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Spikes Media Outlets

Centre Daily Times Penn State Daily Collegian Altoona Mirror3400 E. College Ave. 123 S. Burrowes Street 301 Cayuga AvenueState College, PA 16804 State College, PA 16801 Altoona, PA 16602814 - 231 - 4628 814 - 865 - 1828 814 - 946 - 7443Fax: 814 - 235 - 3903 Fax: 814 - 863 - 1126 Fax: 814 - 946 - 7546www.centredaily.com www.collegian.psu.edu www.altoonamirror.com

Lock Haven Express The Sentinel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette9-11 West Main Street 352 Sixth Street 34 Blvd of the AlliesLock Haven, PA 17745 Lewistown, PA 17044 Pittsburgh, PA 15222570 - 748 - 6791 717 - 248 - 6741 412 - 263 - 1621Fax: 570 - 748 - 1544 Fax: 717 - 248 - 3481 Fax: 412 - 263 - 1926www.lockhaven.com www.lewistownsentinel.com www.post-gazette.com

Pittsburgh Tribune Review Blue & White Illustrated Fight on StateD.L Clark Building P.O Box 1272 P.O Box 955503 Marindale St- 3rd Floor State College, PA 16804 Lemont, PA 16851

Pittsburgh, PA 15212 814 - 234 - 1177 814 - 861 - 4187724 - 834 - 1151 Fax: 814 - 231 2160 Fax: 814 - 234 - 0428Fax: 724 - 830 - 6285 bwi.rivals.com pennstate.scout.comwww.pittsburghlive.com

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RADIO3WZ - WZWW 95.3 FM ESPN Radio - WMAJ 1450 AM WBLF 970 AM863 Benner Pike 2551 Park Center Blvd. 315 South Atherton St.

State College, PA 16803 State College, PA 16803 State College, PA 16801814 - 231 - 0593 814 - 237 - 4959 814 - 272 - 1320Fax: 814 - 231 - 0950 Fax: 814 - 231 - 0950 Fax: 814 - 238 - 8993

www.3wz.com www.1450espnradio.com

Qwik Rock 105.9/106.9 FM

315 S. Atherton St.State College, PA 16801814-272-1320

www.1059joefm.com

TELEVISION

WTAJ - TV 10 (CBS) WTAJ - TV 10 WJAC - TV 6 (NBC)P.O Box 10 State College Bureau 1949 Hickory LaneAltoona, PA 16603 814 - 237 - 1010 Johnsotwn, PA 15904814 - 944 - 1414 Fax: 814 - 238 - 3169 814 - 255 - 7651Fax: 814 - 944 - 4763 Fax: 814 - 255 - 7658www.wearecentralpa.com www.wjactv.com

WWCP (Fox) / WATM (ABC) WHVL (My Network/America One) WPSU-TV (PBS)1450 Scalp Avenue 2820 East College Avenue Wagner BuldingJohnstown, PA 15904 State College, PA 16801 University Park, PA 16802814 - 266 - 8088 814-238-9485 814 - 865 - 3333Fax: 814 - 266 - 7749 Fax: 814 - 238-0612 Fax: 814-865-3145

www.fox8tv.com/www.abc23.com www.whvl.com www.wpsu.org

Baseball America Minor League Baseball Media Associated Press201 W. Main Street, Suite 201 75 Ninth Avenue, 5th Floor 814 - 238 - 3649Durham, NC 27701 New York, NY 10011 Fax: 814 - 861 - 4210

1 - 800 - 845 - 2726 212 - 485 - 3444 www.ap.orgFax: 919 - 682 - 2880 Fax: 212 - 485 - 3456www.baseballamerica.com www.mlb.com

MISCELLANEOUS

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Spikes On the AirFor the fth year in a row, 95.3 FM 3WZ (WZWW-FM) has been designated as the Spikesagship radio station and will broadcast all regular and post-season games. As part of theagreement, the Spikes and First Media Radio will enjoy a mutual marketing and promotionalrelationship, giving the Spikes a large presence on 3WZ and their sister stations.

In addition to 3WZ-FM in State College, First Media Radio, LLC owns and operates threeother FM stations in Central Pennsylvania WQWQ-FM 102.1 (DuBois), WMRF-FM 95.7(Lewistown), and WLAK-FM 103.5 (Huntingdon). Audio of Spikes games will also be avail-

able locally in State College on Cable Television Channel 4, and worldwide on 3WZ.com.

Audio for all 76 games will also be available through StateCollegeSpikes.com and MILB.com.

Calling all the action will be Steve Jones and Joe Putnam.

STEVE JONES 5th SEASONSteve enters his fth season as the Voice of the Spikes. Since 1982, Joneshas broadcast over 700 games as the play-by-play announcer for Penn Statemens basketball, including the Nittany Lions three appearances in the NCAAtournament during that span. Prior to the 2000 season, Jones took over forthe legendary Fran Fisher as the voice of Penn State football, where he waspartnered with former PSU star and Steelers Hall of Famer Jack Ham. Inaddition to his responsibilities with Penn State athletics, Jones is the sportsdirector at 95.3 FM 3WZ (WZWW-FM) as well as one of the hosts of theSteve and Steve morning show.

Jones started covering Penn State as a student at the university, broadcast-ing football and mens basketball for WDFN, the campus radio station, as an

under-grad. From 1983-1990, Jones served as pre-game, halftime andpost-game host for football on the Penn State Sports Network. From 1991-2000, Jones served as thepublic address announcer for Beaver Stadium home games. Jones has also done work with WPSU-TVfor their mens and womens volleyball as well as working on the Emmy-Award winning Penn StateFootball Story television show.

