MediaMedia InformationInformation Media Credentials: Credentials to cover Cincinnati and selected players will be brought to a designated home football games may be secured by contacting the interview area. Requests for player interviews should UC Sports Communications Cincinnati Sports Communications Office (Tom be coordinated with the Cincinnati Sports Communica- Hathaway coordinates football credentials). Creden- tions staff. The visiting team’s locker room at Nippert __________________ tials and parking passes will be mailed if requests are Stadium will be operated according to the policy of the Brian Teter received at least one week of advance notice. Creden- visiting team. Assoc. AD/External Relations tials requested less than a week in advance of the game O: 513-556-0617 will be available at media will call. Practices: All football practices are closed. Media may M: 513-378-7038 Credentials shall be allocated and space in the interview players and coaches 15 minutes prior to prac- [email protected] press box shall be assigned according to the following tice or immediately following practice. The daily prac- priority: tice schedule is subjet to change without notice, so __________________ (1) originating radio and television outlets; please contact the Sports Communications Office for (2) daily newspapers providing regular coverage confirmation of the daily practice schedule. Unless Tom Hathaway of Cincinnati and its opponent; special arrangements are made, there are NO player Asst. AD/Media Relations O: 513-556-0616 (3) national news agencies servicing the print interviews the day prior to a game. M: 513-236-5454 Media Information and broadcast media; [email protected]__________________ (4) radio and television outlets providing regular Mark Dantonio Weekly Media Conference: The coverage of Cincinnati and its opponent; University of Cincinnati will hold a weekly media lun- (5) national or regional print, broadcast and elec- cheon each Tuesday, beginning at 12 noon, at the tronic media; Marriot Kingsgate Conference Center on the UC cam- __________________ (6) officially-sanctioned student media, specialty pus, at which head coach Mark Dantonio and selected Geoff Wiswell publications and electronic publications of Cincin- players and assistant coaches will be present for inter- Assistant SID nati and its opponent; views. 513-556-4500 (7) other types of print and broadcast media. [email protected]__________________ Weekly Releases: Information about the UC football Entering The Press Box: An elevator to the press box team is updated on a weekly basis and generally avail- is located at the 50-yard line on the west concourse of able by 11 a.m. each Monday. It is available in a number __________________ Nippert Stadium. A media credential is required for of formats, mostly electronic. The releases are updated entry to the elevator. on the internet on the UC Athletic Department site Shawn Sell (UCBearcats.com). The Sports Communications Office Assistant SID 513-556-0618 Press Box Levels: The Nippert Stadium press box has also e-mails the release out in a PDF format. To obtain [email protected]__________________ three levels. The first level is for newspaper, radio and the weekly release via e-mail, please send a request to television reporters. The middle level is for guests of Tom Hathaway. the university. The upper level is for video crews, radio Shipping Address: and television outlets broadcasting the game and Radio/Television: Requests for permission to broad- One Edwards Center, Suite 1100 coaches. cast or telecast should be directed to Tom Hathaway, University of Cincinnati Assistant AD/Media Relations. Broadcast lines can be Cincinnati,__________________ Ohio 45221-0021 Telephones: Telephones are available for postgame ordered by contacting the Sports Communications Of- reporting. Media representatives requiring their own fice. Phone: 513-556-5191 phones can order them through the Sports Communi- Fax:__________________ 513-556-0619 cations Office. Those ordering phones are responsible Statistics and Transmission Services: Complete game Web Site: www.UCBearcats.Com for all installation fees. statistics, including play-by-play, halftime stats, and complete post-game statistics packages will be pro- Internet: Wireless internet is available in the press box vided after the game. Statistics will be delivered to the at Nippert Stadium, as well as in adjacent Fifth Third radio and television booths throughout the game. Light Cincinnati’s 2005 Football Media Guide is published by the University of Cincinnati athletic department for use Arena. There is no access fee. food and beverages are available in the back of the by the media. The guide is available to non-media for press box on the media level. Quotes from both coaches $10 per copy. Sideline Passes: The University of Cincinnati follows will be available at the conclusion of the game. FAX The media guide was compiled and edited by the UC NCAA guidelines regarding media representatives on service is also available. Please make arrangements for Sports Communications staff; Tom Hathaway, editor; Geoff the