Storm to Face off with Dallas
May 1, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
Courtesy: NBC Press Release
NEW YORK - May 1, 2003 - NBC Sports will feature regional coverage of the Arena Football League on Sunday, highlighted by Tampa Bay (10-3) at Dallas (8-5) from Reunion Arena, May 4 at 3 p.m. ET. Mike Breen (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (reporter) will handle the broadcast. Tom Hammond, who hosts NBC's coverage of the Kentucky Derby, will miss this weekend of AFL coverage. He will return to the AFL on NBC broadcast booth next weekend.
Week 14 of the AFL on NBC also will feature regional coverage of Los Angeles (9-4) taking on Arizona (8-5) at the America West Arena. Eli Gold (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst) and Marty Snider (reporter) will handle the call. Georgia (7-6) at Indiana (5-8) rounds out the day with Allen Bestwick (play-by-play) and John Riggins (analyst) on the game broadcast.
The AFL on NBC Studio Show, a TelePrompTer-free zone, hosted by Al Trautwig with analysts Michael Irvin and Glenn Parker, will kick-off the day with a preview of the regional coverage, including live interviews from the venues. The weekly Studio Show features pre-game analysis and features, halftime game updates from around the league, as well as the latest NFL news, and post-game wrap interviews.
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