Fox Sports Radio Network Teams up with Amp’d Mobile Supercross
Four-hour Live Broadcast from Angel Stadium in Anaheim Saturday Morning
AURORA, Ill. (January 5, 2006) – Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series announced today a promotional
partnership with Fox Sports Radio Network (FSRN) to become the official
radio network of the opening domestic Amp’d Mobile Supercross race at
Anaheim, California’s Angel Stadium on Saturday, January 7.
As the official radio network of the opening domestic Amp’d Mobile
Supercross race at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., FSRN will
broadcast live for four hours inside the Angel Stadium pits Saturday
morning. Fox Game Time Live hosts Craig Shemon and James
Washington (two-time Super Bowl champion) will bring their national
show to the Amp’d Mobile Supercross pits from 9am-1pm PST.
“We are thrilled to have the live radio broadcast commitment from Fox
Game Time Live show on the Fox Sports Radio Network in conjunction with
the opening domestic round of Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/ Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series Saturday morning,” said Ken Hudgens, vice
president of marketing, Amp’d Mobile Supercross. “With the
addition of over 220 radio stations nationwide to our already existing
live webcast (Supercross LIVE!), SPEED cable partnership, and CBS
network partnership, Amp’d Mobile Supercross is now being heard through
more mediums than ever before.”
Syndicated to over 220 stations nationwide, Fox Game Time Live focuses
their sports talk radio show format on all sports, and recently has
crossed over to the world of action sports as FSRN was the official
radio network of the 2005 Dew Action Sports Tour.
“Adding Amp’d Mobile Supercross to our growing roster of action sports
is a great accomplishment for the Fox Sports Radio Network and our 220+
affiliates nationwide,” said Andrew Ashwood, VP/ GM – executive
producer, Fox Sports Radio Network. “There is a rich history with
the sport of supercross that expands both domestically and
internationally, and we are very proud to be a part of the next
evolution of the sport on nationally syndicated radio.”
Fans can be a part of Fox Game Time Live, live from the Angel Stadium
pits in Anaheim, by showing up early Saturday to watch the nationally
syndicated radio broadcast from 9am-1pm PST. The four-hour live
radio broadcast will be loaded with supercross content including
interviews with the sport’s top riders Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart,
and Chad Reed.
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to
www.supercross.cc.com. For media requests, please contact Denny
Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.