MUD HENS 2013
A36 n Toledo Free Press
APRIL 7, 2013
By Brandi Barhite
TOLEDO FREE PRESS COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN bbarhite@toledofreepress.com
The Mud Hens pregame show, “Around the Bases,” will continue to rival other minor league broadcasts this season. The 30-minute live show began in 2012 with the unveiling of a newly renovated lounge and viewing area for club and suite-level ticket holders. The makeover dressed up the media digs and allowed fans to see right into the press box. The biggest addition was the state-ofthe-art television studio that enabled those dining and drinking on the upper level to watch a live pregame television broadcast with Matt Melzak and Jim Weber. “We got a full working set,” said Andi Roman, show producer and Mud Hens communications director. “We have a 30-minute pregame show where we do interviews with coaches, players, fans and sponsors. We do fun features about things happening in the ballpark. We give a whole new perspective to the ballgame.” n BROADCAST CONTINUES ON A38
toledo free press photo by joseph herr
Mud Hens boast rare full-fledged TV studio in minor leagues
n ‘Around
the Bases’ producer and Mud Hens Communications Director Andi Roman at the Fifth Third Field media studio.
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