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ESPN
Radio To Broadcast
Fiesta, Rose, Orange Bowls
By Randy
Williams
ESPN Radio will broadcast three Bowl Series Championship games,
including the Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl pitting Florida State against
Tennessee for the national title.
Other broadcasts include the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl between UCLA
and Wisconsin and the Jan. 2 Orange Bowl between Florida
and Syracuse. The coverage is a venture between ESPN Inc. and ABC
Radio Networks, which is responsible for sales, affiliation, marketing
and promotion.
The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, scheduled for 7:45 p.m. ET Monday
Jan. 4, will be broadcast by the team of Ron Franklin, Mike
Gottfried and Adrian Karsten. The trio covers Saturday
evening college telecasts on ESPN. (For a review of this team's
Nov. 21 coverage of Auburn-Alabama, click
here.)
The Rose Bowl Presented by AT&T, scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
ET Friday Jan. 1, will be broadcast by Charley Steiner, Todd
Christensen and sideline reporter Holly Rowe. Steiner
and Christensen broadcast the 1998 Rose Bowl for ESPN Radio and
cover college games together for ESPN2. (For a review of this team's
Nov. 7 coverage of Kentucky-Mississippi State, click
here.)
Coverage of the Fed Ex Orange Bowl, which begins at 7:30
p.m. ET Saturday Jan. 2, will be done by the team of Dave Barnett,
Bill Curry and sideline reporter Dave Ryan. The trio covered Big
Ten games for ESPN this year. (For a review of this team's Nov.
14 coverage of Michigan-Wisconsin, click
here.)
Tony Bruno and Mike Golic, co-hosts of the ESPN Morning
Show on ESPN Radio, will host the Fiesta Bowl from ESPN's studios.
Dan Davis will provide reports surrounding the Rose Bowl.
(For a preview of all the college bowls, see George's Saturday
Selections.)
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