sidelines. Photographers and videographers are FAX service with the Sports Information staff prior to Wiswell, graphics. permitted to shoot between the 23-yard lines and the the start of the game. goal lines on both sideline, or anywhere behind the Photography: Brett Hansbauer, Andrew Higley, Lisa Ventre, UC Photographic Services, Vladimir Cherry, Mayhew & restraining line in the end zone. Tickets: Reserved seat tickets are on sale for all home Peper Photography, Rachel Dawson, Amir Gamzu, John games at the UC Athletic Ticket Office (513-556-CATS). H. Reid III. Michael Zagaris, Jacksonville Jaguars, A.J. Macht, Postgame Interviews: The Cincinnati locker room is Donn Jones Photography, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati USA closed to all members of the media. Following a 10- Regional Chamber. minute “cooling off” period, head coach Mark Dantonio 168 MediaMedia DirectoryDirectory University of Cincinnati followers have had no trouble tracking the Bearcats due to their expansive media exposure. Over the past eight seasons, 35 Bearcat games were televised nationally with eight more being aired locally. That type of national exposure will increase as Cincinnati moves into the BIG EAST Conference, which has extensive television arrangements with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television for national telecasts and a regionally-syndi- cated game of the week package. WXIX-TV, Fox 19 will again televise several Bearcat games to the tri-state area as part of a 10-year local television package that also includes broadcasting UC men’s and Dan Hoard Jim Kelly, Jr. Scott Springer women’s basketball games. The station will also air other games from the BIG EAST game of the week package. Mark Dantonio radio show. The live call-in show will be broadcast every Thursday night For the 12th straight year, UC football games will be broadcast on radio by WLW-AM from the Montgomery Inn, 9406 Main St. in Montgomery. 700. The station’s 50,000-watt signal can project Cincinnati games to 38 states and a third WXIX will televise the Mark Dantonio Show, a weekly half-hour program which recaps of Canada, making it possible for UC football fans to hear every game. the Bearcats’ recent football action, and provides insights to the many facets of the UC Dan Hoard returns to handle the play-by-play duties with Jim Kelly providing the color football program. commentary. Scott Springer will offer sideline and stadium reports. Hoard has been a focal point of Bearcat broadcasts since coming to town Reaching Cincinnati’s Key Media Contacts Media Information from Syracuse, N.Y. in 1995. He served as the Bearcats radio voice in 1996 and handled the main play-by-play chores on local UC television football Phone E-mail/Fax and basketball broadcasts from 1996-2000. He took over all radio play-by- Bill Koch, Cincinnati Enquirer (513) 768-8448 [email protected] play duties in 2000. Trent Rosecrans, Cincinnati Post (513) 352-2767 [email protected] This will be the 15th year that Kelly, a standout receiver for the Bearcats Dan Hoard, WLW/WXIX (513) 421-0119 [email protected] in the mid-1970s, has worked UC broadcasts. Springer, who received the Jim Kelly, Jr., WLW (513) 984-6428 [email protected] Associated Press award for best regularly scheduled sportscasts in the Dave Ashbrock, WXIX-TV (513) 421-1919 [email protected] State of Ohio in both 1997 and 1998, is in his 12th year working UC games. Dave Malaska, Bearcat Sports Digest (859) 291-7948 [email protected] In addition to game broadcasts, 700 WLW will also produce the weekly Scott Springer, WLW (513) 852-1094 [email protected] 2005 Cincinnati Sports Media WIRE SERVICES WCPO-TV (Channel 9, ABC), 1720 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, OH WCKY-AM (Homer), 8044 Montgomery Rd., Suite 650, Cin- Associated Press, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513- 45202 (513-852-4077, Fax: 721-7717). John Popovich, Sports cinnati, OH 45236 (513-241-9597, Fax: 665-9700). Tom 241-2386, Fax: 241-2665). Joe Kay, Terry Kinney, reporters. Director; Denny Janson, Sports Anchor; Paula Faris, Weekends; Gamble, Richard Skinner, Lance McAlister, and Jeff Piecoro, Mike Mattingly, Producer. Sports Talks Show Hosts. NEWSPAPERS Cincinnati Enquirer (AM Daily & Sunday), 312 Elm St., Cincin- WKRC-TV (Channel 12, CBS), 1906 Highland Ave., Cincinnati, WCIN, 3540 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45229 (513-281- nati, OH 45202 (513-768-8440, Fax: 768-8550). Michael OH 45219 (513-763-5452, Fax: 421-3820). Brad Johansen, 7180, Fax: 281-6125). Perry, Sports Editor; Bill Koch, UC Beat; Shannon Russell & Ryan Sports Director/Anchor; Harvey Smilovitz, Sports Anchor; Ernst, College Beat; Paul Daugherty, Columnist. Marshall Harris, Sports Reporter/Anchor; Kevin Barnett, Re- WDBZ, 705 Central Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513-679- porter; Michael Berger & Marc Juszak, Sports Producers. 6000, Fax: 948-1985). Wayne Miller, Sports Talk Show Host. Cincinnati Post (PM Daily except Sunday), 125 East Court St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513-352-2767, Fax: 621-3962).