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JULY 29 - AUGUST 9 Table of Contents Mailing Address Media Information.................................................................. 4 Media Parking and Directions ................................................4 Ohio Expo Center Registration Information ....................................................... 5 717 E. 17th Ave WCOL Celeste Center Guidelines ........................................... 6 Columbus, OH 43211 General Information ............................................................ 7 Hours and Admission ............................................................ 7 614-644-3247 / 888-646-3976 Ohio Expositions Commission ............................................... 7 Visitor Services ...................................................................... 9 OhioExpoCenter.com Premier Hotel Partners ....................................................... 12 ohiostatefair.com Special Days and Discounts ................................................. 13 Fun Facts ............................................................................ 15 Ohio State Fair General Manager History ................................................................................. 20 Historical Milestones ........................................................... 21 Virgil Strickler Fair Attendance .................................................................... 26 Entry Statistics (2014) ......................................................... 26 Marketing and PR Director New This Year ...................................................................... 27 Alicia Shoults Buildings and Stages ........................................................... 40 614-644-4011 [email protected] Entertainment ...................................................................... 45 WCOL Celeste Center .......................................................... 45 Visual Communications Director Past and Current Performers ............................................... 51 Free Musical Entertainment ............................................... 53 Julian O’Loughlin Free Non-Musical / Strolling Entertainment ....................... 59 614-644-4013 Special Attractions and Displays ...................................... 62 [email protected] Daily Attractions ................................................................. 62 Limited Time Attractions ..................................................... 65 Marketing and PR Coordinators Sporting Competitions ........................................................ 67 Diane Gress Rides ................................................................................... 69 614-644-4432* [email protected] Food .................................................................................... 70 Youth .................................................................................... 73 Amanda Moline All-Ohio State Fair Band & Youth Choir .............................. 73 614-644-4434* Junior Fair Board ................................................................. 74 [email protected] Youth Organizations ............................................................. 75 Mira Kuhar Livestock...............................................................................77 614-644-4012* Sale of Champions .............................................................. 77 [email protected] Youth Reserve Program ..................................................... 77 2014 Results ....................................................................... 78 Fax Number All-Time Records ................................................................ 79 Livestock Terminology ......................................................... 80 Public Relations Office 2015 Poultry Information......................................................81 Fax: 614-644-4031 Agriculture & Natural Resources ........................................ 82 *These numbers will ring directly to the Media The Arts ............................................................................... 84 Center during the Fair. Judge Credentials.................................................................86 Blank Pages for Note-Taking................................................91 Connect with the Ohio State Fair.........................................93 Media @OhioStateFair Information Alicia Shoults at [email protected]. Our fax number is 614-644-4031. Media Parking and Directions Policy Parking All credentials are for working media only. We Approximately 25 parking spots are available for request that all media that are provided an use by working media at the Media Center. In admission ticket submit a press clipping or audio/ addition, we will provide overflow parking in the video clip within two weeks of the closing of the Gate 9 Pavilion Lot, located east of the Voinovich Fair. Failure to provide proof of coverage may Livestock & Trade Center presented by Ohio result in loss of media center privileges. Soybean Council. If all spots are full, you will be routed to the North Lot. Media Center On-Grounds Shuttles The Ohio State Fair Media Center will be operational from 7 am to 8 pm or by The complimentary shuttle makes frequent stops appointment. The Media Center will be located around the perimeter of the grounds from 10 am on 11th Avenue, just west of the OHIO Gate and - 10 pm everyday. east of the Martin Janis 50+ Center. All working news media and promotions personnel should Directions to the Media Center register and park at this location upon arriving at the Fair. The Ohio Expo Center is located in Columbus, th just north of downtown, on 17 Avenue off I-71. For your convenience, the Media Center will th Media should use the 11 Avenue exit. The provide a phone, Internet access and an air- Media Center is located between the OHIO Gate conditioned room for you to work. Water, Fair and Gate 9/Martin Janis 50+ Center. schedules, feature ideas and assistance obtaining th interviews will also be provided by the marketing • From the north: Take I-71 south to the 11 and public relations coordinators. Avenue exit. Press Release System • From the south: Take I-71 north to the 11th Avenue exit. For up-to-date press releases, please visit ohiostatefair.com, click on the “Newsroom” link • From the east: Take I-70 west to I-71 north. Take th and then click “Media Registration” to sign up to I-71 north to the 11 Avenue exit. receive customized news and information. • From the west: Take I-70 east to I-71 north. Take On-Site Transportation I-71 north to the 11th Avenue exit. A few golf carts will be kept at the Media Center Registration Information and can be used for transporting equipment on a Registration first-come, first-served basis. Carts will be driven by Fair employees only. Access to the Fair on We welcome the chance to work with your carts is limited to the golf cart path, which travels station or publication. Registering for the Ohio around the Fair’s perimeter. State Fair is easy for members of the media. Fax us (on station / publication letterhead) a list of Mobile Access staff members who will cover the event, or email 4 5 Mobile Access is to be used only for live provide contact names and phone numbers upon broadcast by satellite trucks, broadcast vans, etc. request. Please notify the public relations staff of Access is limited to the Fair’s perimeter. Remote any arrangements that have been made prior to vehicles can be moved to and from their locations the show date. between midnight and 10 am only. General Information WCOL Celeste Center Media Guidelines 2015 Ohio State Fair Hours and Admission Review Seats Dates The only way to guarantee a seat for a paid July 29 - Aug. 9, 2015 concert is to purchase a ticket. All review seat requests must be coordinated through each Year individual artist. Review seats will be distributed 162nd from the WCOL Celeste Center box office at the discretion of the artist. We request that Hours of Operation publications send a clip of their review to the Admission gates: 9 am - 10 pm (Except Aug. 9, marketing / public relations department within until 7 pm) two weeks of the show. Mountain Dew Midway: 10 am - 11 pm (Open until midnight Friday and Saturday) Still and Video Photography Policy Gate Admission Prices All photography requests are subject to approval Adult (ages 13 - 59): $10 by artist management. If your station or Youth (ages 5 - 12): $8 publication wishes to send a photographer to a Senior (ages 60+): $8 concert, please submit your request in advance to Children (under five): free Alicia Shoults at [email protected]. Day- of-show requests should be submitted by calling Advance sale tickets: $6 (available at Kroger, AAA the Media Center no later than noon on the day and Ticketmaster) of the show. Ride-All-Day Wristband Vouchers: $25 Advance sale Ride-All-Day Wristband Vouchers At the WCOL Celeste Center, a member of the (available through July 28 only at Kroger, AAA and public relations staff will meet and inform you Ticketmaster locations): $20 of the artist’s photo policy. Each artist’s policy is Parking: $5 different. Still photographers will be escorted to designated areas near the stage. Videographers 2015 Ohio Expositions Commission will be escorted to a press box at the base of The Ohio Expositions Commission was established the mezzanine. The public relations staff will in 1961 when the Ohio General Assembly passed advise photographers when the allotted time for legislation creating a new governing