Tuesday, July 17th 2007
FOX Sports Radio Travels to Cleveland for AST Dew Tour
Press Contact:
Rachel Nelson
818-461-8057
LOS ANGELES, July 17, 2007 - FOX Sports Radio's Sean Farnham and Krystal Fernandez will broadcast live from the Right Guard Open, the second stop on the AST Dew Tour, on July 20 and 21 at North Coast Harbor in Cleveland, Ohio. Locally, FOX Sports Radio can be heard on WWGK AM 1540. A broadcast schedule is below.
In its third year as the official radio network of the AST Dew Tour, FOX Sports Radio will provide listeners with athlete interviews, event standings, and the latest news throughout the tour, including updates and reports from FUEL TV, the only network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports. FOX Sports Radio will also share content with www.Lat34.com, a website focused on the world of action sports.
July 20, 2007 - Live from North Coast Harbor
3 - 7 p.m. ET/12 - 4 p.m. PT The Drive on FOX with Denny Hocking (from Los Angeles) and Sean Farnham
7 - 10 p.m. ET/4 - 7p.m. PT FOX GameTime Live with Ben Maller (from Los Angeles), Krystal Fernandez and Sean Farnham
July 21, 2007 – Live from North Coast Harbor
12 - 4 p.m. ET/9 a.m. - 1 p.m. PT FOX GameTime Saturday with Sean Farnham, Rob Dibble (from Los Angeles) and Krystal Fernandez
About the AST Dew Tour
The AST (Action Sports Tour) was created in 2007 to function as the umbrella brand of the organization; the Dew Tour is the AST’s premier professional property. Owned by NBC Universal and Live Nation, the AST Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, debuted in June 2005 and consists of five major, multi-sport events with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse - the largest in action sports - and an additional $1 million bonus pool based upon year-end standings. NBC and USA Network combine for exclusive AST Dew Tour coverage with the largest combined network and cable commitment in action sports. The AST Dew Tour is distributed in over 230 million homes worldwide and in over 100 countries. The Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross, and at season's end, the Tour awards champions in the six disciplines with the Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event include the festival village with video gaming and interactive events, as well as live cutting edge music. The AST Dew Tour returns all of its founding partners including Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Vans®, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, MasterCard, Mongoose®, Slim Jim and Verizon Wireless. More information can be found at
www.astdewtour.com.
About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Sherman Oaks, Calif., is a division of Premiere Radio 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, Washington, D.C., Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Seattle, and San Antonio, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more than 300 stations.
