, 15, both members of Director for Television, is the executive the varsity football team at the Dunham School in Baton Rouge. producer/director for LSU's four major coaches' television shows featuring football coach Nick Saban, men's basketball coach Paul Danna John Brady, women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman and baseball coach Smoke Laval. Coordinator RECORDS He oversees all television projects associated with the LSU Athletics Department, including the coordination of LSU's video scoreboards in In August of 2002, Danna returned to the Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU Athletics Department after a two-year Wagner, 48, was promoted to his current position of Assistant stint at ESPN in Bristol, Conn. AD/Television in August, 2003 after joining LSU as assistant Before working for ESPN, Danna served coordinator in August of 1989. He served as Coordinator of Electronic as a full-time television producer at LSU for Media/Television for eight years prior to his most recent promotion. two years (1999-2000) and was involved with

A 1980 graduate of LSU in broadcast journalism, Wagner was a production of LSU programming since 1991 HIST four-year Tiger letterman in diving (1975-79), earning All-Southeastern when he was a student at the university.

Conference honors in 1979 on the three-meter springboard. Danna, 31, worked as a student assistant in the Electronic Media OR A native of Houston with 23 years of experience in broadcast Department from 1991-95 before working for local television station journalism, Wagner and his wife Karen have two daughters, Allyson, WBRZ, first in the production department and later as a news editor. Y 24, and Jennifer, 22, and a granddaughter, Kaleigh Ryan. He freelanced for various sports production companies for three years, most notably during the 1997 and 1998 seasons as a member of the ESPN College Gameday crew which traveled to various football John Schiebe stadiums around the country prior to games.

Danna, known as "Speedy" throughout the LSU athletic LSU Manager of Television department, graduated from LSU in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in mass communications. He married the former Susan Marlowe in July. John Schiebe begins his 11th year as chief assistant in the television department. He came to LSU in August of 1994 from the University of Mississippi where he served as post-production supervisor in the

Teleproductions Center. He was there for MEDIA one-and-a-half years. Schiebe served as a production assistant in Educational Television Services at Oklahoma State from 1984 through 1987 before becoming a producer/director in Agricultural Communications at OSU from 1987

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Inside LSU Basketball INTRO THIS IS LSU YERS A PL CHES A CO REVIEW nside LSU Basketball with John Brady returns this season as the primary source for Tiger basketball news. Jim Hawthorne Iwill serve as host, joining LSU head coach John Brady to provide detailed game highlights, in-depth analysis and profiles of the 2004-05 Tigers. The show also features a different aspect of the basketball program each week. Inside LSU Basketball is syndicated weekly during the season throughout all major markets in the state of Louisiana. In addition, the show can be viewed in its entirety on LSU’s official athletic department web site, LSUsports.tv.

PREVIEW Inside LSU Basketball debuts on Dec. 12 and will continue throughout the season with the last show airing on March 13 (There will be no show on January 2). Check local listings for air times as well as the affiliate that Inside LSU Basketball with John Brady can be viewed.

INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL AFFILIATES

RECORDS BATON ROUGE WBRZ-TV Ch. 2 (ABC) Sundays, 10:35 p.m. Cox Ch. 4 Mondays, 9:30 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA Y KLAX-TV Ch. 31 (ABC) Sundays, 10:30 p.m. OR LAFAYETTE KLAF-TV Ch. 17 (UPN) Sundays, 10:30 p.m. HIST MONROE KNOE-TV Ch. 8 (CBS) Sundays, 11:00 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS WGNO-TV Ch. 26 (ABC) Sundays, 11:30 p.m.

SHREVEPORT LSU KSHV-TV Ch. 45 (UPN/WB) Saturdays, Noon

LAKE CHARLES KPLC-TV Ch. 7 (ABC) Mon./Tues., 4:00 a.m.

MORGAN CITY KWBJ-TV Ch. 39 (Ind) Sundays,9:00 p.m.

MEDIA COX SPORTS TELEVISION Regional Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. (Check local listings) Thursday, 5:00 p.m.

