City Stars Announce Voice of the Stars Winners and Launch New Radio Show
Published on April 29, 2009 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Cleveland City Stars News Release
The City Stars have announced the winners of the Voice of the Stars tryouts. Joining the club are former Brutus the Buckeye Eric Mayers as the new PA announcer, Rob Ivory as the co-host of the City Stars new online radio show, and Chase Neidig as host of the newly launched CityStars.tv. Neidig will co-host the radio show along with Ivory.
Mayers was Brutus the Buckeye from 1982-85 and visited the Holiday Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Rose Bowl and Citrus Bowl on teams coached by college football Hall of Fame member Earle Bruce. Mayers currently is the PA announcer for all Beachwood high school basketball and baseball events and will bring along the energy that made him college football's most famous mascot to Middlefield Cheese Stadium.
Ivory is the current sports editor for the Cleveland State University Cauldron Newspaper and will bring his experience as a journalist and a City Stars fan to the radio show. Ivory also has on-air experience with WCSB, the radio home of Cleveland State University.
Neidig takes on another role with the City Stars after premiering the CityStars.tv video website last week. Neidig has extensive production and soccer experience and spent last season as the play-by-play voice of the Single A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
"We are pleased with the way the Voice of the Stars auditions turned out," said Cleveland City Stars Director of Media Relations Ryan Aroney. "We had a record number of applicants and we had the honor of meeting with a number of very talented individuals. This is a great group to help open our new stadium and to make our new programming a success."
City Stars Launch New Online Radio Show S:90
The Cleveland City Stars are proud to announce the introduction of its brand new, live interactive radio show, Stars:90. S:90 will air weekly on Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. The show will offer wrap-ups and previews of all City Stars matches, analyze and discuss trends, transfers and tactics throughout the Stars organization as well as diving into professional soccer news from across the world, USL and MLS. S:90 will feature regular appearances from Rod Underwood and the City Stars players. Each show instantly becomes a podcast and is available for download the minute the show ends.
In partner with TheClevelandFan.com, S:90 provides a special chance for Stars fans to discuss and interact through a wide variety of avenues including live call-ins to the show, podcasts, message boards and more.
Fans that call into the live premier of S:90 on Thursday from 6-7 p.m. can receive free tickets to the Saturday May 9th Soccer Mom Night Match against the Portland Timbers. Callers can ask questions, discuss the club and leave questions for coach Underwood and the players to answer.
The City Stars continue to find new roads to help merge the loyal soccer fans with the professional organization. The show will be co-hosted by Chase Neidig and Robert Ivory. Neidig also serves as host of the City Stars online video site, CityStars.tv, and Ivory will represent the fans point of view as he has been a season ticket holder since the team's inception in 2007.
"I'm excited to be a part of such an awesome opportunity as we continue to help bridge the gap between our fans and the club," said Neidig. "Through S:90, it is my desire to bring a special, personalized feel to the show with the different personalities that get behind the microphone. The best thing is the simple, effortless way fans can listen to the show."
S:90 will be available on the web for fans across the globe to connect. Whether in a coffee shop, on your couch at home, or on the road in a hotel room, all fans will have the opportunity to follow the City Stars with just a click of a mouse.
To listen to S:90, fans can log onto TheClevelandFan.com and click on the Cleveland Fan Live link.
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