Tonight's TV Broadcast
Posted by:
Kevin McCormack on
January 4, 2008 at
8:59AM EST
Tonight's game will feature a pretty cool thing on the the TV broadcast. In the second period, the two TV analysts (Darren Eliot for Atlanta and Tripp Tracy for Carolina) will switch booths, and provide some "enemy perspective."
Should make for some good TV...if you can't make it to Philips tonight, be sure to check it out. In Atlanta, the game is on SportSourth.
Here's the official press release:
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FSN SOUTH, SPORTSOUTH GO BEHIND ENEMY LINES
FOR HURRICANES @ THRASHERS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4
Telecasts to Feature “Swap the Announcers” Period during the Second
FSN South and SportSouth invite viewers to go behind enemy lines when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday, January 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET. During the second period, Thrashers analyst Darren Eliot will join Hurricanes play-by-play announcer John Forslund in the FSN South booth to provide Hurricanes fans with a unique perspective on the growing regional rivalry between the two teams. Similarly, Hurricanes analyst Tripp Tracy will join Thrashers play-by-play announcer JP Dellacamera in the booth for the Thrashers telecast on SportSouth.
“As broadcast partner for both the Hurricanes and the Thrashers, we at FSN South and SportSouth have the unique opportunity to provide a different and innovative perspective for our viewers by ‘swapping’ analysts for the second period of Friday’s game,” said Hammond Reynolds, executive producer for FSN South and SportSouth. “Thrashers fans will be treated to Tripp’s perspective on the Hurricanes during the SportSouth telecast, while Hurricanes fans will get inside scoop on the Thrashers from Darren on FSN South.”
The Hurricanes telecast on FSN South will be available in Raleigh on Time Warner channel 50, DirecTV channel 630 and Dish Network channel 420. In the Atlanta metro area, the Thrashers telecast on SportSouth will be available on Comcast channel 53, DirecTV channel 631 and Dish Network channel 437. Cable subscribers in other areas should check local listings for availability and channel numbers.
FSN South, the nation’s largest regional sports network, reaches more than 12 million homes in seven states in the Southeast. SportSouth reaches 9 million cable and satellite subscribers across a six-state region. Through its affiliates and other Fox Networks Group-owned networks, FSN reaches more than 82 million homes through 22 regional networks. Headquartered in Los Angeles, FSN owned or affiliated regional sports networks serve as the TV home to 64 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States.
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Posted by: keep the faith on January 4, 2008 9:41AM EST
Love this idea, I've watched Carolina games on Center Ice this year and really enjoy Tripp. Should be cool.
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Posted by: gategirl on January 4, 2008 9:47AM EST
Did they play against each other in the ECAC.
Because I know Darren played for Cornell and I know Tripp played for Harvard. But were they during the same years.
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Posted by: Le1 on January 4, 2008 10:39AM EST
I think yhey are about ten years apart. Darren played at Cornell in the early eighties.
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Posted by: J.B. on January 4, 2008 11:07AM EST
No Blog Triva today?
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Posted by: Matt on January 4, 2008 11:16AM EST
Great idea. We'll see if one can handeling doing color, and one doing play-by-play. It sure was hard for them on VS. the other night.
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