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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1983)
Dally fcbra:k::n g i ' ! I fcr.dry, Auiat 3, 1CC3 if- Dy taurie Moses . The countdown ccr.tir.uc3 toward tonight's Kick c.7 Clinic focttoll gome. Net crJy b it a countdown f:r V.. a Penn Slate a:;d Netroeka football teoms, but fji Kiits Ccmmunieatlons the company brcad- b Katz Ckr.r.mur.ieotiens? Tcrri need, direc- ter cf r'rera end putlieatier.0, said it fa a gbetwe?n for rdvertircrs and tcievlien cr radio. Instead cf a notional adverser celr zl3 directly to a station, " Cry cell it to Katz, which then scli3 to the individual - "C or t ports dhleion fa tetany unrelated. We are on Independent rpcrt3 syndicate, end we tid en the te! :vi::en rights to gomes," Heed said. :er c-ttirj ri;,:;ts to a gome, Katz se"3 the cart, featuring announcers Curt Gowdy, Lee Ccrso rn4 Dave D:ie3,wiUte the largest eyndieatcd sports brcodeart in hlciery according to Heed. Locally, it vviU be carried en KHTV (Channel 3). .: "We have had a very strcrj response (from sta tions)," Koeilsiid. "One hundred forty stations ere 3 . . . there are 1C3 stations overall" Ninety-nine cf the top 1C3 markets in the country are carrying the gome, Reed said. Providence, ILL, fa the only exception. "A lot cf little towns have picked up the game. We're pretty prcud cf that," Reed said. It shows the stations want this kind cf programming. At one time stations were dependent cn networks, but not any more. The net works will change what they do." . . One station that has bought the rights to the name fa Omaha's IC11TV. "We hove net accepted any of their sports In the pact We are planning cn picking up more' in the future," Jay Iloxey, national solos manager at KUTV, said. To fit the broadcasting rights, Katz had to outbid the ALC and ClkS network and ether syndicates. "We are eo"entia!!y a network ourselves," Hoed said "Deir-S a syndicate can wcrk to bur advantage or dioadvantae. We are only 18 months old, and it's -certainly working so far," he said. Getting ready for the gome requires a lot of work, she said. Katz had to hire a producer and director and announcer. - . . - - - ; "We have a top-notch producer and director-. wcrliir.3 for uo," need sold. Xurt Gowdy will be the play-by-play announcer. "lie's great, just a real pro at it lie likes this sort of stuff and -fa excited about .it" , Media attention has been very bi The New York, Bcoton, and Chicago papers have all talked to Reed. Why oH this attention? . "Ceiled football (in the east) fa Penn State. They're defending national champions. We haw the Ivy Lceie, but they arent as weH-known," she said. 7ith the defending national champions meeting the pre-seaoon number one pick, what will Katz do for an encore? - "We are goin to broadcast a lot of basketball," Reed said. "We have contracts with the Pocilic Coast Athletic Association and the Ei Ciht WTe ore c!;o doir.3 the liberty BowL Curt Govdy will do the p lay-by-play there too." "We have done enough (broadcasts) to do it effi ciently," she said. "The networks are probably not pleased. I'd say they're playing second fiddle to us ri'lit now." The broadcast will beki at 7:30 with a pre-garae sho v. Diles visits each school and interviews players on each team. . , 0 There's a lot cf fanfare and a lot of fun " Reed said. "The meadowlands Sports Complex fa one of the best stadiums to broadcast from. Things should go really welL"v ISO' CQIT of teara's vfaeiieea troe!.a-Pcr.n Ctrt? n:tek"p b or.y clu?, Ilittany lion Ccacli Jeo I tcmo r.ry f:cl more cordent abo.t liz tc-m's chances in tea: -.t'a 1 tl.an the "crperts" who have made the Ccmhtkers up to a seven-point fav T t - " hij c . n tzzzua po:ot::J, bat he b oavin the super- litivo3 when he tr "3 aiout the C-ol-rs. -.. , :v2 hr 1 ce 3 charges cn dorenoe," he said ". . . v v.-.d ti.e c.y real fool I h-- 3 10 cai witei-Ij the Ci cf their sprinj game ." Us slid rra::3 bieir hereed Li thec3;' . p . s 03 vcrthy cf a narr.3 c.ar to I ctre C.ae.s- him eft! - t:-lt thrt Lror '.ht rer.n Date a national . - t y plryed rair.;t"Paterno said,hat he steered clear cf .. ' "I tl.'r.k we're pr: tty good," Paten, d clout his V : l:.::Li:2t::.tcuiP- 1 1 2 th 2 : A : : lir riarter- v - t" j thr... ' :.c!.-j t;. 0 .1 L:"i re.:;! ,'c. iin hid it:i:y i: 1 . ...v ; " I h2 fa re: . iZ. to u:o both Q-aartcr- T1 4 r c.i t. .2 r: I ueta coa:::; cf L'j Cl l..-r.o"o.n . - Ff3 ccurtoey cf Tcn-i Cp!j Cptrj Ir.Icrr:;:: " 1 li :j csro C: lonoter m tL3 1.etraaa n;-etom), ia:ox Harry Enririlca. Cams . c. Tcdiyj ::i:!::7 C---:;r:;t-riri the" i:rael3 Cw7n. .3 c.--i C. - i C-.o L.ttany Lions, pits j .. i- i vv. j , i i.. v - ... 1 . .; s. .. i, 4iJ ;... . . . 2 C. .0. ... . .re-. KM... u --. r V ,iJ u Penn State, we're going ta have to be ahle to put ' f 4-fm fAv a jJ?it. ihe nehrro' ho-eo re'y hoavy cn seniors C I, baoIZ-'J. ' , . . 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