SUNRISE, FL – Fox Sports Net Florida announced today the appointment of Dave Benz as its lead anchor for FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT and FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT, the premier live sports news programs in the state. Jeff Genthner, Fox Sports Net's Senior Vice President and General Manager made the announcement.
Benz is a veteran of the Florida sports scene and has covered local teams as both a news anchor and a reporter for WAMI 69's Sportstown in Miami. Benz has also hosted and reported for pre-game and post-game shows for the Florida Marlins and Miami Heat at WAMI 69.
Prior to moving to Florida in 1999, Benz served as a local sports anchor and reporter for WLUK-TV, a FOX affiliate in Green Bay, Wisconsin. While in Green Bay, he served as a host and as a reporter for various sports programs, including FOX Friday Night Football, a locally produced show called Sportswrap, and Green Bay Packers pre-game and post-game shows.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dave as our lead anchor for FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT and FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT. He has demonstrated exceptional knowledge of Florida's professional, collegiate and high school sports scene and will bring a new dimension to Fox Sports Net's news programming," noted Genthner.
A 1992 graduate of Oswego State University, Benz earned a degree in Broadcast Communication. He joins Randy McIlvoy at the anchor desk and reporters Sue Ann Roback, Mike Nabors, and Joe Zagacki for the FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT and FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT beginning Monday, November 19.
FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT airs weekdays at 6:30pm, and FLORIDA SPORTS TONIGHT airs seven nights a week at 10:00pm on Fox Sports Net Florida.
Fox Sports Net Florida reaches more than 3.8 million households in Florida. Fox Sports Net Florida is managed by Rainbow Sports Networks, a division of Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Fox Sports Net Florida's programming includes Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Devil Rays; the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers; the University of Miami, and the University of South Florida, along with select NASCAR and PGA Tour coverage.
Fox Sports Net reaches 77 million households nationwide and is a service of National Sports Partners, equally owned by Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. and Fox. Rainbow Sports Networks incorporates Rainbow's 50% ownership of Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports National Advertising, and the ownership and management of Fox Sports Net regional networks in five of the nation's largest markets: Chicago, Florida, Ohio, New England and San Francisco.
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