FBA 2018 Media Guide FLIP (2)

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Designated media hotel:
The SpringHill Suites Downtown Dallas (1907 North Lamar, Dallas TX 75202), is a
suggested hotel for media.
(NOTE: The SpringHill Suites Downtown Dallas will serve as the media host hotel for
lodging only. The media headquarters will be at Cotton Bowl Stadium on the sixth level
of the West side press box. The media center will open on Saturday, Dec. 24).
Local airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW); American, American Eagle, Delta,
Frontier, United, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, JetBlue, Spirit, Virgin America
Love Field (DAL); Southwest, Delta, United
Local tourism bureau: Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 700, Dallas,
TX 75201, 214-571-1000, FAX 214-571-1008, Bre Cleary, p.r. manager, bcleary@dallascvb.com
Prominent area tourist attractions:
Six Flags Over Texas, Dallas Arts District, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Zoo, Sixth Floor Museum, Perot
Museum of Nature & Science, Fort Worth Stockyards, Sundance Square, Fort Worth Museum District,
Fort Worth Zoo
DIRECTIONS
>From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to stadium:
(23.8 miles, approximately 36 minutes driving time) Go north on E. Airfield Drive to E. 31st St., U-turn on E. Airfield (0.5 miles), turn
left on W. Walnut Hill Lane (0.9 miles), turn right on TX-161 and merge onto TX-161 South via the ramp on the left (1.5 miles), merge
onto TX-183 E toward Dallas (9.9 miles), TX-183 E becomes I-35E South/U.S. 77 South (5.1 miles), merge onto I-30 E via Exit 428A
on the left toward Texarkana (3.6 miles), take Barry Ave. Exit 48B toward TX-78/E. Grand Ave./Munger Blvd., turn slight right onto S.
Barry Ave. (0.6 miles), stay straight onto Crosstown Expressway (0.5 miles), turn right onto Gaisford St., Gaisford becomes Washington
St. (0.5 miles), stay straight onto MLK Blvd., turn left onto Coliseum Drive/MLK Blvd., becomes Cotton Bowl Circle, Cotton Bowl
Stadium is directly ahead.
>From Dallas Love Field (DAL) to stadium:
(10.6 miles, approximately 23 minutes driving time) Go southwest on Cedar Springs Rd./Herb Kelleher Way toward Aviation Place
and continue to follow Cedar Springs Road (1.8 miles, turn left onto Inwood Road (0.4 miles), take third right onto Lemmon Ave. (2.7
miles), turn right onto N. Central Expressway (0.6 miles), merge onto I-45 S via ramp on the left toward I-30 (0.7 miles), merge onto
I-30 E/U.S. 67 N via Exit 284A (2.4 miles), take the Barry Ave. Exit 48B toward TX-78/E. Grand Ave./Munger Blvd. (0.2 miles), turn
slight right onto S. Barry Ave. (0.6 miles), stay straight onto Crosstown Expressway (0.5 miles), turn right onto Gaisford St., Gaisford
becomes Washington St. (0.5 miles), stay straight onto MLK Blvd., turn left onto Coliseum Drive/MLK Blvd., becomes Cotton Bowl
Circle, Cotton Bowl Stadium is directly ahead.
>From Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to media hotel:
Start out going south on International Pkwy/TX-97 S (Portions toll). Then 3.83 miles, merge onto TX-183 E via the exit on the left.
Then 11.04 miles X-183 E becomes I-35E S/US-77 S. Then 3.95 miles, take EXIT 429B toward Continental Ave/Commerce St W. Then
0.08 miles, merge onto N Stemmons Fwy. Then 0.16 miles, turn left onto Continental Ave. Then 0.32 miles, turn slight right onto N
Lamar Street. N Lamar St is just past N Houston St, then 0.09 miles. SpringHill Suites by Marriott Dallas Downtown/West End, 1907 N.
LAMAR ST. Your destination is just past Munger Ave.
>From Dallas Love Field (DAL) to media hotel:
Start out going southwest on Herb Kelleher Way toward Contrail Ln. Then 1.13 miles 1.13 total miles. Herb Kelleher Way becomes
Cedar Springs Rd. Then 0.94 miles 2.07 total miles. Turn left onto Hudnall St. Hudnall St is 0.1 miles past Hedgerow Dr. If you reach
Cedarplaza Ln you've gone a little too far.Then 0.37 miles 2.44 total miles. Take the 1st right onto Lemmon Ave. Take the ramp toward
Downtown (Portions toll). If you reach Hawthorne Ave you've gone a little too far. Then 1.35 miles 4.40 total miles. Merge onto Harry
Hines Blvd/TX-354 via the exit on the left toward Downtown. Then 0.84 miles, turn slight right onto N Field St. Then turn right onto
Broom St. Then 0.13 miles turn slight left to stay on Broom St. Then 0.11 miles turn left onto N Lamar St. Then 0.09 miles, SpringHill
Suites by Marriott Dallas Downtown/West End, 1907 N. LAMAR ST.
>From media hotel to stadium:
Start out going southeast on N Lamar St toward Corbin St. Turn left onto Main St/TX-354. Continue to follow Main St. If you are on
S Lamar St and reach Commerce St you've gone a little too far. Merge onto I-30 E/US-67 N. Then 1.05 miles merge onto S 2nd Ave/
TX-352 via EXIT 47 toward Fair Park. Then 0.43 miles turn slight left onto Parry Ave/TX-352. Continue to follow Parry Ave. Then 0.21
miles turn right onto Washington St. If you reach S Haskell Ave you've gone a little too far. Take the 3rd right onto Keating Dr. Keating
Dr is just past Admiral Nimitz Cir. If you reach Martin Luther King Jr Blvd you've gone about 0.2 miles too far. Then 0.12 miles turn
right onto Cotton Bowl Cir.
Other Trivia:
- The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl was known as the TicketCity Bowl in its first two
years, then Heart of Dallas Bowl.
- ESPN will manage the bowl game’s media rights, sales and game-related activities
and coordinate the conference school inventory.
- In its first three years, the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl developed a reputation
for hosting wide-open offensive games. The three winning teams combined to
throw for 1,272 yards (424.0 yards per game).
- In-state teams won the bowl in three of its first four years, with Texas Tech winning
the inaugural game, Houston in 2012 and North Texas in 2014.
Major Media in the area:
Dallas Morning News KTVT-TV 11 (CBS) KXAS-TV 5 (NBC)
Fort Worth Star Telegram WFAA-TV 8 (ABC) KDFW-TV 4 (Fox)
KESN-FM 103.3 ESPN Radio KTXA-TV 21 (Ind.) KDAF-TV 33 (CW)
KRLD-AM 1080 & FM 105.3 Radio KFWD-TV 52 (Ind.) Fox Sports Southwest
KTCK-AM 1310 Radio
KLIF-AM 570 Radio
KSKY-AM 660 Radio
WBAP-AM 820 Radio
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