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Jim Hawthorne LSU Sports Network History Voice of the Tigers THIS IS LSU The LSU Sports Network, in its 17th year of in-house operation, Hawthorne begins his 25th will continue to provide LSU basketball games to a large audience. season of LSU basketball play-by-play Anchored by two 50,000-watt clear channel affiliates, LSU and in his LSU broadcasting career Fighting Tiger Basketball will be distributed by satellite to 40 radio has called the action from two Final stations throughout the South from the broadcast studios on the Fours, 13 College World Series in fifth floor of the athletic department building. baseball (including the 1991, 1993, Network programming includes all football and men’s and women’s basketball games, all baseball games and a 30-game PL

1996, 1997 and 2000 National Championship games) and A nine football Bowl games. softball schedule and a weekly live coaches show for football, men’s YERS The Anacoco, La., native and women’s basketball and baseball. coordinates all phases of the network in addition to the play- 2005 Network Affiliates (projected) by-play duties. He hosts “Tiger CITY CALL LETTERS POWER FREQUENCY

Sportsline,” a weekly one hour ALEXANDRIA KSYL AM 1,000 970 Khz CO ALEXANDRIA KFAD FM 6,000 93.9 Mhz live call-in show with the A

AMITE WTGG FM 6,000 96.5 Mhz CHES football, basketball and baseball BASTROP KJMG 8,000 97.3 Mhz head coaches. BATON ROUGE WDGL FM 100,000 98.1 Mhz BOGALUSA WBOX AM 1,000 920 Khz A 40-year play-by-play veteran with Northwestern BOGALUSA WBOX FM 3,000 92.9 Mhz State football, basketball and baseball, Centenary BUNKIE KEZP FM 18,000 104.3 Mhz basketball, Texas League baseball and World Football EUNICE KEUN AM 1,000 1290 Khz FERRIDAY KFNV FM 18,500 107.1 Mhz League broadcasts also among his credentials, Hawthorne REVIEW HAMMOND WFPR AM 1,000 1400 Khz is married to the former Juanita Carol Thomason of Anacoco HATTIESBURG, MISS. WBKH AM 5,000 1250 Khz and has one son, Joseph William, two daughters, Jaime Lynn HOMER KYLA FM 50,000 106.7 Mhz and Amanda Ruth, and two grandchildren. HOUMA KJIN AM 1,000 1490 Khz JACKSON, MISS. WSFZ AM 5,000 930 Khz JENA KJNA FM 6,000 102.7 Mhz JENNINGS KJEF AM 1,000 1290 Khz JONESVILLE KTGV FM 6,000 105.1 Mhz Kevin Ford LAFAYETTE KPEL FM 25,000 105.1 Mhz PREIVEW Broadcast Host/Analyst LAKE CHARLES KLCL AM 5,000 1470 Khz LEESVILLE KJAE FM 3,000 92.7 Mhz LEESVILLE KLLA AM 1,000 1570 Khz Ford is in his 16th year with the LSU Sports Network, MANY KWLV FM 25,000 107.1 Mhz hosting the network’s basketball pregame, halftime and MARKSVILLE KAPB FM 3,000 97.7 Mhz postgame shows, as well as game analyst. MCCOMB, MISS. WHNY AM 5,000 1250 Khz While at LSU, he served as the broadcast booth MINDEN KASO AM 1,000 1240 Mhz

MONROE KNOE AM 100,000 101.1 Mhz RECORDS statistician and pregame reporter for football broadcasts. He MONTICELLO, MISS. WRQO FM 50,000 102.1 Mhz is in his 11th year as football host of pre-game, half-time MOREAUVILLE KLIL FM 3,000 92.1 Mhz and post-game shows. MORGAN CITY KBZZ FM 25,000 96.7 Mhz NATCHITOCHES KZBL FM 50,000 95.9 Mhz Ford was employed in the Electronic Media Department NEW IBERIA KANE AM 1,000 1240 Khz as a student worker until his graduation. He received a NEW ORLEANS WWL AM 50,000 870 Khz Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism in OPELOUSAS KSLO AM 1,000 1230 Khz PICAYUNE, MISS. WKSY FM 50,000 106.1 Mhz December of 1991. He currently hosts the national program RUSTON KPCH FM 50,000 97.7 Mhz HIST “Geaux Fishing”which airs on The Outdoor Channel. SHREVEPORT KWKH AM 50,000 1130 Khz SULPHUR KKGB FM 25,000 101.3 Mhz THIBODAUX KTIB AM 5000 640 Khz OR

VILLE PLATTE KVPI FM 3,000 93.5 Mhz Y WINNSBORO KMAR FM 3,000 95.9 Mhz

LSU WORLDWIDE The following of LSU Athletics is truly worldwide, thanks to modern technology. The radio broadcasts of Tiger sports reach every continent on the planet through Internet access and direct telephone LSU capabilities.

