For Remote Productions & Boston Red Sox Baseball Telecasts

January 31, 2013 – NESN, New England’s most watched sports network, announced today that veteran sports producer Mike Baker has joined NESN as Red Sox remote coordinating producer. Baker’s responsibilities will include producing, coordination and execution of Red Sox remote productions, which includes NESN’s 150 regular season Red Sox games and spring training events. He will also have coordinating producer oversight of NESN’s Bruins remote productions.

“Mike is a talented producer with decades of experience leading MLB, NHL and other event telecasts on a national level,” said Joseph Maar, NESN’s vice president of programming, production and executive producer. “He’s a New England native who shares and understands the passion that New England sports fans have for their teams, making him a great fit to lead our remote productions.”

Baker began his television career in 1984 at NESN during the network’s inaugural year on the air.  He spent 10 years with NESN before leaving in 1993. Since that time Baker has produced high profile events for several national networks including, ESPN, ABC, NBC, Versus, and the NFL Network. He has experience leading Major League Baseball remote productions for ESPN as well as NHL game coverage for ESPN and Versus. The Boston University alum has also led the production of NCAA college basketball and football games, the NCAA Frozen Four, and several Olympic events during his career.

“I’ve traveled all over the world as a sports producer, but Boston has always been home,” said Baker. “I’m excited to return to NESN and grateful for the opportunity to be able to work with some of the most talented people in the business and to once again be covering the teams I grew up watching.”
NESN’s Red Sox and Bruins ratings are consistently at or near the top of their respective leagues.  Red Sox ratings have led baseball over the last decade with a 9.2 household average. Bruins ratings have increased each of the past two seasons, setting a network record last season with a 4.7 average. This season, through 5 games Bruins ratings are up an additional 53% to 7.2 HH average.

About NESN

NESN has consistently been one of the top-rated regional sports networks in the country with award-winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage. The network is delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 5 million homes nationally as NESN National. Forbes Magazine recently ranked NESN as the 9^th Most Valuable Sports Business Brand in the world. NESN.com, the network’s online sports news service, is one of the most visited regional sports network websites in the country. NESN also produces a number of distinctive programs under its umbrella Original NESN Entertainment (ONE). NESN is owned by Fenway Sports Group (owners of the Boston Red Sox) and Delaware North (owners of the Boston Bruins).

11th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon

set for Aug. 21 and 22

BOSTON (August 16, 2012) – WEEI Sports Radio 93.7 FM/850 AM and New England Sports Network (NESN) are proud to announce that the 11th annual WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon will take place at Fenway Park on Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 6 a.m. to midnight.  The emotional two-day event has become one of the Jimmy Fund’s biggest annual fundraisers. In 2011, more than $3.3 million was raised, bringing the ten-year total to nearly $28 million.

Contributions are already well underway, thanks to the 5th Annual “Tame the Tigers” golf tournament, which was held on May 14 at The International in Bolton, Mass. The event raised more than $100,000 this year, and more than $350,000 during the past five years.

This year’s 36-hour WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon will feature touching, compelling stories from Dana-Farber patients, doctors and nurses, as well as guest commentary from sports and entertainment celebrities, including Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino and numerous Red Sox players.

“It still amazes me how much progress has been made in cancer research and patient care in the 11 years since we started this event,” said Jason Wolfe, VP of Programming and Operations for Entercom Boston. “We are all humbled by the incredible generosity and support of WEEI’s listeners, NESN’s viewers and sports fans from around the country who reach into their pockets every year to help us win this fight against cancer,” he added.

“The most important two days on NESN’s broadcast calendar are when we team up with WEEI and the Red Sox to help the Jimmy Fund make a real difference in the lives of those afflicted with cancer,” said Sean McGrail, NESN’s President and CEO. “Every year we are amazed by the incredible work being done by Dana-Farber’s team of doctors and care givers, which further motivates us to redouble our efforts to help rally Red Sox fans to step up and support the Jimmy Fund.”

To help strike out cancer during the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon, call 877-738-1234 toll free. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to contribute online, go to www.jimmyfundradiotelethon.org. 

About Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM), led by President and CEO David Field, is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio of 111 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and Kansas City.