Steve graduated from PSU in 1980 with a degree in Speech Communication and Broadcasting, beforebecoming Sports Director at WMAJ Radio in State College. From 1980-90, Jones hosted a nightlycall-in show as well as broadcasting State College High School football games for the station. Uponleaving WMAJ, Jones began working with 3WZ in his current capacity.

Jones, who was born in Eneld, CT, currently lives in State College with his wife Kathy and their vechildren: Jen (27), Mike (25), Dan (21), Chris(17) and Megan (10).

Joe enters his third season as play-by-play broadcaster for the Spikes. A na-tive of Bellefonte, PA, the 23-year-old graduated from Syracuse University in2007 with a bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism from the NewhouseSchool of Public Communications. While at Syracuse, Joe worked at WAER-FM, hosting pre-game and post-game shows for the stations coverageof Orange football, mens basketball, and mens lacrosse games. Joe alsohosted the weekly magazine show Sportsnight on WAER, which won theSyracuse Press Club award for Best Sports Radio Show in the market in2005.

After graduation, Joe worked for the Auburn Doubledays as assistantdirector of broadcasting and media relations, and was on the mic when theDoubledays won the 2007 New York-PennLeague title.

Joe has also twice appeared on the ESPN sports trivia game show Stumpthe Schwab.

JOE PUTNAM 3rd SEASON

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Media Policies and ProceduresSEASON CREDENTIALS: Season credentials for the2010 season will only be issued to legitimate newsgathering organizations that cover the Spikes on a

daily basis. The Spikes will contact media outlets onan individual basis regarding season long credentials.Other media organizations that would like to request

a season credential can do so by sending that request

on company letterhead via fax to 814-272-1718 or emailthem to Joe Putnam as an attachment to jputnam@

statecollegespikes.com

DAILY CREDENTIALS: Daily credentials will be is-

sued to those individuals or organizations who donot qualify for season credentials, including freelancewriters and weekly and monthly publications. Daily

credentials will also be issued to radio and TV stationswhen the need arises for extra pre/post game person-

nel and to newspaper reporters providing extra cover-age. The Spikes Media Relations Department should benotied AT LEAST 24 hours in advance of the game inwhich daily credentials are being requested.

CREDENTIAL PICKUP: The Spikes will notify those qualifying for season credentials onan individual basis prior to the season regarding pickup. Daily credentials will only be

available for pickup on the day they are issued at the Front Ofce/Media Entrance.

MEDIA ENTRANCE: Media members must have valid credentials for entrance to the

ballpark. The Media Entrance is located on the rst base side of the ballpark throughthe Front Ofce gates, adjacent to the main ticket plaza. Entrance will be granted twohours prior to each game. Media members are required to show ID and sign in before

entering the ballpark. For earlier admittance on an individual basis, please contact theMedia Relations Department.

OTHER ACCEPTABLE CREDENTIALS: The Spikes will also honor credentials from thePittsburgh Pirates, National and American Leagues, the Baseball Writers Association ofAmerica and Minor League Baseball.

PRESS BOX: The press box is located on the second level, directly behind home plate.

Media members should make a left out of the elevator and the press box is locatedbehind the luxury suite lounge. The press box is for WORKING PRESS ONLY. Workspace, internet access, phone lines and data lines are available to all credentialedmedia in the press box.

PHOTO WELLS: Photo wells are located at the end of both dugouts. Photographers arewelcome to use this space through the course of the game. Photos may also be taken

from the visitor eld access gate, located next to the Spikes bull pen. Photographersare not permitted in the actual dugout area or on the eld once the game begins.Please wait until the end of an inning to move to or from these areas.

INTERVIEW POLICY: The Spikes Media Relations Department will gladly assist membersof the media in obtaining interviews with Spikes players and coaches. Media members

wishing to do an off-site interview or a feature story should contact the Spikes no laterthan 48 hours prior to the scheduled interview time. The media is asked to be respectfulof the players pre-game schedule when requesting an interview with a player. Please

consult the Spikes Pre-Game Schedule listed on the last page of the media guide. Noone will be permitted to interview starting pitchers prior to a game on the date of theirstart. No exceptions.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Medlar Field at Lubrano ParkMain Phone: 814-272-1711Toll-free: 877-99-SPIKESMain Fax: 814-272-1718

Press BoxPress Area: 814-272-1711, ext.375Production: 814-272-1711, ext.371

Media Relations ManagerJoe Putnam(814) 272-1711, ext. 322

jputnam@statecollegespikes.com

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Media Policies and ProceduresCLUBHOUSE POLICIES: In accordance with the regulations designated by the PittsburghPirates and Major League Baseball, both clubhouses will open to credentialed media 31/2 hours prior to game time until 45 minutes prior to game time. Following the game,the clubhouses will be closed for a period of ten minutes to allow the team ample timeto return to the clubhouse and cool down. The clubhouse areas are also closed whenthe teams are on the eld, unless previously approved by the Spikes Media RelationsDepartment. Clubhouses are also closed between games of a doubleheader and duringrain delays.

FIELD ACCESS: Credentialed media are permitted access to the eld and dugout areas,but are not permitted to cross the foul lines at any time. Media must leave the eld anddugout area no later than 45 minutes prior to game time.

NOTES, ROSTERS, RECORD, ETC.: Rosters and Game Notes are available in the pressbox before the game. Box scores, play-by-play sheets and post-game notes are avail-able approximately 20 mintues after the game. If you have specic questions, pleasecontact the Spikes Media Relations Department.