![]() Additionally, Samford University's owned-and-operated WVSU 91.1 FM will continue to serve as the broadcast home for Samford women's basketball and baseball.ĭirector of Samford Sports Properties Mike Grace will return for his seventh year as executive producer of the Samford Sports Network and "Voice of the Bulldogs", while Scot Harrison, co-host of the Matt and Scot Spectacular on Cumulus Media's WJOX-FM 94.5, joins the broadcast crew as color commentator for football broadcasts and men's basketball home games. The Cumulus Media partnership will also allow for a range of marketing and promotional opportunities with WJOX-FM 94.5, one of the top sports stations in the nation and Birmingham's sports authority for more than 20 years. With the announcement, Samford athletics will expand its strong radio presence throughout the Birmingham area, as both the FM 99.5 and AM 690 signals reach most of northern Alabama from Montgomery to Huntsville and stretch state-line to state-line from Mississippi to Georgia. "It is a natural fit to add the university to our Cumulus family since we are the South's broadcast leader in college athletics." Walker, regional vice president and market manager for Cumulus Birmingham. "We are extremely excited to be working with Samford for the next several years," said John J. The show is scheduled to debut this fall and will be broadcast live on Mondays from 12-1 p.m. "The creation of Samford Sports Properties and our partnership with Cumulus Media positions us to meet those needs in a new and powerful way."īeginning this fall, Samford football and men's basketball will be heard on WZRR-FM 99.5 The Vibe, the 100,000-watt signal that serves as Birmingham's home for "Today's Hottest Music".Īdditionally, the newly-rebranded "Inside Samford Sports" radio show will air weekly on Cumulus Media's WJOX-AM 690 The Fan and will feature coaches Pat Sullivan and Bennie Seltzer, as well as other Bulldog coaches, players, and special guests. "The success of our overall athletics mission depends greatly on the exposure we create for our coaches and student-athletes and the financial resources we provide for them," said Newton. Additionally, Newton highlighted the signing of its first partnership, a multi-year radio agreement with Birmingham's Cumulus Media stations 99.5 The Vibe and AM 690 The Fan. ![]() It’s not different in terms of what we do - it’s just where we’re doing it.Samford Director of Athletics Martin Newton announced July 1 the creation of Samford Sports Properties (SSP), a new multi-media marketing division of Samford Athletics. We’ll go through our normal process preparing for a game, which we’ve done 14 times. “We still have a couple days to get prepared. I think it’s important to get on the ground, stretch our legs, so we’ll do a little work and then get a practice in tomorrow as well,” he added. They covered the take-off, and we’re here now to get a little work done today and then get ready to go practice tomorrow.” ![]() “We met this morning in Athens, jumped on the plane and headed this way as you probably know. It wasn’t as long as I thought, so that was a good thing for us,” Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said on Friday at the arrival press conference. ![]() Blinked your eyes and the flight was over. The teams participated in media day on Saturday while the head coaches share the stage on Sunday in anticipation of the game. The Bulldogs and Horned Frogs both arrived in Los Angeles on Friday for Monday’s championship clash at SoFi Stadium. 3 TCU are just about set to square off for the ultimate crown of College Football, the national championship.
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