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Sharks and ESPN 1230 renew broadcast deal

December 10, 2008 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Corpus Christi Sharks News Release


The Corpus Christi Sharks and ESPN 1230 KSIX Radio jointly announced that the two organizations have extended their broadcast deal for the 2009 and 2010 seasons with a mutual option for 2011. ESPN 1230 has been the home of Sharks Radio for each of the organizations previous two seasons. ESPN 1230 will broadcast all the Sharks home and away games through out the course of the deal plus, a weekly coach's show.

Corpus Christi Sharks Vice President/General Manager Larry Linde had this to say about the new broadcast deal, "Obviously, being on ESPN 1230 was our first choice. The station has delivered a top flight broadcast, with innovative features that has not only been entertaining for our fans but also, a tremendous marketing stage for our sponsors. We're happy to continue our relationship with the markets sports leader".

ESPN 1230 Program Director Scott Howe was also pleased that the deal was extended, "We've seen a tremendous growth among our audience for the Sharks over the past two seasons. Arena Football and the Sharks specifically has become a very popular piece of our live sports and talk line up. We are extremely pleased that we were able to extend our partnership for at least two more seasons", said Howe.

Howe will also return to the Sharks broadcast for a third year providing play-by-play for the Sharks Broadcast as well as hosting the coach's show. "It's been great working on this broadcast over the past two seasons. I have watched the team's growth on the field and I'm already excited about the team's prospects for 2009", said Howe. "This year I'm looking forward to calling some playoff games and hopefully an Arena Cup Championship", he added.

The Gift That Gives All Season Long

Sharks offer Holiday Package for Adults and Children

For the first time in the two-year history of the Corpus Christi Sharks franchise, the ticket department has launched a special Holiday Package. On sale now, the Sharks Holiday Pack provides the perfect stocking stuffer for the true arena fan. Football fans alike can take advantage of this specially discounted ticket package and see the Sharks in the 2009 season beginning March 28th @ 7:05p.

Sharks Holiday Packs began as low as $25 for kids and $35 for adults. The package includes an open dated All-U-Can-Eat game ticket, T-shirt, Sharks backpack, team poster, and more! Fans can also upgrade the T-shirt to a Sharks replica jersey for an additional cost. All packages are custom made to accommodate each specific order.

Holiday Kick-Off

Sharks begin holiday festivities with Food Bank and Communities in School

The Corpus Christi Sharks kicked off the Holiday season this past weekend. As the holidays rapidly approach, the Sharks are fulfilling holiday wishes and making appearances throughout the Coastal Bend. Although the Sharks are busy preparing for their 2009 season, the Sharks players, mascot, and staff members are hard at work spreading the Holiday cheer.

The Sharks began the Holiday festivities on Friday with the Food Bank Of Corpus Christi. Sharks Head Coach Michael Trigg and front office members visited the HEB Plus to participate in the "Share Your Christmas" event. Upon making a donation, the Sharks team visited with shoppers while spreading the Holiday spirit.

On Saturday, the Sharks participated in the Communities in School's "Christmas Around the World" event. Held at the Gonzalez Center located at 702 South Brownlee, Sharks players, coaches, mascot, and front office staff enjoyed a waffle breakfast with over 300 participating kids. The Sharks were given the dubious task of representing the country of Australia and were responsible for educating the kids about the Outback. As the kid's passports were stamped, Sharks players signed autographs while passing out coloring pages and participants were able to take a picture with Sharks' mascot Scully.



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