MEDIA INFORMATIONCredentialsPlease contact Jay Blackman, <strong>UTC</strong> Assistant<strong>Athletics</strong> Director for Communications and <strong>Media</strong>Relations, for all Chattanooga home football gamecredentials. Requests should be made in writingvia email and credentials will be limited to workingmembers of the media. Spouses, dates, childrenand other nonworkers are not permitted in thepress box without prior approval. Credentials willbe available for pickup on gameday at the Will Callwindow at Finley Stadium. Will Call is located atthe front of First Tennessee Pavilion to the west ofthe stadium.Visiting Radio Crew InformationTwo courtesy broadcast-quality telephone lines areavailable for use by visiting crews, as is a privatebroadcast booth.PhotographersCredentials for photographers will be issued on agame-by-game basis, and photographers shouldcontact Jay Blackman, <strong>UTC</strong> Assistant <strong>Athletics</strong>Director for Communications and <strong>Media</strong> Relations,with requests. Photographers are expected tohonor all sideline policies and are not permittedin either team bench area, locker room or otherrestricted areas within the stadium without priorapproval from the <strong>UTC</strong> Communications and <strong>Media</strong>Relations Office.Internet Service<strong>UTC</strong> will provide wireless Internet capability withinthe working area of the Finley Stadium press box.Internet SitesOnly accredited Internet sites will be grantedgame credentials or access to <strong>UTC</strong> coaches andstudent-athletes. All inquiries must be made toJay Blackman, <strong>UTC</strong> Assistant <strong>Athletics</strong> Director forCommunications and <strong>Media</strong> Relations.<strong>Media</strong> ParkingA limited number of media parking spaces areavailable and passes are required for access. Themedia parking area is located near the southwestcorner of the stadium on the corner of 20th Streetand Carter Street, adjacent to the First TennesseePavilion.Gameday <strong>Media</strong> ServicesMembers of the media will be provided withpregame notes and statistics of both teams and• GoMocs.com is the official website of the <strong>University</strong>of Tennessee at Chattanooga <strong>Athletics</strong> Department.Redesigned on July 1, 2009, GoMocs.com offers the most up-to-date news, scores andinformation available on Mocs <strong>Athletics</strong>.media informationa flipcard with respective rosters and updatedteam information. Food and beverages will alsobe available. Statistics and running play-by-playdescription will be handed out after each quarter.Following the game, a final statistical packet withcomplete team and individual statistics, play-byplayand quotes from both teams will be available.PracticesAll <strong>UTC</strong> practices are open to the media and publicunless otherwise noted. <strong>Media</strong> members areasked to contact the Communications and <strong>Media</strong>Relations Office in advance if planning to attendpractice. The Mocs hold practice sessions atScrappy Moore Field and Finley Stadium. Pleasecheck for practice times and sites.Player InterviewsDuring Gameweek — All requests for player interviewsduring gameweek should be made at leastone day in advance with the Communications and<strong>Media</strong> Relations Office. A time mutually convenientfor the athlete and the member of the mediawill be set up. Most interviews will be conductedfollowing daily practice on location at the practicefields. Players will be asked to return telephonecalls to members of the media; player telephonenumbers will not be issued. During gameweek,the player interview deadline is Thursday evening.No player interviews will be conducted on Fridayof gameweek. Please also arrange coaching staffinterviews through the Communications and <strong>Media</strong>Relations Office. Head Coach Russ Huesman andhis staff are available Monday through Thursdayeach week.After the Game — Following a 10-minute coolingoff period, Coach Russ Huesman will meet themembers of the media in or near the Finley Stadiummedia room located between the two locker roomsbehind the west end zone. Requested <strong>UTC</strong> playerswill also be available. The <strong>UTC</strong> locker room isclosed to the media following the game. Visitingpostgame interview policies are determined by thevisiting school’s representative.To Contact Coach HuesmanThe best time to contact Coach Huesman by telephoneis between 11:00 a.m. and noon Mondaythrough Thursday. Call the Communications and<strong>Media</strong> Relations Office to set up an interview withHuesman, other football assistants or any <strong>UTC</strong>staff member.follow the mocs online2011 Mocs Footballtickets to the gameComplimentary tickets are not available for mediaor professional scouts. Those wishing to purchasetickets are urged to contact the Communicationsand <strong>Media</strong> Relations Office, which will handle theorder. Professional scouts must request credentialsby email (jay-blackman@utc.edu). The cost is $15and the seat will be in the press box provided spaceis available. Credit cards are accepted.Mocs Football <strong>Media</strong> LuncheonAll media representatives are invited to join CoachHuesman every Wednesday during the season fora weekly media luncheon. Lunch is served shortlyafter noon followed by comments from Huesmanabout the week’s upcoming opponent. Severalplayers will also be available for interviews. Theluncheon will be in the media room adjacent to theCommunications and <strong>Media</strong> Relations Office onthe first floor of McKenzie Arena.SoCON