Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Sports Media Digest- August 28, 2012

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ NBC Sports Radio Announces More Talent- Dial Global and NBC Sports have announced another round of hirings as part of the talent line-up for the NBC Sports Radio Network. Former NFL wide receiver Amani Toomer and radio veterans Eytan Shander, Dan Schwartzman and Kay Adams are joining the team as show hosts and update announcers. Toomer and Shander will host Amani and Eytan in the 10pm-1am ET timeslot, Monday-Friday; The Dan Schwartzman Show will air live Tuesday-Saturday between 1am-5am ET; Kay Adams will anchor the NBC Sports Radio national updates between 5pm-10pm ET, Monday-Friday. ESPN Unveils Top 25 College Football Markets for 2011- ESPN today announced which markets had the highest average ratings for the 2011 college football season. Birmingham, AL, home to the national champion Alabama Crimson Tide, was the #1 market. Here is the entire list of the top 25 college football markets: Top 25 Markets for 2011 No. 1 Birmingham: 5.9 rating No. 2 Oklahoma City: 4.3 rating Columbus: 4.3 rating No. 4 Greenville: 4.1 rating No. 5 New Orleans: 3.4 rating Atlanta: 3.4 rating No. 7 Jacksonville: 3.3 rating Tulsa: 3.3 rating No. 9 Las Vegas: 3.2 rating No. 10 Knoxville: 3.0 rating No. 11 Dayton: 2.8 rating No. 12 Greensboro: 2.7 rating Austin: 2.7 rating Charlotte: 2.7 rating Fort Myers: 2.7 rating No. 16 Pittsburgh: 2.5 rating Nashville: 2.5 rating Norfolk: 2.5 rating Memphis: 2.5 No. 20 Cleveland: 2.4 No. 21 Orlando: 2.3 No. 22 Raleigh-Durham: 2.2 West Palm Beach: 2.2 Detroit: 2.2 No. 25 Cincinnati: 2.0 Richmond: 2.0 Portland 2.0 Kansas City: 2.0 Tampa-St. Petersburg: 2.0 SiriusXM to Broadcast Over 50 College Football Games This Weekend- SiriusXM radio announced that it will air 59 college football games from August 30th through September 3rd. Games can be heard on SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 91). For a complete list of games, go to www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.

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