MMEEDDIIAA IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN Radio & Television Harry Temple TV Show Temple Football: Inside the Owls’ Nest, a weekly television and web show featuring exclusive behind the scenes access to the DONAHUE Owls’ football program, enters its seventh Radio Play‐by‐Play season on Comcast SportsNet. Saint Joseph’s Produced by Temple University Ath‐ letics and 20/20 Visual Media, LLC, the 30‐ minute show will feature 12 installments 19th Season at Temple with the first airing scheduled for the week of August 26. Check your local listings for The 2013 season marks Harry Donahue’s Game of the Week. Every Sunday, NFL fans dates and times. 19th consecutive year as the voice of Temple around the country hear Donahue describe NFL The show will also be available University football. A Philadelphia native, he has Films’ highlights that are displayed on stadium OnDemand for Comcast digital cable also served as play‐by‐play announcer for the scoreboards. He is the voice of NFL.com’s subscribers. Owls’ men’s basketball program since the 2002‐ weekly highlights. Donahue also hosted “Tem‐ 03 campaign. ple Sports Now,” a bi‐weekly TV show that fea‐ One of the most recognizable voices in the tured Owl athletics. Delaware Valley, Donahue has worked as a Donahue was the play‐by‐play voice for On the Airwaves morning news and sports anchor at KYW News‐ the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL. He has also Temple University will once again radio (1060 AM) since 1979. He first joined the hosted “Center Court,” the pre‐game, half‐time, have 1210 AM WPHT serve as its flagship station in 1974 as a freelance reporter and an‐ and post‐game shows for the 76ers’ telecasts. radio station during the 2012 season. The chor. Today, the Infinity Broadcasting radio sta‐ Donahue’s reporting has earned him two 50,000‐watt Infinity‐owned broadcast sta‐ tion is the market leader, with more listeners Pennsylvania Associated Press Awards for his tion has served in that capacity since the than any other radio station in the Philadelphia coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies’ World Se‐ 2001 football season. Temple broadcasts region ries run in 1980. In May 2000, he was inducted are coordinated and produced by the Uni‐ Donahue is a well‐known broadcaster and into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. versity’s Department of Intercollegiate an integral part of the Philadelphia sports scene. Donahue is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s Athletics. For additional information He has done play‐by‐play for Eagles pre‐season University. He and his wife Lynda reside in about WPHT and to listen online, log on to games, 76ers basketball contests and college Montgomery County, Pa., and have three sons the station’s website at: basketball for ESPN’s Atlantic 10 Conference and five grandchildren. Mitchell Leff www.thebigtalker1210.com On the Internet For the latest info on Owl Football, log on to Temple Athletics’ web site, www.OwlSports.com. In addition to live stats and audio of all games, fans can watch video weekly press luncheons. Owl Nation can also listen to audio of the head coach’s post‐game press conferences. 280 New Conference. New Traditions. New Rivalries. #ITBEGINS Temple Athletic Communications#ITBEGINS Larry Dougherty Al Shrier Rich Burg Kelli Sheesley Cathy Bongiovi Karen Auerbach Senior Associate AD, Special Assistant to the Assistant AD Asst. 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Season creden‐ play‐by‐play will be distributed throughout the munications staff. tials should be requested in the preseason and press box at the conclusion of each quarter. game‐by‐game credentials must be requested at Practice Regulations least one week prior to the game. Local media re‐ Locker Room Policy Head coach Matt Rhule and select players, de‐ questing credentials for a road game must have Temple maintains a closed locker room policy. pending on pre‐practice requirements, will be that request into Athletic Communications two available for brief television interviews following weeks prior to the contest (preceding Monday) by Post‐Game Interview Procedures daily practices early in the week. Advance notice is submitting in writing on company letterhead by Following games, head coaches and players required to the Department of Athletic Communi‐ mail (1700 North Broad Street, 4th Floor, Philadel‐ from both teams are made available to the cations. 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Athletic Communications staff and the visiting Owls practice on Chodoff Field at the Edberg‐Olson school’s sports information representative by Hall facility, located at 10th and Diamond Streets. Media Will‐Call / Entrance the 10‐minute mark of the fourth quarter. Media attending games at Lincoln Financial Field Weekly Football Release must enter on the west side of the stadium (fac‐ Taxi Cabs To access Temple’s weekly football release, please ing 11th St.) across from the Wells Fargo Cen‐ For transportation to and from Lincoln Financial log on to www.OwlSports.com. The release will be ter. Credentials left at will‐call must be picked Field, it is suggested that you call either Checker posted on the web site in Acrobat PDF format. In up at that entrance only. Cab Co. at (215) 744‐8294 or Olde City Taxi at order to view a PDF file, you must first download (215) 338‐0838. Adobe Acrobat Reader to your computer, which is Press Box Phone (267) 570‐4453 available from www.adobe.com for no cost. The weekly release will include updated game notes, Telephone Services schedule, depth chart, and game‐by‐game wrap‐ All seat locations and photographer work areas ups. Team and individual statistics will be posted at Lincoln Financial Field have complimentary to the website as well. lines for high‐speed Internet access as well as local and 800 telephone service. Wireless inter‐ Weekly Media Luncheon net access is also available and pool phones will Matt Rhule’s weekly media luncheon is held each be accessible in the press box for outgoing calls. Tuesday at Edberg‐Olson Hall on the main cam‐ If you need more services, please contact Ath‐ pus (10th & Diamond Streets, 2nd floor) starting letic Communications. at Noon. Please check the weekly gamenotes for luncheon schedule. 2013 Temple Football Media Guide 281 The American Media Services Mitchell Leff American Athletic Conference Communications 15 Park Row West Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 453‐0660 Fax: (401) 274‐5967 www.TheAmerican.org Chuck Sullivan (FB Contact) Director of Communications Office: (401) 453‐0660 Email: [email protected] Call‐in number for the media: Contact The American office. Call‐in numbers are available through the American Athletic Conference and Temple communications offices. First Teleconference: Monday, August 26 Last Teleconference: Monday, Nov. 25 2013 American Coaches Postseason Awards Weekly Teleconference All‐American Athletic Conference First and Sec‐ 2013 American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference football ond Teams, Players of the Year on offense, de‐ Coaches Teleconference Schedule coaches will hold a weekly teleconference for fense and special teams, Rookie of the Year and 11:00 Conference news/awards the media beginning Monday, Aug. 26. The call Coach of the Year are selected by a vote of the 11:10 Kyle Flood, Rutgers will take place each Monday during the season, league’s 10 head coaches at the conclusion of 11:20 Charlie Strong, Louisville concluding Nov. 25. Each coach will be available the regular season. The awards will be an‐ 11:30 June Jones, SMU for approximately 10 minutes. Media members nounced in Dec. 2013. The American All‐Acad‐ 11:40 Paul Pasqualoni, Connecticut who wish to access the teleconference should emic Team is comprised of players who have an 11:50 Tony Levine, Houston contact Chuck Sullivan to receive the dial‐in overall grade‐point average of 3.00 or better Noon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati number. The call begins promptly at 11 a.m. over the past academic year and completed at 12:10 Willie Taggart, USF least two semesters of academic work. The 12:20 Matt Rhule, Temple For those who are not able to participate during team is announced in early February. The 12:30 Justin Fuente, Memphis the live teleconference, an archive of Monday’s American Football Scholar‐Athlete of the Year 12:40 George O’Leary, UCF call will be available on the conference website was established to recognize student‐athletes at www.TheAmerican.org.