Northwestern State Demon Football NSU Sports Information Office: (318) 357-6467 Fax: (318) 357-4515 Asst. AD/SID: Doug Ireland Asst. SID: Matthew Fowler Admin. Asst.: Ronnie Pellegrin Mailing address: NSU Sports Information Prather Coliseum Room 112 398 S. Jefferson Natchitoches LA 71497 Demon Sports Network Crew. (L-R) Davey Antilley, engineer; Tony Taglavore, color analyst; Patrick Netherton, play-by-play.
DEMON SPORTS NETWORK Shreveport-Bossier affiliate KEEL 710 AM will be carrying all Demon football games in 2012, while Natchitoches radio station 100.7 KZBL will continue to be the flagship for all the Demons and Lady Demon Sports. Baldridge-Dumas Communications operates 100.7 KZBL. The Demon Sports Network features Patrick Netherton as the play-by-play announcer. Tony Taglavore will provide insightful commentary. Broadcasts can also be heard by linking to “www.nsudemons.com” on the internet. Coach Thomas hosts the “Demon Huddle” talk show on 100.7 KZBL each Thursday night from 6-7 at Cane River Grill in Natchitoches.
They cover the Demons: primary media outlets
Daily Newspapers -Ray Partsch, Bob Tompkins, Warren Hayes, Randy Benson Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Sports, The Times, P.O. Box 30222, Shreveport, LA 71130 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, P.O. Box 6267, Bossier City, LA 71171 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Leesville, Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)
Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)
Television Stations - Chris Bailey, Mo Carter, Sherman Desselle KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Adria Goins, Christina Jenkins, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Lance Snow, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Paul Crane, Tatum Everett KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693)
FB SID: Doug Ireland Office: (318) 357-6467 Cell: (318) 471-2086 E-mail: ireland@nsula.edu We appreciate your interest and aim to please! At the games... Credentials are necessary for admittance to the Turpin Stadium press box and field house. Credentials also grant the bearer a meal in the press box, served well before kickoff. All requests for credentials (press or sideline) should be made to SID Doug Ireland, by fax (318-357-4515) or e-mail (ireland@ nsula.edu). Credentials will be mailed if time permits. If not, credentials will be available in the Sports Information office on Fridays before home games and at the Will Call window in the southwest corner of Turpin Stadium’s press box side on game day. Photo deck space is limited. Northwestern’s game taping crew has priority on the sixth level deck. There are two film decks on the fifth level, available on a first-come first-serve basis. Access to the top of the press box is available. There is usually space in the stands immediately below the press box. In the event of a televised game, the originating TV crew has priority. Sideline passes are available on a limited basis. Use is restricted to outside the team areas on each sideline. Sideline credentials are good for press box admittance. Parking passes are available on a limited basis. Press parking is between the track and fieldhouse at the south-
Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)
Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)
National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)
west end (on the pressbox side) of the stadium. Again, make requests by email prior to game day. Press box services include the pregame meal served an hour before kickoff. Soft drinks and snacks are available throughout the game. Internet access is available by ethernet or wireless. Four telephones are available on press row on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you will need to be near a phone in order to file, be sure to note that in your credential request. Hostesses will distribute quarterly, halftime and final statistics along with play by play sheets. A pregame packet with a program, flip card, fact sheets, and updated notes will be available in the press area. To ensure equal access for all media, the Demon locker room will be closed. Postgame interviews with NSU players and coaches for home games are conducted in the Stroud Room of the NSU Athletic Fieldhouse adjacent to the Clayton Plaza approximately 15 minutes after play ends. The Turpin Stadium elevator will be reserved for media use with 4 minutes left to play. Selected players and head coach Jay Thomas will be available in the postgame press conference. Thomas and players will also be interviewed on the Demon Sports Network and that can be heard in the Turpin Stadium press box. For all games, if deadlines require, brief on-field interviews can be accomplished through requests prior to the end of the game to SID Doug Ireland. During the week... Player interviews must be set up through SID Doug Ireland at least one day in advance to minimize demands on the student-athlete’s busy schedule. Brief face-to-face post-practice interviews may be conducted if time permits. Interviews with Coach Thomas or any assistant coach can be arranged by calling football secretary Elizabeth Holloway at (318) 357-5252. A weekly luncheon is held on Wednesdays at noon in the Stroud Room of the NSU Athletic Fieldhouse. This is the optimal time to access Coach Thomas and players.
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