Fox Sports Net Names Brad Johansen 2003-04 Xavier Play-By Play Announcer

Johansen and the Musketeers tip-off their Fox Sports Net Schedule
November 25th vs. Ball State

As the television home of Xavier basketball, Fox Sports Net Ohio today announced Brad Johansen will handle the play-by-play duties for the network's regional Musketeers games. Steve Liverani, senior vice president and general manager, Fox Sports Net Ohio, made the announcement.

A graduate of Bradley University, Johansen is currently the Sports Director at WKRC-TV, and the radio play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals. He has also done play-by-play for both the University of Cincinnati and Miami basketball.

Johansen joins Steve Wolf on Fox Sports Net for 10 regionally-produced games as part of the network's exclusive television package.

Tip-off on Fox Sports Net is Tuesday, November 25 at 7:00 pm as Xavier travels to Indiana to face Ball State.

Fox Sports Net Ohio reaches more than 4.5 million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia. Fox Sports Net Ohio's programming includes the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Cleveland Cavaliers, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, NASCAR and 54321. Fox Sports Net Ohio is managed by Rainbow Media Holdings LLC.

A leader in sports, news and entertainment programming, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC). Rainbow Media owns and manages national networks: AMC, Fuse, IFC (The Independent Film Channel) and WE: Women's Entertainment, as well as Mag Rack, a collection of on-demand video magazines. Rainbow Media's other businesses include its regional programming services – MetroChannels, News 12 Networks and Rainbow Sports Networks – in addition to the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. Rainbow Media is also a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net.

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