TV Coverage Expands to Statewide for Legends of the Phog Game
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Cox Communications Kansas 22 has joined the Jayhawk Television Network lineup for the Sept. 24 Legends of the Phog charity basketball game in Allen Fieldhouse. Metro Sports will televise the game in the Kansas City area, ensuring that the event will have statewide coverage.
KU broadcasting legend Max Falkenstien will join veteran broadcaster Dave Armstrong behind the microphone. Fans outside the state of Kansas and the KC area can also watch the game via the internet on AT&T Jayhawk All Access. One can subscribe to All Access at www.kuathletics.com. Brian Hanni and Bud Stallworth will handle play-by-play and commentary for the internet broadcast.
In addition, affiliates of the Jayhawk Radio Network will broadcast the game to the state of Kansas. KCSP (610 Sports) will air the game in Kansas City; WIBW (580 AM) will carry the game in Topeka, as will KLWN (1320 AM) in Lawrence. KLWN’s Brian Hanni and former Jayhawk star Bud Stallworth will serve as the radio announce team.
The sold-out event will tip off at 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24, in historic Allen Fieldhouse.
Former KU coaches Larry Brown and Ted Owens will coach a collection of former KU players who have been part of three NCAA titles, 54 conference championships, 13 Final Fours and 2,038 all-time victories. The rosters will include many current NBA Jayhawks as well as many other recent KU standouts.
Kansas Athletics will donate a portion of the proceeds in memory of former KU assistant coach Neil Dougherty, who died tragically this past summer. KU officials are working directly with the Dougherty family on specifics, including one of his favorite local charities – the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence.
Legends of the Phog is one of more than 200 KU events available to Jayhawk fans during the 2011-12 season on Jayhawk All-Access via kuathletics.com. Jayhawk All-Access televised KU’s season-opening football victory over McNeese State from Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
This marks the eighth consecutive year that AT&T Jayhawk All-Access will broadcast Kansas Athletics events either with video, audio or both. In addition to the Legends of the Phog game, fans who subscribe now to Jayhawk All-Access can also see:
-Late Night in the Phog, the annual tipoff of basketball practice,
-KU’s two men’s basketball exhibition contests,
-Football Coach Turner Gill’s post-game press conferences after home games,
-Football Coach Turner Gill’s weekly press conferences,
-Football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball coaches’ weekly television shows,
-Home women’s basketball games,
-The Kansas Relays and much more, including postgame interviews in many of Kansas’ 18 varsity sports.
Fans who subscribe may also listen to:
– The complete radio broadcasts of KU football and men’s basketball contests, including pre- and post-game shows and post-game interviews with the coaches,
– Men’s basketball coach Bill Self’s weekly press conferences,
– Weekly Hawk Talk radio shows with Turner Gill, Bill Self and women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson, and
– Rock Chalk Sports Talk, a weekly hour-long radio show highlighting Kansas Athletics.
In addition, KU fans can watch home volleyball matches and baseball games free of charge.
Kansas fans can subscribe to Jayhawk All-Access by going to www.kuathletics.com and clicking on the AT&T Jayhawk All-Access button on the right. Jayhawk All-Access subscriptions are only $9.95 per month or $79.95 per year.
