The Jim Christian Show on SportsTime Ohio
12/3/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Starting Dec. 5, The Jim Christian Show will broadcast on Wednesday evenings to about 2.8 million homes, including Columbus, Toledo and Buffalo, to highlight the success of the Kent State men's basketball program, as well as the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the university.
The show will air from Dec. 5 through March 29, 2008, on SportsTime Ohio. Show times include 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, with a regularly scheduled replay at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays, along with several other times throughout the week. Check listings for more details.
The show is hosted by Bill Needle, who has been calling KSU men's basketball and football games for the Kent State Sports Network since joining the network in 2002. In addition to his duties with Kent State Needle has worked in a variety of roles for FSN Ohio, including serving as a pregame host for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Indians and as a color analyst for Mid-American Conference basketball and sideline reporter and halftime host for MAC football. A graduate of Ohio Northern University, Needle was selected to compete on JEOPARDY! this fall. Previously he worked as the Director of Public Relations for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and the Cavaliers.
The show, written, produced and shot locally by Kent State TeleProductions at the Kent Campus, will be broadcast a minimum of four times per week on SportsTime Ohio, which also airs Indians games, Browns and Cavs programming and shows focused specifically toward Ohio-area sports fans. Viewers will get an intimate look at the team from Kent State Head Coach Jim Christian as the men's basketball season progresses, through highlights, game discussions and detailed player profiles. One weekly segment, “Excellence in Action Spotlights,” will feature examples of excellence taking place at Kent State, including student-athletic and academic accomplishments.
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“Not only will this please the palate of all Kent State sports fans, but the show will benefit Kent State students as well," says Tracy Baughman, executive producer of the show. “The TeleProductions department recruits, trains and employs student workers to produce and take part in all aspects of production. This is a unique opportunity for students to collaborate with professional staff and to gain experience in large-scale media broadcasting."
Kent State TeleProductions is a full-service video production facility located on the Kent Campus. For more than 45 years, TeleProductions has provided the university and surrounding community with a wide range of media production services and award-winning creative and technical staff assistance.
For more information about the Jim Christian Show, e-mail tlbaughm@kent.edu.