THE INTERNET LSU Sports Network programming on the Internet can be accessed through the LSU Athletics Department web site: MEDIA

Coach Brady during his postgame radio interview with Jim Hawthorne.

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iger Sportsline with John Brady, a weekly one hour radio TIGER SPORTSLINE Tprogram each Monday night returns for the 2004-05 REVIEW season. It is designed to give Tiger fans an inside look at 2004-05 TIGER SPORTSLINE AIR TIMES LSU basketball and Coach John Brady. Dec. 6 ...... 7-8 p.m. The show will once again be hosted by “The Voice”of Dec. 15 ...... 7-8 p.m. LSU athletics, Jim Hawthorne and will be broadcast live at Dec. 22 ...... 7-8 p.m. Superior Grill on Government Street in Baton Rouge. Fans Dec. 27 ...... 7-8 p.m. have the opportunity to come out and watch the show Jan. 5 ...... 7-8 p.m. Jan. 10 ...... 7-8 p.m. PREVIEW broadcast live from Superior Jan. 17 ...... 7-8 p.m. Grill each week Jan. 24 ...... 7-8 p.m. Jan. 31 ...... 7-8 p.m. and ask Coach Feb. 7 ...... 7-8 p.m. Brady questions Feb. 14 ...... 7-8 p.m. in person. Tiger Feb. 21 ...... 7-8 p.m. Sportsline also has a live call-in segment for Tigers fans

RECORDS Feb. 28 ...... 7-8 p.m. listening at home. March 7 ...... 7-8 p.m. The first show kicks off on Monday, Dec. 7 and continues each week throughout the season. There will be AFFILIATES CARRYING TIGER SPORTSLINE

Y Baton Rouge ...... 98.1 Mhz three Wednesday shows. Dec. 15, 22 and Jan. 5. It will

OR Alexandria ...... 970 Khz, 93.9Mhz conclude on March 7. Amite ...... 1400 Khz

HIST Hammond...... 106.1 Mhz Houma...... 1490 Khz Jackson, Miss...... 930 Khz Monroe ...... 101.1 FM Morgan City/Houma ...... 96.7 Mhz New Orleans ...... 870 Khz

LSU Opelousas ...... 1230 Khz Picayune, Miss...... 106.1 Mhz Shreveport ...... 1130 Khz Sulphur...... 101.3 Mhz Thibodaux ...... 640 Khz

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Corporate Sponsors TRO When you see this... THIS IS LSU THINK LSU TIGERS Twenty corporations, some of them national and multi-national in scope, participate in an innovative and profitable corporate sponsorship program with the LSU Athletics Department. The sponsorships provide these companies with valuable promotional avenues and high-profile identity affiliation with LSU sports in exchange for financial support. PL

The corporate sponsorship program generates over $3 million annually, enabling the athletic A YERS department to fund scholarships, team travel, athletic facility improvements and other typical athletic expenses. Current Major Corporation Sponsors of LSU Athletics include Bank One of Louisiana, Coca-Cola, Powerade, EATEL, Winn-Dixie, Louisiana Lottery Foundation, McDonald’s, UPS, Farm Bureau Insurance, Our Lady of the Lake Regional

Medical Center, Ochsner Clinic, Advance Auto Parts, Abita Springs Water Company, The Advocate, Roadshow Coach & CO A

RV Center, Tiger Mania, Raising Cane’s, Southgate Towers, LWCC, and Verizon Wireless. CHES REVIEW PREIVEW

Jenni Peters Marketing & Promotions Director RECORDS HIST OR

Guy Gaster Y Marketing & Promotions Assistant Director LSU For Information on LSU Athletics Corporate Sponsorships call (225) 578-6884 MEDIA

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Tiger Athletic Foundation INTRO

The Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to supporting LSU and its Athletic Program. The Foundation is administered by its own board of directors,

