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Dragons on TV Saturday and Sunday on Dayton's CW

Published on July 15, 2021 under Midwest League (MWL)
Dayton Dragons News Release


DAYTON, OHIO - Dayton Dragons games on Saturday, July 17; and Sunday, July 18 will be televised live from Day Air Ballpark on Dayton's CW. On both dates, the Dragons will battle the Great Lakes Loons, the High-A affiliates of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Broadcasts will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. These games are part of a 25-game Dragons television package in 2021.

All Dragons television broadcasts are presented by AES Ohio. All games will be broadcast live and in high definition on the following outlets:

Over the air Channel 26.1

Spectrum Channels 13 and 1013

Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26.

Dayton's CW reaches approximately 500,000 households and over 1.2 million potential viewers in a 10-county area.

Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play. Mike Vander Woude, the voice of the Dragons from 2000-2007, will provide the color commentary on Saturday while WDTN Sports Director Jack Pohl will handle those duties on Sunday.

Tom Nichols is in his 13th season with the Dragons and 33rd year in Minor League Baseball. He has broadcast over 4,000 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball. He is a Ball State University graduate and a native of Muncie, Indiana, where he was inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2009.

Jack Pohl has served as WDTN-TV Sports Director and Anchor since 2002 and has been with WDTN-TV since August 1995. Jack is a Dayton native who attended Wright State University. He began his broadcasting career at Centerville High School station WCWT. He later moved on to work at various Dayton area radio stations but is best known for his time as the Z-93 morning show personality with Kim Faris. Jack is proud to have learned the TV business from WDTN's legendary Omar Williams. Jack was honored with the Ohio High School Athletic Association's Sportsmanship and Ethics Integrity Media service award.

Mike Vander Woude was the original voice of the Dragons in 2000 and remained with the team as radio/television broadcaster through the 2007 season, when he departed to become the voice of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He returned to the Miami Valley after five seasons with the Yankees in 2012 and has worked on select Dragons radio and TV broadcasts over the past several seasons. Mike began his career as an announcer in Minor League Baseball in 1995.

Dragons 2021 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)

July 17 vs. Great Lakes, 7:00 p.m.

July 18 vs. Great Lakes, 2:00 p.m.

July 30 vs. Lake County, 7:00 p.m.

July 31 vs. Lake County, 7:00 p.m.

August 1 vs. Lake County, 2:00 p.m.

August 20 vs. Lake County, 7:00 p.m.

August 21 vs. Lake County, 7:00 p.m.

August 22 vs. Lake County, 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 4 vs. Lansing, 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 5 vs. Lansing, 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 18 vs. Fort Wayne, 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 19 vs. Fort Wayne, 2:00 p.m.

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