Miners Coach to Appear on Kenny and Kenny Show
July 14, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Basketball fans throughout Kentucky and parts of surrounding states will soon have the opportunity to catch East Kentucky Miners Coach Kevin Keathley on the Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus, a popular syndicated one-hour radio program co-hosted by Kenny Rice and Kenny "Sky" Walker. The Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus, which airs on radio stations across Kentucky, will include an interview with Keathley on its program next week.
Rice reports on horse racing and Olympic boxing for NBC. He's covered the Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup and Olympic Equestrian Trials. Rice is a college football and basketball play-by-play announcer for HDNet. He has reported for ESPN since 1982, covering football, basketball, baseball, boxing and horse racing. Currently, Rice calls the action for the very successful IFL (International Fight League).
Walker is one of the top players in the University of Kentucky men's basketball program's history, scoring 2,080 in his four-year stint with the Wildcats. The second all-time leading scorer in UK history, Walker earned All-American honors twice (1985, 1986). He was the first round draft pick (fifth overall) of the New York Knicks in 1986. Living up to his "Sky" nickname, Walker won the NBA's coveted Slam Dunk title during the 1989 season. Keathley welcomes the opportunity to be a guest on the Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus.
"I feel very grateful that Kenny Rice and Kenny "Sky" Walker are giving myself and the Miners organization a chance to reach their fan base," said Keathley. "I encourage all of the Commonwealth to check out the Kenny and Kenny show. It should be a lot of fun." Keathley and Rice are both Floyd County, Ky. natives. Previous Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus guests have included basketball legends John Wooden, Patrick Ewing and Louis Dampier. Others Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus alumni include Major League Baseball Hall of Fame players Johnny Bench and Reggie Jackson. A list of stations carrying the Sports Show Plus is available online at www.sportsshowplus.com.
Before the newest edition of the Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus airs, fans will have the chance to meet Keathley and other members of the East Kentucky Miners organization. Most stations will broadcast the Kenny & Kenny Sports Show Plus program that includes the segment with Keathley on Saturday, July 21 or Sunday, July 22. The Miners will hold a highly-anticipated press conference in their hometown of Pikeville on Thursday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. inside the East Kentucky Expo Center. The press conference is open to the public. Tickets for Miners home games will go on sale at the conclusion of the press conference.
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