Have A Good Night Everybody

FOX Sports Ohio is excited to announce Have a Good Night Everybody, a one-hour special celebrating Joe Tait, long time Hall of Fame radio voice of the Cavaliers. The show, presented by KeyBank and Northeast Ohio Lincoln Dealers, will premiere in HD following the Cavaliers-Wizards game on Wednesday, April 13th, Tait’s final game as radio announcer before he retires from broadcasting.

Over Joe’s 39-year career with the Cavs, he has touched the lives of many individuals, from owners to head coaches, broadcasters to producers, players to fans. Everyone who crossed paths with Joe ultimately walked away with a fun Joe Tait story or memory. Much like Joe’s descriptive “tell it like it is” style of broadcasting that won the hearts of Cavs fans for nearly 40 years, this show tells many of these stories in an entertaining and informative way.

FOX Sports Ohio and the Columbus Blue Jackets to feature “Shootout Showcase”

FOX Sports Ohio and the Columbus Blue Jackets are excited to feature youth hockey players from Central Ohio in a “Shootout Showcase,” presented by The Chiller Ice Rinks.

Capital Amateur Hockey Association, Columbus Chill Youth Hockey Association, Easton Youth Hockey Association, and Newark Ice Hockey Association entered two teams each, for a total of eight teams competing in a single elimination shootout tournament. Each team consists of three shooters and one goalie.

During the six Blue Jackets Live pregame shows from Tuesday, Mar. 15th to Sunday, Mar. 27th, FOX Sports Ohio will air one shootout a show, whittling down to the final two teams. All of these shootout segments will also be available on http://www.foxsportsohio.com/ and http://www.bluejackets.com/.

The final two teams will compete live at Nationwide Arena on Mar. 29th, when the Jackets host the Panthers at 7pm. FOX Sports Ohio will televise the final shootout live.

Tackling Tressel Controversy, Web Traffic Soars

When an unnamed source accused Ohio State's Jim Tressel of knowing about his players potential NCAA violations before original investigation, FOXSportsOhio.com followed the story as it unfolded.

* FOXSportsOhio.com had its second biggest day in the site's history, with 10x unique visitors.


* Video section saw 20x the normal daily viewing, with  "Tressel Discusses Confidential Emails" becoming the fourth-most viewed video in site history.

Rick Nash Bobblehead & All Access Night

FOX Sports Ohio is excited for the Blue Jackets vs. LA Kings game on Friday, March 11. It's a special game for fans who go to the game at Nationwide Arena and for fans that stay at home and watch the game on TV!

Fans that are heading to the Arena to watch the game action live in person are going to receive a Rick Nash Bobblehead, courtesy of FOX Sports Ohio!

Fans watching on FOX Sports Ohio at home will be treated to another special All Access Night.

 

145 Reds games in '11, 141 in HD

FOX Sports Ohio will once again televise 145 Cincinnati Reds games in 2011, including 141 in crystal clear high definition.

The Reds regular season begins with their home opener on Thursday, March 31 at 2pm against the Milwaukee Brewers at Great American Ball Park. Coverage kicks off at 12pm replay of the postgame celebration that took place after the Reds clinched the National League Central crown last summer. A special Reds Live pregame show, presented by Ray St. Clair Roofing, will follow covering all the Opening Day fanfare. Jim Day and Jeff Piecoro will take the field to feature the festivities.

We are also happy to partner with Local 12 WKRC-TV to simulcast Reds Opening Day.

Road Trip!

As we "March to Reds Opening Day," FOX Sports Ohio invites fans to come on out and join us on a "Road Trip to Opening Day."

Throughout the month of March, leading up to Reds Opening Day on March 31st, we'll be out at various destinations and venues throughout Cincinnati to mingle with Reds fans and get excited about the season!

Every Wednesday and Friday between Feb. 18 and Mar. 25, look to see FOX Sports Ohio's event team out in the community playing games, giving away prizes and gathering video of fans talking about the Reds.

Sports Marketing Unveiled

As members of the Advertising Federation of Columbus, FOX Sports Ohio helped coordinate and sponsor the AdFed's recently monthly event. The corporate luncheon featured a panel of heavy hitters in Ohio sports to discuss "Sports Marketing Unveiled." 



Over 100 local advertising and sports professionals attended the luncheon on Friday, Feb. 11 at Columbus Crew Stadium.



FOX Sports Ohio broadcaster Dionne Miller moderated the panel.



Dionne Miller was an engaging
moderator and led the panel

through interesting sports

marketing topics.



Speakers included: Cincinnati Reds Vice President of Corporate Sales Bill Reinberger; Cleveland Indians Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Vic Gregovits; Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena President Len Komoroski; Columbus Blue Jackets Executive Vice President of Operations Larry Hoepfner; and Columbus Crew President & General Manager Mark McCullers.The event was a tremendous success and professionals left the luncheon with a better understanding of sports marketing and how businesses can become partners of their state's professional sports teams.

Local High School Basketball Coaching Controversy Gets National Attention



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FOXSportsOhio.com jumped on a local sports story when reporter Zac Jackson got wind of a coaching controversy at a Northeast Ohio high school.

The story began when the Richmond Heights (15-0) vs. Independence boys’ basketball game was postponed due to the coach being accused of verbal harassment.

• Jackson’s article recapping the conflict was the most-viewed article for FOXSportsOhio.com since the beginning of 2011.
• The site saw an 8X increase in unique visitors relative to the site’s typical weekday traffic after Jackson's article was featured on MSN.com.

Students Experience FSOhio



On February 7, 2011, FOX Sports Ohio hosted a group of 11 students for a “Career Day” at our Broadview Heights office and studio.

The students are participants in a 10-week journalism program called “MyMedia.”

Coordinated by MyCom, a nonprofit organization focused on youth development, MyMedia is a program which engages high school students as reporters and exposes them to a variety of communication mediums: blog, podcast, television, video, writing, presentations, etc.

During the FOX Sports Ohio Career Day, the MyMedia students toured our offices and studio and spoke to our production crew about various job opportunities in TV production.

The group had the chance to visit with Senior Vice President and General Manager, Henry Ford and learn about running a regional sports network.

They also had the chance to hear from Cavaliers broadcasters Campy Russell and Dionne Miller, who cohost Cavaliers Live Pregame show.

For more information about MyCom programs and projects, please visit their website at http://www.mycom.net/.

FSOhio & Blue Jackets Give Fans All Access & Build Facebook Community

The Columbus Blue Jackets and FOX Sports Ohio last month launched the "Blue Jackets All-Access Pass" sweepstakes, which gave followers of their Facebook pages the chance to win great team experience prize packages.

• The month-long sweepstakes garnered a 60% increase in Facebook fans for the network and has increased and improved Jacket fan interaction on the social site.