TeleconferenceA coaches/media teleconference will be held weeklyduring the season. Each Southern Conferencehead coach will be available for eight-minute segmentson a broadcast-quality, two-way feed. Checkwith the Southern Conference Office or the <strong>UTC</strong>Communications and <strong>Media</strong> Relations Office forthe schedule and phone number of teleconference.MOCS ON THE RADIO/INTERNETEvery Chattanooga Mocs football game is broadcaston the Mocs Radio Network. Fans outside ofthe Mocs Radio Network listening audience canalso tune in over the Internet on GoMocs.com.live stats and video onlineLive stats for all of the Mocs games are availableto fans on GoMocs.com. Streaming video of all<strong>UTC</strong>’s home games and selected road games areavailable for pay-per-view on GoMocs.com.Video ServicesFor video footage of all the Mocs’ home games,contact <strong>UTC</strong>’s Director of Creative Services, OwenSeaton, at (423) 425-2122 or owen-seaton@utc.edu. Requests should be made at least one weekin advance of needing the footage.• GoMocs.com is managed by JumpTV with thecontent updated and edited by the <strong>UTC</strong> Communicationsand <strong>Media</strong> Relations and Creative Servicesoffices.• Features include news and updates on your favoriteMocs student-athletes, teams and coaches,live statistics, on-line ticket sales, print-at-hometickets, live in-game audio and video streams,video highlights and interviews, an E-store, DVDstore and photo store.134www.twitter.com/gomocswww.facebook.com/chattanoogamocs
2011 Mocs FootballPRINTChattanooga Times Free PressJay Greeson, Editor(jgreeson@timesfreepress.com)John Frierson, Beat Writer(jfrierson@timesfreepress.com)Mark Wiedmer, Columnist(mwiedmer@timesfreepress.com)423-757-6900www.timesfreepress.comAssociated PressTeresa Walker (twalker@ap.org)800-453-1282www.ap.orgChattanoogan.com (online only)John Wilson (news@chattanoogan.com)423-266-2325Chattanooga, TNThe <strong>University</strong> Echo423-425-4298www.utcecho.comTELEVISION STATIONSWDEF 12 (CBS)Rick Nyman (rnyman@wdef.com)Webb Wright (wwright@wdef.com)423-785-1278www.wdef.comWRCB 3 (NBC)Keith Cawley (kcawley@wrcbtv.com)Paul Shahen (pshahen@wrcbtv.com)423-266-5039www.wrcbtv.comWTVC 9 (ABC)Darrell Patterson(dpatters@newschannel9.com)Dave Staley(dave@newschannel9.com)423-757-7332www.newschannel9.comRADIO STATIONSBrewer RadioESPN 105.1 FM (Flagship Station)Nick Bonsanto - Afternoon Host(Nick@ESPNChattanooga.com)Jim Reynolds, Play-by-Play(utcvoice@comcast.net)423-595-6627Todd Agne, Color Analyst423-667-9031WGOW 102.3 FM - SportTalkScott McMahon - co-Host(quake.sporttalk@wgow.com)www.wgow.com423-756-6141Fox Sports Radio 1370 AMChris Goforth - Host(cgoforth@wdefradio.com)www.foxsportschattanooga.com423-321-6207WDYN 89.7 FM423-493-4382media informationMEDIA INFORMATIONMOCS RADIO NETWORKFans and football enthusiastscan listen to the crystal-clear audiobroadcast of each ChattanoogaMocs football game on the Home ofthe Mocs, ESPN Radio 105.1 WALVFM. All games will also broadcastonline at www.GoMocs.com.All broadcasts begin one hourprior to kickoff and are followed bya comprehensive postgame showwhich features a game recap, statisticsand interviews with headcoach Russ Huesman and Mocsplayers.The radio broadcast team of JimReynolds and Todd Agne, togetherfor their 15th season of Mocs’ Football,will bring fans all 11 regularseasongames.Reynolds is the Dean of Southern Conference broadcasters. His expertiseis play-by-play announcing, and he returns for his 32nd season behindthe microphone at Chattanooga football games.The Chicago native is one of the hosts of the city’s popular radio talkshow, “The Morning Press,” on WGOW 102.3 FM. After receiving hisbachelor’s degree in Speech Communications in 1977 from Illinois State,he began his career at WAKC-AM Radio in Bloomington, Ill., where heserved as the play-by-play announcer for the Illinois Wesleyan football andbasketball teams. He also worked at Bloomington station WRBA where hedid some play-by-play for Illinois State football and basketball.Reynolds also spent time as the play-by-play announcer for the <strong>University</strong>of Illinois basketball team while working with BRO-MAR Sports Networkin Chicago. Currently, he is also the play-by-play voice for Mocsbasketball games.Agne joins Reynolds to add coloranalysis, features and commentary,and a national scoreboard update tothe broadcast. Agne, who attendedMarshall <strong>University</strong>, has spent parts ofthe past 24 years covering SouthernConference athletics for radio, printand television in four different mediamarkets. He enters his 15th seasonwith the football broadcast team.Will Poindexter, the current coloranalyst for the Chattanooga Lookouts,returns to the team for his fifth seasonas the sideline reporter.<strong>University</strong> of Tennessee at Chattanooga <strong>Athletics</strong>Communications and <strong>Media</strong> Relations OfficeMAILING ADDRESS<strong>Athletics</strong> Communication OfficeUniv. of Tennessee at Chattanooga615 McCallie Ave.Dept. 3503Chattanooga, TN 37403SHIPPING ADDRESS720 East Fourth StreetRoom 132, McKenzie ArenaChattanooga, TN 37403Jay BlackmanAssistant <strong>Athletics</strong> DirectorOffice - (423) 425-5292Cell - (423) 598-6953jay-blackman@utc.eduAnne WehuntAssistant DirectorOffice - (423) 425-4618Cell - (423) 933-5764anne-wehunt@utc.eduJim HortenAssistant DirectorOffice - (423) 425-2350Cell - (423) 645-8733james-horten@utc.eduNathan BlytheAssistantOffice - (423) 425-2116Cell - (772) 240-8742nathan-blythe@utc.eduFax - (423) 425-4610135
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