Known for developing unique and highly successful locally programmed stations, Entercom is home to some of radio’s most distinguished brands and compelling personalities. The company is also the radio broadcast partner of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Kansas City Royals, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Athletics and San Jose Sharks.

Entercom focuses on creating effective integrated marketing solutions for its customers that incorporate the company’s audio, digital and experiential assets. Additionally, the company has a long-standing commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship. Entercom stations play a vital, hands-on role in improving their communities, providing over $100 million in annual support for local charitable organizations.

The company’s radio stations have received numerous awards, including multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism as well as the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Award for excellence in radio broadcasting.

About NESN
NESN has consistently been one of the top rated regional sports networks in the country with award-winning Red Sox and Bruins coverage. The network is delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and an additional 4.4 million homes nationally as NESN National. NESN.com, the network’s online sports news service, is one of the most visited regional sports network websites in the country. NESN also produces a number of distinctive programs under its umbrella Original NESN Entertainment (ONE). NESN is owned by Fenway Sports Group (owners of the Boston Red Sox) and the Boston Bruins.

About the Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. It is an official charity of the Boston Red Sox, as well as the official charity of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, and the Variety Children’s Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide. Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.

VERIZON FiOS LAUNCHES NESN NATIONAL OUTSIDE NEW ENGLAND

July 10, 2012 – New England Sports Network (NESN) today announced the launch of NESN National on Verizon FiOS TV’s Ultimate HD tier for all its customers who live outside New England, which includes customers in 5 of the top 8 markets in the country. NESN National can be found on Verizon FiOS TV channel 97.

With the expansion of NESN National on Verizon FiOS TV, the channel is now available in 40 DMAs in 17 states and Washington D.C. via several terrestrial multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs).

“This is our largest NESN National launch to date and brings our national service to some of the biggest media markets in the country,” said Sean McGrail, NESN’s President and CEO. “This launch on Verizon FiOS further demonstrates the popularity of the Red Sox and Bruins throughout the country.”

“We are pleased to be able to offer NESN National to all of our FiOS TV subscribers beyond New England,” said Ben Grad, director of content strategy and acquisition.  “Red Sox and Bruins fans know no geographic boundaries when it comes to their passion for their teams and they will be absolutely delighted by today’s news. Verizon continues to add new, compelling content to FiOS TV and NESN National is another example of our commitment to our customers.”

NESN National is the national television service of New England Sports Network (NESN), a sports television network owned by the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins.  Verizon FiOS customers outside NESN’s territory (New England except Fairfield County, CT) now have the opportunity to follow New England sports including the Red Sox and Bruins, particularly those fans who also have the MLB and NHL league packages.

Throughout the year Verizon FiOS Ultimate HD customers will be able to watch NESN’s Red Sox and Bruins pre- and post-game shows, which are among the most comprehensive in regional sports television. Red Sox First Pitch LIVE presented by Cabot and VermontVacations.com and Red Sox Game-Day LIVE presented by UNO provide Red Sox fans with one-hour of pre-game coverage. Hosted by Tom Caron, NESN’s coverage features MLB Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley, Jim Rice and Peter Gammons as well as former MLB stars Tim Wakefield and Matt Stairs. The same team of experts also provide one-hour of post-game reaction and analysis on W.B. Mason Extra Innings LIVE and Red Sox Final. NESN’s Bruins pre- and post-game coverage similarly delivers complete game-day coverage with host Dale Arnold and analysts Billy Jaffe, Barry Peterson, Gord Kluzak and Mark Mowers.

NESN National also includes NESN Daily, a live sports news program available every day of the week; WEEI Sports Radio’s The Dennis and Callahan Morning Show; minor league baseball; Hockey East (the premiere NCAA hockey conference); college basketball and football; and many of the network’s Original NESN Entertainment (ONE) productions.

Red Sox and Bruins game telecasts and certain other programs will not be available on NESN National due to MLB and NHL restrictions.  When these programs are airing on NESN in New England, Verizon FiOS customers outside New England will see other NESN programming.  Verizon FiOS customers can receive virtually all of NESN’s Red Sox and Bruins game telecasts by subscribing to the MLB Extra Innings and NHL Center Ice packages respectively.