MEDIA INFORMATION The 2009 University of New Hampshire Football Media Guide was prepared by the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations Office to assist all media in their coverage of Wildcat football and to provide pertinent information concerning the New Hampshire football program. Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to Scott Stapin, Field House, Room 151, 145 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824, (603) 862-3906. GAME CREDENTIALS: Only accredited members of the media will receive credentials for any game. Requests for credentials should be made by 12 p.m. on the day prior to the game. No requests will be honored after that time. Credentials at Cowell Stadium may be picked up 90 minutes prior to kickoff at the Will Call table, located inside the indoor track. Credentials should be requested through Scott Stapin, Director of Athletic Media Relations. A valid form of identification is required in order to pick up media credentials. PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS: All photo and game film credentials should be requested as early as possible, and no later than 12 p.m. on the day prior to the game. No photo credentials will be approved on the day of the game. Per NCAA regulations, photographers and video crews may only work the sidelines between the 25-yard line and the end zone in both directions. Photographers and film crews on the sidelines and end zones assume the responsibility for all risks. RADIO: Credentials for visiting radio will be limited to three persons unless prior arrangements have been made. Two visiting radio phone lines are provided by the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations Office. There is a maximum of two free phone lines available to visiting commercial stations, and one phone line for a visiting student station assuming space in the press box is available. For additional information on reserving phone lines, please contact Scott Stapin at (603) 862-3906. PRESS PARKING: Reserved press parking is available in the press parking lot located in the A Lot parking area across the street from the fieldhouse. Your media pass also serves as a parking pass.
PRESS BOX GAME SERVICES: Pre-game notes and fact sheets, depth charts, current statistics, media guides, flip cards and programs will be available prior to the start of each New Hampshire home game. Halftime statistics, as well as complete playby-play, final team and individual statistics, will be provided to the media following the game. Wireless internet is available in the press box for your use. All media must sign on as a guest, inputting the corect information in the provided fields. Then just reboot your computer and you should be in the UNH system. INTERVIEWS: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone or e-mail, must be arranged by the New Hampshire Athletic Media Relations Office and should be requested through Scott Stapin. Postgame interviews with both coaches and players will take place 10 minutes after the game in Field House Room 5, located a short distance from the press box. Postgame interviews will be coordinated by Scott Stapin at Cowell Stadium. On the road, Stapin will be available to arrange Wildcat interviews. The UNH lockerroom is closed to the media.
Scott Stapin
Doug Poole
Tom Wilkins
Director of Media Relations smstapin@cisunix.unh.edu
Associate Media Relations Director dpoole@cisunix.unh.edu
Associate Media Relations Director tom.wilkins@unh.edu
PRIMARY MEDIA LIST Papers/Wire Service Associated Press 2 Captial Plz #400 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-3327 (603) 226-0883 FAX
Foster’s Daily Democrat 333 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820 Al Pike (603) 742-4455 (603) 749-7079 FAX
Union Leader P.O. Box 9555 Manchester, NH 03105 Allen Lessels (603) 668-4321 (603) 668-0382 FAX
Valley News P.O. Box 877 White River Junction, VT 05001 (603) 298-8711 (603) 298-0212 FAX Radio/TV WHEB-FM P.O. BOX 120 Portsmouth, NH 03802 (603) 463-7300 (603) 430-9415 FAX
Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02107 Marvin Pave (617) 929-2860 (617) 929-2872 FAX
Keene Sentinel 60 West St. Keene, NH 03431 (603) 352-1234 (603) 352-0437 FAX
Nashua Telegraph P.O. Box 1008 Nashua, NH 03061 Gary Fitz (603) 594-6467 (603) 882-2681 FAX
Boston Herald One Herald Square Boston, MA 02106 John Connolly 1-800-234-5680 (617) 542-1314 FAX
Laconia Citizen 171 Fair St. Mike Zhe Laconia, NH 03246 (603) 524-3800 (603) 527-3593 FAX
The New Hampshire Memorial Union Building Durham, NH 03824 Sports Editor (603) 862-1490 (603) 862-3952 FAX
WTPL-FM P.O. Box 875 Concord, NH 03301 Bob Lipman (603) 225-5521 (603) 224-6404 FAX
Concord Monitor P.O. Box 1177 Concord, NH 03302 Tim O’Sullivan (603) 224-5301 (603) 224-8120 FAX
Lawrence Eagle Tribune 100 Turnpike St. North Andover, MA 01845 (508) 685-1000 (508) 687-6045 FAX
Portsmouth Herald 111 Maplewood Ave. Portsmouth, NH 03801 Mike Zhe (603) 436-1800 (603) 433-5760 FAX
WTSN-AM 101 Back Road Dover, NH 03820 (603) 742-1270 (603) 742-0448 FAX
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WGIR-FM P.O. Box 610 Manchester, NH 03105 (603) 625-6915 (603) 625-9255 FAX WUNH-FM MUB Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2541 WMUR-TV (ABC, Channel 9) P.O. Box 9 Manchester, NH 03015 Jason King, Jamie Staton (603) 641-9007 (603) 641-9005 FAX NHPTV (Channel 11) 268 Mast Rd. Durham, N.H. 03824 Linda Howe (603) 868-4320 (603) 868-7552 FAX