Friday, June 21, 2013

Sports media notes: TV ratings up for Indians' games

Cleveland Indians' Michael Brantley watches his sacrifice fly off Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Tim Collins to drive in Mike Aviles with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Cleveland. The Indians won 4-3. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

The Indians' attendance is still among the worst in Major League Baseball.

Only Miami's 17,337 per game is worse than the Tribe's 17,895.

Even though there might be a lack of bodies in the seats, don't confuse that with lack of interest.

The Indians' average rating so far this season on Fox Sports' SportsTime Ohio is up 34 percent compared to last season's average rating, according to a spokesperson.

Browns' opening

Browns vice president of media relations, Neal Gulkis, has been relieved of his duties. It's been a tumultuous season for the Browns with the ownership change and the Pilot Flying J scandal, and Gulkis was caught in the wringer.

Ravens director of public relations Chad Steele is said to have interviewed for the position.

Browns expand network

Five stations in three Ohio markets will be joining the Browns' radio network. The affiliates are from the Rubber City Radio Group in Akron 1590-AM WAKR and WONE-FM 97.5, the Cumulus Broadcasting Network in Youngstown (WYFM-FM 103) and WBBW-AM 1240, as well as in Canton (WHBC-AM 1480).

"It is important that Browns fans in Akron, Canton and Youngstown are able to follow our team with the extensive programming that we will be offering," Browns president Alec Scheiner said in a prepared statement. "Both the Rubber City Radio Group and the Cumulus Broadcasting Network are the radio leaders in their respective regions. WHBC has a long and dedicated following in Canton and many people in that area have relied on them as their source of news for decades." Continued...

Looking for co-host

WKNR-AM 850 is looking for a co-host with Vic Carucci on "Cleveland Browns Daily." The show will soon be moved to 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Three possibilities to join Carucci are Will Burge, Michael Reghi and Je'Rod Cherry, according to a source.

Jim Rome's show will either go away altogether on WKNR or be shifted to KNR2-AM 1540.

Emmy winners

The Cavaliers won an Emmy at the 44th annual Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently at Windows on the River.

The Cavs' in-house QTV production team won in the category for Best Promotion of Program Sports for the Cavs 2012-13 in-game video open.

The Cavs in-game video open was produced by QTV in conjunction with local video production company Think Media Studios. The video featured Cavs players in an open gym alongside Cleveland hip-hop and rap artist Machine Gun Kelly performing his single, "Invincible." Game highlights, cheering fans and classic shots of Cleveland spiced up the video. Watch it at: on.nba.com/117c3J3

"If there were no fans, there wouldn't be an arena to even play that intro in, so thank you to the city of Cleveland," Machine Gun Kelly said after hearing the news. "Underdogs win again!"

The Cavs were also nominated for the category of Best Sports Program for "Access Cavaliers," which airs on Fox Sports Ohio. Continued...

In addition to the latest hardware, the Cavs also hold the following Emmys:

2006: Best Sports Program Feature/Segment for the Cavs in-game video open

2010: Best Promotion of Program Sports for Cavs in-game video open

2011: Best Promotion of Program Sports for Cavs in-game video open

Quick shots

-- Fox Sports Ohio media relations director Kate Zelasko has returned from maternity leave. She gave birth to a baby girl ? Meg Elizabeth ? on March 9.

-- NBA Finals Game 6 on WEWS ? the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs to even the series in an overtime thriller ? scored a 14.7 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. It's the second highest-rated NBA Finals Game 6 ever on ABC and the fourth-highest rated game ever on the network.

Browns radio network

City Station

Akron WONE-FM 97.5 Continued...

Akron WAKR-AM 1590

Canton WHBC-AM 1480

Columbus WZOH-FM 95.5

Cleveland WKNR-AM 850 AM*

Cleveland WKRK-FM 92.3 FM*

Cleveland WNCX-FM 98.5 FM*

Toledo WPFX-FM 107.7 FM

Youngstown WYFM-FM 103 FM

Youngstown WBBW-AM 1240 AM

* ? flagship stations

Source: http://news-herald.com/articles/2013/06/20/sports/nh7138555.txt

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