THIS IS LSU comprised of TAF donors, which meets quarterly. Officers of the corporation are elected bi-annually. Louisiana State University has a proud athletic Maj. Gen. R. G. Richard, tradition, highlighted by scores of Southeastern Conference and NCAA USMC (Ret.) YERS Chief Executive Officer A championships in more than 20 men’s and women’s varsity sports. Thanks to PL generous private-sector contributions, the Tiger Athletic Foundation continues to play an integral role in sustaining that outstanding tradition. As the central fund-raising organization in support of LSU athletics, TAF’s mission is clear – to lead the university in building a comprehensively superior athletic program. Unrestricted contributions to the Tiger Athletic Foundation benefit every athlete and team at LSU through CHES

A scholarship and academic awards, as well as through the construction and maintenance of athletic facilities.

CO These projects, large and small, chart the unmistakable course to excellence. And it is the shared vision of alumni and friends of LSU that are making them a reality. REVIEW PREVIEW RECORDS Y OR

HIST The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is perhaps TAF's most significant contribution to the University to date. The center benefits not only LSU's athletics program, it also provides a 1,000-seat classroom for use by the entire University population.

LSU WHO IS TAF? A donation to the Tiger Athletic Foundation • The TAF is made up of average Tiger fans who make donations to help fund assists in its programs of support for LSU Athletics. the mission of Tiger Athletics. • Funding scholarships for LSU’s student-athletes. • Nearly two-thirds of TAF’s members have donated less than $1,000 in their • Funding the construction and renovation of facilities and the purchase of lifetime to TAF equipment to provide Tiger student-athletes with the best possible • Less than 1% of TAF’s members have donated over $100,000 in their lifetime opportunity to compete at a national level. to TAF • Funding support for facilities and programs to enhance the academic MEDIA • TAF’s membership is 14,000 strong and growing opportunities for student-athletes. • Providing support to assure the best possible coaching and support staffs are in place to lead the LSU athletic program.

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$1 MILLION-PLUS PROJECTS

Eastside Expansion of Tiger Stadium - $50 Million THIS IS LSU The TAF financed an eastside expansion that added over 11,000 seats to Tiger Stadium and moved it up among the five largest on-campus stadiums in America. The eastside expansion not only created 70 Tiger Den suites to the stadium, it has provided over 300,000 more fans the opportunity to see LSU football since the expansion was opened in 2000.

Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes - $12 Million Eastside Expansion of Tiger Stadium The TAF provided LSU with unquestionably the most advanced PL A academic facility in America for its student-athletes. By renovating YERS LSU’s old Gym Armory, the TAF allowed LSU to make the emphatic statement that the academic welfare of its student-athletes is its foremost priority. Opened in 2002.

Scoreboards in Tiger Stadium, Assembly Center, Outdoor Track - $5.2 Million The TAF added to fan enjoyment in LSU’s major athletics facilities by CO purchasing state-of-the-art video scoreboards in 1998. A CHES

Lawton Squad Room - $1.2 Million Scoreboard in Tiger Staduim The TAF funded the construction of a squad meeting room attached to Tiger Stadium for use by LSU’s athletics teams. Prior to the construction of the Lawton Squad Room, there was no one place in LSU’s athletics

complex where the entire football team could meet and view REVIEW instructional and motivational video presentations. Opened in 1997.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION Football Operations Center - $15 Million Lawton Squad Room

The TAF is building a stand-alone Football Operations Center in which PREIVEW all facets of the national champion Tiger football program will be under one roof. The building will include locker rooms, meeting rooms, coaches offices, video operations, a training room and strength facility. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2005.

Mike the Tiger’s Habitat - $3 Million

LSU’s legendary live mascot is getting a new home, thanks to the TAF. RECORDS This new habitat will provide Mike with a new 15,000-square foot environment with lush planting , a landmark size Live Oak tree, a beautiful waterfall and a stream evolving from a rocky backdrop Football Operations Center overflowing with plants and trees. It will be one of the finest live tiger habitats in America. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2005.

Westside Renovation of Tiger Stadium - $60 Million The TAF is currently renovating the Westside of Tiger Stadium in order to HIST provide 3,200 new club seats and a new press box. The new club seats will provide additional revenue for the athletics program to invest in OR future facility projects. Scheduled to open in September of 2005. Y

Westside Renovation of Tiger Stadium Mike the Tiger’s Habitat LSU MEDIA

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