BALTIMORE, Md. (August 20, 2007) – Morgan State University and WEAA 88.9 FM have agreed to a year-long broadcast and marketing partnership that will have the local station broadcasting all of the Bears’ football games for the upcoming 2007 season, director of athletics Floyd Kerr announced.
The broadcast and promotional package will also include weekly promotional announcements, on-air ticket giveaways, home contest pre-game shows, and regular broadcast and internet features with head coach Donald Hill-Eley.
Listeners in the Baltimore/Washington area can catch each game live on WEAA 88.9 FM, the university’s 12,500-watt award winning public radio station. Fans worldwide can listen online by simply logging-on to the station’s website at www.weaa.org and clicking the “Listen Live” link on the home page. A link to the live streaming audio can also be found on the MSU athletics site, www.morganstatebears.com.
“WEAA is pleased to partner with Morgan State University Athletics to give alumni and fans in the area and worldwide the opportunity to follow the Bears,” said WEAA General Manager, LaFontaine Oliver. “We look forward to continuing to serve the traditional fans while also introducing the football program to others in our diverse listening audience throughout our extensive broadcast area and on the web.”
The broadcast team for the 2007 Morgan State Football games will consist of Mr. Robert ‘Rob’ Long the afternoon sports talk show host on WNST-AM all-sports broadcast radio station, who will serve as the play-by-play announcer and Mr. Kelvin Bridgers, a former Morgan State assistant football coach under current coach Donald Hill-Eley. 2007 will mark the second year as the ‘Voice of Morgan Football’ for Long and Bridgers.
The Bear’s season kicks off on Thursday, August 30th when the Bears host Savannah State at 7:00 p.m. The match-up against the Tigers will be the first of seven home games for the Bears. For a full season schedule visit www.morganstatebears.com. For corporate underwriting opportunities please call (443) 885-4528.
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Morgan State University’s radio station since 1977, WEAA 88.9 is the leading public radio station for jazz, public affairs, and cultural programming in the greater Baltimore area. As a listener supported member of NPR, WEAA 88.9 is truly “the voice of the community.”
