Boston Baseball Fans in New York Can Avoid Johnny Damon Highlights and Get Home Town Coverage of the Old Towne Team
BURLINGTON, MA – There are no fans more passionate about their team than New Englanders, and FSN New York believes that there is a substantial chunk of "The Nation" living in enemy territory and craving local news coverage of the Old Towne Team. Beginning Monday, April 3, FSN New York will begin carrying sister network FSN New England's Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight Late Edition live each weeknight at 10:00 p.m. (10:30 p.m. repeat).
Sports Tonight is hosted by New England natives Gary Tanguay and Greg Dickerson and is carried by FSN New England live at 10 p.m. (10:30 repeat). During baseball season, Sports Tonight dedicates the majority of its coverage to analyzing the Local Nine with the region's best baseball beat writers and sports radio personalities, including Tony Massarotti (Boston Herald), Sean McAdam (Providence Journal), Michael Holley (WEEI), Michael Felger (Boston Herald/ESPN Radio Boston), Andy Gresh (The Score) and many others.
Transplanted New Englanders can also catch Sports Tonight's weekly interview with new centerfielder Coco Crisp on Wednesdays throughout the baseball season. Crisp's weekly interview begins on Wednesday, April 12.
"New Englanders living in New York were facing a summer of watching Johnny Damon highlights. We are happy to provide a panacea," said FSN New England Sr. Vice President/General Manager David Woodman. "FSN New York was looking for a unique sports show that would provide the large number of Boston sports fans with a Boston perspective on the local sports scene. Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight was the perfect choice and we are excited about the opportunity to reach the many thousand Boston sports fans living in New York."
With the addition of FSN New York, the Late Edition of Sports Tonight can be viewed in 3.7 million homes in the six-state New England region and 8.8 million homes in New York's tri-state region.
FSN New England reaches more than 3.7 million households in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. FSN New England's programming includes Boston Celtics, Mohegan Sun's New England Sports Tonight, Mohegan Sun's New England Tailgate, New England Revolution, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, The Sports List, Beyond the Glory. FSN New England is owned and managed by Rainbow Sports Networks. Visit www.fsnnewengland.com for more information.