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2012 NFL Preseason Schedule, continuedWEEK 4Wednesday, August 29New England at NY Giants . . . . . . . . .4:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Washington . . . . . . . . .4:30 p.m.Miami at Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30 p.m.Thursday, August 30Atlanta at Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 p.m.NY Jets at Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:35 p.m.Buffalo at Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.Kansas City at Green Bay . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.Minnesota at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.Cincinnati at Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.Carolina at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:30 p.m.Chicago at Cleveland . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:30 p.m.New Orleans at Tennessee . . . . . . . . .4:00 p.m.Baltimore at St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:00 p.m.Oakland at Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.San Diego at San Francisco . . . . . .7:00 p.m.Denver at Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 p.m.NFL BLACKOUT POLICYFor a home game to be aired locally, the game must be sold out 72 hours in advance of kickoff. If the game is not a sellout by the 72-hour cutoff,any station with a signal penetrating a 75-mile radius from the game site will be blacked out and the carrying network will air an alternate game.CHARGERS RADIO NETWORKRock 105.3 FM and XTRA Sports 1360 AM (Clear Channel Communications) are the flagship stations for all San Diego Chargers games, includingpreseason, regular season and postseason.Josh Lewin calls the play-by-play and former Chargers player and coach Hank Bauer handles the color commentary.Fans outside of San Diego can tune into the Chargers Radio Network, which includes AM570 KLAC in Los Angeles and Orange County; KATY 101.3 FMin Temecula and the Inland Empire; KCAL 96.7 FM in Riverside and San Bernardino; KNWH 1250 AM in the Yucca Valley; KNWZ 94.3 FM in Palm Springs;KOSS 1380 AM in Palmdale and Lancaster; KSPA 1510 AM in Ontario, the Inland Empire and Rancho Cucamonga; KRAK 910 AM in Victorville and Hesperia;KKYT 93.7 FM in Ridgecrest; ESPN Radio 1100 AM in Las Vegas; KXO 107.5 FM in the Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona; and KHIT 1540 AM in Reno, NV.GENERALINFORMATIONJOSH LEWINLewin became the radio play-by-play voice of the Chargersin July 2005. He has an extensive broadcast history thatincludes 18 seasons as a Major League Baseball play-by-playannouncer. In 2012 he handled the play-by-play for the NewYork Mets’ radio broadcasts on WFAN. Lewin has broadcastregular and postseason baseball, NFL football and NHLgames for FOX Sports since 1996 and from 2002-10, he wasthe play-by-play announcer for the Texas Rangers. Lewin alsocalled Baltimore Orioles on radio from 1995-96, ChicagoCubs games on WGN-TV in 1997 and Detroit Tigers’ gameson Fox Sports Net Detroit from 1998-01. His NFL experiencealso includes play-by-play on SportsUSA Radio. Lewin’s otherbroadcast experience includes Conference USA Football,CCHA Hockey, Southern Methodist and Michigan State basketball,and the Big 12 Basketball Tournament. Lewin beganhis broadcasting career at the age of 16 with the RochesterRed Wings, the Baltimore Orioles’ AAA affiliate in the InternationalLeague. In 1994, he was the sports director at WBAL,the Orioles’ flagship station. Lewin graduated from Northwesternin 1990 and has written two books, “Getting in theGame” and “You Never Forget Your First.” Lewin has two children,daughter, Kelsey, and son, Coby.HANK BAUERBauer, a former Chargers running back, special teams captainand coach, handles color commentary on the team’sradio broadcasts. He will participate in his 500th career gamewith the organization as a player, coach and broadcasterwhen the Chargers meet the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 23,2012. Bauer played for the Chargers for seven seasons. Hewas chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Chargers of All-Time in2009, and is also a member of the Chargers 40th AnniversaryAll-Time Team. Bauer was a team captain, who was votedMost Inspirational Player in 1978 and Special Teams Player ofthe Year in 1980 and ’81. He scored 21 touchdowns duringhis career and set an NFL single-season record with 52 specialteams tackles in 1981. A broken neck ended his career in1983. Following his retirement, Bauer spent four seasons(1983-86) as the Chargers’ running backs and special teamscoach. In 1987, he accepted a job as a sports anchor at News8 in San Diego and remained there until 2003. Bauer graduatedcum laude from California Lutheran University in 1976with a degree in physical education. In September 2003, hewas inducted into Cal Lutheran’s first Hall of Fame class.MEDIA GUIDE | 278