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August 1, 2014 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release


Dayton, Ohio-The Dayton Dragons game on Saturday, August 2 will be televised from Fifth Third Field on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (channel 23 and digital channel 372 on most Time Warner Cable systems in the Miami Valley). The Dragons battle the South Bend Silver Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Dragons telecasts are available to more than 500,000 households.

Former Cincinnati Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser will serve as the guest commentator on the telecast. Griesser, a two-time All-Mid American Conference catcher at Miami University who played professionally in the Kansas City Royals organization, served as Assistant Director of Player Development for the Reds for seven years through 2007. He brings a unique perspective to the telecasts based on his insider's view on the workings of player development.

Sponsors for Dragons television broadcasts on WHIO 7.2 include Dayton Power & Light, IUE-CWA, Smoothie King, Alliance for Consumer Education, Greater Ohio Virtual School, Gamin' Ride, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cohen Recycling, IWORKS, Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtors, Courtyard by Marriott Dayton South, and Voss Auto.

The Dragons will televise 25 games on WHIO 7.2 from Fifth Third Field this season. The telecasts are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. Each telecast will feature a special guest commentator who will work with Dragons play-by-play announcer Tom Nichols. Others who have appeared this season on telecasts include:

Ron Oester, former Reds second baseman and a 2014 inductee into the Reds Hall-of-Fame

Bill Doran, former Houston Astros star and current Reds Minor League Field Coordinator

Todd Benzinger, former Reds first baseman and Dragons manager

Doug Bair, former Reds pitcher and Dragons pitching coach

Chris Sexton, former Reds infielder

Josh Hall, former Dragons and Reds pitcher

Jeff Reboulet, former Major League infielder and Dayton native

Hal McCoy, Hall-of-fame baseball writer

Mike Hartsock, WHIO TV Sports Director

Mike Vander Woude, former radio/TV voice of the Dragons

Chick Ludwig, WONE Radio host

Mo Egger, Sports Talk Host on WLW Radio

Jamie Ramsey, Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations (author of the blog "Better Off Red")

Brad Del Barba, Professional Baseball scout and former Reds executive

Daryl Smith, Baseball Author

Greg Rhodes, Reds team historian

Larry Hansgen, WHIO Radio

Marc Katz, former Dragons beat reporter for the Dayton Daily News

Dragons 2014 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)

Saturday, August 2 - South Bend Silver Hawks

Friday, August 15 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Saturday, August 16 - Bowling Green Hot Rods

Wednesday, August 27 - Lansing Lugnuts

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