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Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl<br />

Game Date: Dec. 15, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Kickoff time (EST): 12 noon<br />

TV & Radio Network: ABC/ESPN Radio<br />

Conference Tie-ins: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference<br />

& Southwestern Athletic Conference<br />

Mailing address: 5555 Glenridge Connector<br />

Suite 350 Atlanta, Ga 30342<br />

Website: www.thecelebrationbowl.com<br />

Facebook: facebook.com/thecelebrationbowl<br />

Twitter: @celebrationbowl<br />

Executive Director: John Grant<br />

(o) 404-799-4915 (c) 404-403-0296<br />

Email:john.t.grant@espn.com<br />

<strong>Media</strong> contact: Michelle Jinks<br />

(c) 704-258-4832 Email: jinksmaj@gmail.com<br />

Event Coordinator: Shawanda Holsey<br />

(o) 404-799-4929 (c) 404-387-6624<br />

Email: Shawanda.Holsey@espn.com<br />

PR & Social <strong>Media</strong>: Grayson Moore<br />

(o) 704-350-3526 (c) 407-953-9328<br />

Email: Grayson.s.moore@espn.com<br />

John Grant<br />

Executive Director<br />

Team host contact: Zachary Benjamin<br />

(o) 404-799-4927 (c) 770-851-9052<br />

Email: Zachary.X.Benjamin.-ND@espn.com<br />

Ticket contact: Shawanda Holsey<br />

(o) 404-799-4929 (c) 404-387-6624<br />

Email: Shawanda.Holsey@espn.com<br />

Ticket prices: $25 - $175<br />

Tailgate/RV: Miles Hamilton, Georgia World Congress<br />

Center, 404-223-4109; Marshalling Yard<br />

Shawanda Holsey<br />

Event Coordinator<br />

Stadium Information: Mercedes Benz Stadium<br />

Capacity/ surface: 71,000 (expandable to 83,000)/ Field Turf<br />

Physical Address: One AMB Drive, Atlanta, Ga 30313<br />

Stadium Contact: Heather Sautter, Director,<br />

Corporate & Marketing Communications<br />

404-394-1465, HSautter@ambfo.com<br />

Contact for ordering phone lines: Michelle Jinks,<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Coordinator, 704-258-4832, jinksmaj@gmail.com<br />

<strong>Media</strong> Credentials and Parking: Handled online at<br />

www.thecelebrationbowl.com<br />

(https://clients.sportssystems.com/clients/celebrationbowl)<br />

Championship Trophy<br />

Top Football Crowd in Stadium History:<br />

76,330 2017 Florida State vs. Alabama<br />

Top 5 Crowds in Bowl Game History:<br />

1. 35,528 2015 North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State<br />

2. 31,096 2016 Grambling State vs. North Carolina Central<br />

3. 25,873 2017 North Carolina A&T vs. Grambling State<br />

This Year’s Bowl Activities (Tentative Schedule):<br />

Date / Event Place Time<br />

Thursday, December 6, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Team Announcement Omni Atlanta Hotel 10 – 11 a.m.<br />

Home Depot College Football Award Show College Football Hall of Fame 7 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, December 12, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Teams Arrive Omni Atlanta Hotel 4 p.m.<br />

Gift Suites at Hotel<br />

Welcome Dinner Georgia Aquarium 6 p.m.<br />

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