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AIFA Announces Television Broadcast Crew

June 1, 2007 - American Indoor Football Association (AIFA) News Release


The American Indoor Football Association is proud to announce its television broadcast team for its 2007 All-Star and Championship Games June 22nd and 23rd. These two games will be broadcast live and taped delayed across the nation through a combination of independent and affiliated television stations, satellite television channels and cable providers. In searching for the right team of broadcasters the AIFA looked for individuals with extensive indoor football knowledge as well as a strong television background. We feel that we have found that in Rich Chrampanis and Mike Siani. These two sports personalities have worked together in the past doing radio broadcasts and the AIFA is pleased to have reunited them again on this exciting project.

Rich Chrampanis

Education: 1992, Graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a BA in Mass Communications

Professional Experience:

WPDE-TV (an ABC affiliate) Myrtle Beach/Florence S.C., Sports Director .Currently hosts the Coach David Bennett and Coach Buzz Peterson Weekly Television Shows. Previous work has included hosting the Myrtle Beach Stingrays indoor football pre-season special.

Myrtle Beach Stingrays Radio Network, Play by play commentator for the Myrtle Beach Stingrays indoor football team.

WCBS-TV, New York, the youngest full-time producer in the market. Covered events such as the New York Rangers Stanley Cup championship in 1994

KTVO-TV, Sports Director in Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville, MO

WVII-TV, Bangor Maine. Garnered three national awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for documentary on Maine women's basketball legend Cindy Blodgett. Captured the top sports special for Maine Hockey Monthly, a Coach's Show featuring Shawn Walsh. While covering the Black Bears 1999 National championship, authored first book, "Return to Glory", a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the UMaine's second national title.

Mike Siani

Education: Villanova University

Football Experience:

Mike is a veteran indoor head football coach currently with the Florence Phantoms of the AIFA. Over the past several years Mike has accumulated one of best coaching records in indoor football having taken his team to the playoffs in three of the last five years. In 2006 he took the Fayetteville Guard of the National Indoor Football League to the championship game.

Former Oakland Raider Mike Siani was born and raised in Staten Island, NY. While in New Dorp high school, Siani competed and excelled in football, baseball and basketball. An All-City All-Star in three sports and an All-American All-Star in football, Siani received a scholarship to attend Villanova University and continued to play both football and baseball. While at Villanova, Siani set every receiving and scoring record for the Wildcat football team and still holds many of those records. He was named to many All-Star teams including being named All-American in both his junior and senior years. In addition, Siani was named to several All-American baseball teams and was drafted in baseball by the NY Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers. In 1972 Siani was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the NFL draft and immediately became one of the bright spots on an already powerful Raiders team. Siani was named to every All-Rookie NFL team and finished second in voting for rookie of the year honors behind Franco Harris in 1972. Siani played seven seasons for the Raiders, getting to the Pro-Bowl in 1973 and the Superbowl in 1977 where the Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Superbowl XI. Siani was traded to the then Baltimore Colts and finished his career with three years in Baltimore in 1981.

Broadcast Experience:

Big East Football, Color commentator for ESPN Television covering Big East Football Games.

Television personality for the Myrtle Beach Stingrays indoor football weekly coaches show.

Myrtle Beach Stingrays Radio Network, Color commentator for the Myrtle Beach Stingrays games.

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