Monday, October 8th 2012
Dan Patrick Celebrates 5th Anniversary on FOX Sports Radio
LOS ANGELES, October 08, 2012 -- On the heels of his 2012 NAB Marconi Award win for "Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year," FOX Sports Radio congratulates Dan Patrick on his five-year anniversary with the network this month. Since launching nationally in Oct. 2007, The Dan Patrick Show has amassed a loyal following of 1.2 million weekly radio listeners on more than 250 affiliates. (Arbitron, SP'12, Nationwide, Exact Times, Cume, P 12+). Produced by DIRECTV, the show is simulcast daily on DIRECTV's Audience Network, and is one of the most-widely-syndicated sports talk radio programs in the country.  Â
Patrick stated on-air, "...five years ago today, we walked the plank and decided to do this show. We actually did it from the attic in my house, but we've grown up. We have two man caves now, the TV show in 100 million homes, and the radio show in 270 cities. There are a lot of people to thank."
"We are very excited to share in this celebration with Dan," said Don Martin, Premiere Networks senior vice president of programming. "The Dan Patrick Show is an integral part of the FOX Sports Radio line-up and we are proud to congratulate him on this special milestone. We look forward to another five great years!"
In honor of the anniversary, FOX Sports Radio surprised The Dan Patrick Show with a cake, and Patrick decided one of the Danettes should get the "baseball cake in the face" treatment to celebrate (baseball teams celebrate outstanding performances by smashing pie in a teammate's face). Below are photos from the celebration.
Pictured: Dan Patrick and the "Danettes" receive their 5th anniversary cake
Pictured: Dan Patrick gives his "high five for five years"
Pictured: The celebratory cake smashing of the anniversary cake
Pictured: Producer/Danette Paul Pabst and Danette "Fritzy" enjoy eating cake
About The Dan Patrick Show
As host of The Dan Patrick Show, legendary multi-platform host Dan Patrick entertains America in morning drive along with his production staff that includes Paul Pabst, Patrick O'Connor, Andrew Perloff and Todd Fritz, known as "The Danettes." Â Airing Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET, the program is known for its unique blend of situational comedy, breaking sports news, unparalleled insider access and pop culture commentary. The Dan Patrick Show also broadcasts on DIRECTV's The Audience Network, DIRECTV's exclusive entertainment channel, and is distributed across Fox Sports Net's regional sports networks and affiliates, reaching more than 85 million homes. For more information, please visit http://www.directv.com or http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick.
About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is a division of Premiere Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey, personality driven and caller intensive programming opportunity for radio stations nationwide. With studios also in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Seattle, and San Antonio, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more than 400 stations, as well as FOXSports.com on MSN and XM Channel 169. Additional information is available at www.FOXSportsRadio.com.
