The Orange Bowl is partnering with Sports Radio 560 WQAM for the third consecutive year and ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM) for the second, to broadcast the “Capital One Orange Bowl Media Tour” Programming will feature 44 hours of live coverage of college football media days from ACC, Big Ten and SEC in advance of the 2017 college football season. This year, the 84thCapital One Orange Bowl will be played on December 30 at 8 p.m.Both stations will provide live in-depth preseason football coverage at media days in Hoover, Ala. (Southeastern Conference), Charlotte, N.C. (Atlantic Coast Conference) and Chicago (Big Ten Conference). WQAM’s programming will be inside its regular day time programs, “The Joe Rose Show” “The Big O Show” and “Hochman and Crowder,” while ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM) will vary its broadcast hours.
Programming will feature interviews with coaches, student-athletes, administrators, nationally prominent media members and conference commissioners, all discussing the upcoming college football season.
Kicking off WQAM’s coverage of the Capital One Orange Bowl Media Tour will be “The Big O Show,” live from SEC Media Days, July 10-13, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT each day. Host Orlando Alzugaray will be joined by Joe Zagacki, voice of the Miami Hurricanes. The following week, Zagacki will join Zach Krantz and “The Joe Rose Show” live from 6 – 10 a.m. EDT from ACC Kickoff, July 13-14. On July 13, WQAM will have eight straight hours of media days coverage: 6 — 10 a.m. from the ACC and 10 a.m. — 2 p.m. from the SEC.
Finally, “Hochman and Crowder” will feature host Marc Hochman and Zagacki live from Big Ten Media Days, July 24-25 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. EDT.
ESPN West Palm’s (106.3 FM) “Joe and Kokell Show” featuring Joe Colella and Chris Kokell will be live from the SEC Media Days on Monday, July 10 from 10 a.m. – Noon and Tuesday, July 11 from 3 – 5 p.m. EDT. The pair will also be broadcasting from the ACC Kickoff on Thursday, July 13 from, 10 a.m. — Noon and Friday, July 14 from 4 – 6 p.m. Nolan Murphy will be live from Big Ten Media Days Monday and Tuesday, July 24-25 from 6 – 8 p.m., as part of the “Joe and Kokell Show.”
The complete schedule follows:
“Capital One Orange Bowl Media Tour” Schedule on Sports Radio 560 WQAM
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DATE
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TIME (EDT)
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CONFERENCE(S)
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HOSTS
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Monday, July 10 thru
Thursday, July 13
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10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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SEC
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Alzugaray, Zagacki
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Thursday, July 13 thru
Friday, July 14
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6 – 10 a.m.
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ACC
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Krantz, Zagacki
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Monday, July 24 thru
Tuesday, July 25
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2 – 6 p.m.
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Big Ten
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Hochman, Zagacki
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“Capital One Orange Bowl Media Tour” Schedule on ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM)
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DATE
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TIME (EDT)
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CONFERENCE(S)
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HOSTS
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Monday, July 10 and
Tuesday, July 11
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10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 3 – 5 p.m.
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SEC
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Colella, Kokell
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Thursday, July 13 and
Friday, July 14
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10 a.m. – Noon 4 – 6 p.m.
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ACC
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Colella, Kokell
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Monday, July 24 thru
Tuesday, July 25
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6 – 8 p.m.
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Big Ten
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Murphy
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About the Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is a 362-member, primarily-volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. With its primary mission since being created in 1935 to bring tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and events, it has also maintained a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach. Orange Bowl community outreach efforts are comprised of four pillars: youth sports, fundraising and community events, academic programs and scholarships, and legacy gifts. The Orange Bowl features a year-round schedule of events culminating with the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 30, 2017. For more information on the 2017-18 Orange Bowl events, including promotional and volunteer opportunities through the Ambassador Program presented by Panera Bread, log on to www.orangebowl.org. Follow Orange Bowl: @OrangeBowl, Facebook and Instagram.
