Sunday, July 1, 2012

Re: [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces ESPN affiliation/Ocala partnership

Good.


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On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 1:13 PM EDT Helen Huntley wrote:

>Buddy is on a different Ocala station--WOCA 1370, 3-6 p.m., so I guess he
>is not affected other than having Larry as competition in his time slot.
>
>On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 10:10 AM, Arthur Polhill <lpolhill@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>> Vettel's slot is unchanged. Buddy is not included.
>>
>> A. Leon Polhill, Gator
>> "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
>> I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Arthur Polhill <lpolhill@bellsouth.net>
>> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
>> *Sent:* Sun, July 1, 2012 10:07:42 AM
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces
>> ESPN affiliation/Ocala partnership
>>
>>
>>
>> A. Leon Polhill, Gator
>> "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
>> I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Helen Huntley <hhsgator@gmail.com>
>> *To:* gatortalk@googlegroups.com
>> *Sent:* Sun, July 1, 2012 9:59:45 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [gatortalk] Fw: [gatornews] WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces
>> ESPN affiliation/Ocala partnership
>>
>> Doesn't this also mean that the WRUF broadcasters like Larry will have
>> their radio programs heard over a wider coverage area? I would think that
>> would be positive--unless they were put in less desirable time slots as a
>> consequence of the shifting.
>> Isn't it Buddy Martin who is being left out of this arrangement?
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Arthur Polhill <lpolhill@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>>
>>
>> It does, on the face of it, seem to be a great partnership to improve the
>> education and training practices of radio sports journalism within the
>> College of J&C. It should also improve sports broadcasting in the
>> Gainesville/Ocala markets for listeners.
>>
>> A. Leon Polhill, Gator
>> "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
>> I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
>>
>>
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>> *From:* Woody Bass <gatorrrrrr@gmail.com>
>> *To:* gatornews@googlegroups.com
>> *Sent:* Thu, June 28, 2012 7:50:17 PM
>> *Subject:* [gatornews] WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces ESPN
>> affiliation/Ocala partnership
>>
>> Oh i just bet Larry Vettel is just loving this. (really im sure he's
>> not).
>>
>> WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces ESPN affiliation/Ocala partnership
>> By *WRUF Staff <http://www.wruf.com/headlines/author/admin/>* *on June
>> 28th, 2012*
>>
>> WRUF Sportsradio 850, Gainesville's top rated sports station, and ESPN
>> Radio will join forces to broadcast local sports talk, ESPN programming,
>> and Gator and high school sports to north central Florida. In addition,
>> WRUF Sportsradio 850 announces a new partnership with SportsTalk LLC in
>> Ocala that creates a single ESPN affiliate for the Gainesville-Ocala
>> market. The affiliation and partnership begin Friday, June 29.
>>
>> The new station, which will be known as ESPN 850/900, will originate from
>> broadcast facilities at the University of Florida College of Journalism and
>> Communications and air on WRUF-AM 850, WMOP-AM 900 and WMOP-100.1 FM.
>>
>> WRUF-AM 850 is a part of the division of multimedia properties at the UF
>> College of Journalism and Communications, which includes seven broadcast
>> facilities across North Central Florida.
>>
>> The partnership will allow listeners in the Ocala/Marion County area to
>> hear talk shows from Gainesville sports personalities Steve Russell and
>> Larry Vettel, in addition to host Adam Reardon who has been on the air in
>> both Gainesville and Ocala for several years.
>>
>> The new programming schedule moves "Sportscene with Steve Russell" from
>> its morning drive slot to 12 p.m.-2 p.m.; Vettel's show remains from 4-6
>> p.m. "The Cheap Seats", an hour-long sports talk program hosted by UF
>> College of Journalism and Communications students, will air weeknights from
>> 6-7 p.m. WMOP's Adam Reardon will host the 10 a.m.-12 p.m. slot.
>>
>> "We are thrilled about these new partnerships with ESPN and WMOP," said
>> Randy Wright, executive director of the UF College of Journalism and
>> Communications' division of multimedia properties. "Creating a single
>> broadcast schedule for the entire Gainesville/Ocala market with ESPN, local
>> sports talk, and Gator and local sports events gives fans throughout the
>> region a single place on the dial to listen to all their favorite sports
>> programming."
>>
>> The weekday program schedule is:
>>
>> - 6 – 10 a.m. – "Mike and Mike in the Morning" (ESPN)
>> - 10 a.m. – noon – "Adam Reardon"
>> - Noon – 2 p.m. – "Sportscene with Steve Russell"
>> - 2 – 4 p.m. – "The Scott Van Pelt Show" (ESPN)
>> - 4 – 6 p.m. – "The Larry Vettel Show"
>> - 6 – 7 p.m. – "The Cheap Seats"
>> - 7 – 10 p.m. – "Hill & Schlereth" (ESPN)
>> - 10 – 11 p.m. – "SportsCenter" (ESPN)
>> - 11 p.m. – 6 a.m. – ESPN Radio programming
>>
>> "Florida SportsTalk is extremely pleased to announce this partnership
>> with the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications,"
>> said Gordon Smith, president and owner. "With these combined efforts we can
>> bring sports programming to our citizens like no other outlet in north
>> central Florida."
>>
>> The new affiliation and partnership also open up more opportunities for
>> the College's journalism and communications students.
>>
>> "The College continues to look for opportunities to enhance the
>> educational experience of our students," said John Wright, dean of the UF
>> College of Journalism and Communications. "This ESPN affiliation will
>> provide even more broadcasting and online experiences for our journalism
>> and communications students. In addition, our plans to broadcast more high
>> school football and basketball games live in these markets will give our
>> students experience in broadcasting and producing live sporting events."
>>
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>> Vettel's timeslot is unchanged, according to presently announced plans.
>>
>>
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>> www.helenhuntley.com
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>>
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>Helen Huntley
>(727) 823-3801
>www.helenhuntley.com
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>GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY!
>1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions
>2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions
>2008 National Football Champions |
>Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996),
>Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us

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