"Hometown Double Play" to Debut Friday on WPSU-TV
May 29, 2008 - Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
ALTOONA, PA- WPSU-TV will debut a brand-new series exploring why minor league baseball has become Central and Western Pennsylvania's favorite summertime pastime and highlighting interesting feature stories and profiles on the players and ballpark personalities of both the Altoona Curve and State College Spikes. "The Hometown Double Play" will premiere on WPSU-TV this Friday evening, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. An encore broadcast of the first episode will be shown Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m.
The show will be broadcast in eight episodes, running every-other Friday night, and repeating the following morning.
Fridays at 7:30 p.m.: May 30, June 13, June 27, July 11, July 25, Aug. 8, Aug. 22, and Sept. 5 Encore broadcasts on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.: May 31, June 14, June 28, July 12, July 26, Aug. 9, Aug. 23, and Sept. 6 The opening chapter will premier Friday and give viewers a chance to meet the Altoona Curve players, including a fun behind-the-scenes clubhouse segment hosted by pitcher Kyle Bloom and first baseman Jason Delaney. Viewers will also find out what minor league baseball truly is and why it is so important to the area.
"We are excited to be working with WPSU-TV on the 'Hometown Double Play' because this series is about more than just wins and losses and on-field news, but rather about the unique experience of minor league baseball and how the Curve and Spikes are creating lifetime memories for the residents of Central and Western Pennsylvania," said Altoona Curve General Manager Todd Parnell. "Public television has always been centered on family entertainment and there is no better form of family entertainment in our region than Altoona Curve and State College Spikes Baseball. This is the perfect partnership."
State College Spikes and Penn State football and basketball voice Steve Jones hosts this ongoing summer series with compelling stories of the players and the summer events attended by friends and families cheering their hometown teams.
"It is about more than baseball. We want fans to experience the summer pastime through the eyes of players, management and especially the community," said host Steve Jones. "Our goal is to find what makes minor league baseball the region's best summer entertainment."
WPSU-TV's commitment to high-quality sports programming has brought the station Mid-Atlantic Emmys, Communicator Awards, and other honors. Each year, the station produces and distributes a diverse range of Penn State sporting events, including wrestling, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, and sports magazine shows. In order to increase opportunities for fans to see the programming, WPSU-TV offers online streams of many of its productions, available at www.wpsu.org and www.YouTube.com/WPSU. Fans can also find select features from each episode of "Hometown Double Play" by visiting www.altoonacurve.com and www.statecollegespikes.com.
WPSU serves Central Pennsylvania with programming, educational services and community outreach. This public media service produces, acquires and distributes programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of an audience within central Pennsylvania.
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