bubba9497 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 New Channel for Redskins Friday, January 30, 2004; Page D06 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61498-2004Jan29.html WUSA-TV-9 is the new home for Washington Redskins preseason football. The Gannett-owned CBS affiliate has a "handshake deal" with the Redskins to telecast preseason games beginning this summer, according to an industry source. No terms of the deal were made available and WUSA General Manager Darryll Green offered no comment. An official announcement is expected next week. WRC-TV-4 has broadcast the preseason games for the past five years. General Manager Michael Jack could not confirm that his station's agreement with the Redskins had ended, but acknowledged that this year's preseason games would conflict with NBC's coverage of the Olympics in August. WRC is owned by NBC. "The reason all this is happening is that we have the Olympics," Jack said. WRC will continue to air its various Redskins-related programs during football season including "Redskins Report," a coach's show and "Redskins Game Day." The Redskins have not yet announced their preseason schedule, which gets underway in August. Channel 9 also had no word on who would call the games for the station. Frank Herzog, the station's main sports anchor, would seem likely but faces a conflict with his radio gig on WJFK-FM, where he's teamed with Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff. -- John Maynard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 The Washington Redskins are moving their preseason games across the television dial. Darryll Green, president and general manager of WUSA-TV (Channel 9), confirmed yesterday that the CBS affiliate will broadcast the team's four preseason games this summer. "We have a handshake deal," Green said. A formal announcement will be made Tuesday, the WUSA chief said, declining to provide further details. "We're doing this as a partnership with the Redskins, so we'll announce it together," he said. The announcing lineup for the preseason games has not been determined. WUSA's chief sportscaster, Frank Herzog, has called Redskins games on the radio with Sam Huff and Sonny Jurgensen, a WRC-TV (Channel 4) regular, since 1981. Wooing the Redskins away from NBC affiliate WRC, which has aired the preseason games in recent years, is considered a coup for WUSA, which has struggled in recent years to improve its sports coverage. WRC was unable to air the games this year because two of them will conflict with NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics, according to Michael Jack, the station's president and general manager. WRC is expected to air a weekly show featuring Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, although that deal has not been made final, Jack said. "We've had a successful relationship with the Redskins for many years, and we look forward to continuing it," he said. Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson was in Houston for Super Bowl XXXVIII and could not be reached for comment. http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20040129-112148-8110r.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 This sucks. I bought a ku sattelite system so I could pick up the truck feeds from the stadium for preseason games. It has worked great with the past couple of years. I hope these new guys broadcast on the same sattelite. Directv needs to add the preseason to Sunday ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Agree 100% hate trying to find a preseason game on when i am out of town. For as much as season ticket costs they should throw that in as a bonus. Especially since i am only really interested in the Redskins games most of the time anyway. I could care less about seeing a Detroit vs. Chicago game on any week of the season; even the Skins bye week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Originally posted by SoCalSkins This sucks. I bought a ku sattelite system so I could pick up the truck feeds from the stadium for preseason games. It has worked great with the past couple of years. I hope these new guys broadcast on the same sattelite. Directv needs to add the preseason to Sunday ticket. Preseason games are supposed to be a part of sunday ticket this upcoming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 The Junkies have been talking about this all morning, looks like they will be involved with the games in some capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatFischer37 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Give Gordon Peterson a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I Wonder how this will effect the geo challenged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I would HATE the Junkies being a part of the pre-season games. They are a bunch of tumbling dickweeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCS:BraveCaringSoul Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 I'm screwed. Fershmugging Scumcast cable only carries Fox5 and WRC4 in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 The junkies? They still talk about sports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubster Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Thank god no more George Michael:cheers: He was the worst broadcaster ever. He seem to always mess up who made a tackle or who caught a pass. The man just $ucked:puke: All I have to say is see ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TODD Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Sonny will be back on the radio now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Originally posted by Trevor Preseason games are supposed to be a part of sunday ticket this upcoming season. That is not correct Sunday Ticket will not include any preseason games. The NFL Network will have tape delays of all the preseason games this summer. I want my Skins live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 The Junkies, those filthy ****s, I think they left JFK just to spite me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratoman Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Originally posted by NavyDave I Wonder how this will effect the geo challenged The Sports Page sports bar in Co Springs hasn't let me down yet on preseason Skins games and TERPS fball and bball yet. Fish hsa been there many times before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Punani2 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Originally posted by speedwagon20 I would HATE the Junkies being a part of the pre-season games. They are a bunch of tumbling dickweeds. :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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