Maroons' Events to be Aired on Cable TV
Valley Vision TV Partners with Roanoke for Games, Talk Show
SALEM, Va. --- For the first time since
the 1980's, Roanoke College athletic events will be aired on cable
television starting in September. Games will be aired on
Valley Vision Comcast 7.
“We’re pleased to have the opportunity to associate
Roanoke College athletics with Comcast and Valley Vision,”
said Roanoke Athletic Director Scott Allison. “The
exposure for our teams and our student-athletes can only help us
perpetuate our proud tradition. We’re excited as well to
showcase the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete. These
dedicated young men and women are truly special, as they prioritize
success both on the field and in the classroom.”
The telecasts will be produced in partnership with Roanoke College
and Greg Aldridge with Valley Vision TV (Comcast Channel
7). Brad Moore, director of athletic communications, will
direct a group of proven broadcasters including Nick
DeSanctis and Richmond Bramblet, along with technical
director Reid Hall. Both DeSanctis and Hall are seniors
at Roanoke while Bramblet will enter his first season in Salem.
Valley Vision TV is viewed on Comcast Cable channel 7 in Southwest
Roanoke County, Botetourt County, Blacksburg, Pulaski County and
Rockbridge County. The broadcast agreement for the 2011-12
school year is scheduled to cover 25 Roanoke athletic events as
well as its sports talk show, which covers 18 episodes throughout
the year. A complete TV schedule can be viewed at www.ValleyVisionTV.com .
While all of the events will be broadcast as tape-delay on Valley
Vision TV (Comcast Channel 7), the Maroons will remain online with
live webcasts at maroons.roanoke.edu as in years past. The
broadcasts will enjoy new features with new streaming software,
equipment and will introduce instant replay this year.
Tentatively scheduled for broadcast are five men’s soccer,
eight men’s basketball, four women’s basketball and
seven men’s lacrosse games. Valley Vision TV will also
run “Maroons Tuesday Night Live,” which focuses on
Roanoke Maroon sports programs. The bi-monthly hour-long program is
hosted at Mac n’ Bobs Restaurant in Salem and produced by
Roanoke College.
The men’s lacrosse program is coming off its ninth national
semifinalist finish while claiming a conference-record
17th ODAC Championship last spring. The
storied men’s basketball program enters its
99th season with nearly 1,300 program wins while
women’s basketball advanced to their
18th ODAC Championship game, narrowly missing a
14th ODAC crown. The men’s soccer
program finished with an undefeated home record for only the fourth
time in the 65-year history of the sport at Roanoke. They
finished 13-3-3 last fall as the defense tied a school-record with
14 shutouts.
Valley Vision TV is a unique network showcasing
local programming in both entertainment and information where
individuals as well as businesses can have their own programs on
Television. Roanoke College Athletics will be the debut of sports
on Valley Vision TV and will complement its other local programming
as well as Valley Vision TV’s lineup of classic films,
vintage television programs and community service
programming.
“I could not be more excited and pleased to be able to bring
Roanoke College Sports to the community on TV,” says Valley
Vision TV Vice President Greg Aldridge. “Our company
president Elizabeth Aldridge, a 2000 Roanoke graduate, has a
personal interest in showcasing Roanoke College to our television
audience.”
The games and talk show will be re-aired throughout each week of
the school year. An audio broadcast for the men’s basketball
games are available in addition to the broadcasts at ESPN 1240 AM
Roanoke, and live in-game statistics will be available at
maroons.roanoke.edu.
Roanoke College, a classic liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia,
combines firsthand learning with valuable personal connections in a
beautiful, undergraduate setting. Roanoke is one of just seven
percent of colleges nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa,
the nation's oldest and most prestigious honor society. The
Princeton Review lists Roanoke as one of the "Best 376 Colleges" in
its 2012 guidebook, which includes the top nine percent of
colleges, and U.S. News & World Report ranks Roanoke the number
seven "Up-and-coming National Liberal Arts College."
This release is courtesy of the Roanoke College sports
information department.
