WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Kicks Off New Season of 'BIG 10 TICKET'

WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 Kicks Off New Season of 'BIG 10 TICKET'

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 sports director/anchor Don Shane and University of Michigan's coaching legend Bo Schembechler will team-up once again to bring college football excitement to fans in an all new season of "BIG 10 TICKET," the station's weekly college football pre-game show which premieres on September 3, at 11:30 a.m. The program airs weekly throughout the college football season in the 11:30-noon time period, adjacent to WXYZ/ABC's broadcast of Big 10 and other NCAA College football match-ups.

"Don and Bo both share a great passion for the game while bringing a wealth of wisdom and insight to the show. Between the two, there will be no shortage of enthusiasm or opinions," said Marla Drutz, WXYZ-TV Director of Programming. "In addition to broadcasting our weekly 'BIG 10 TICKET' programs, we'll also broadcast 33 regular season college football match-ups and all of the key bowl games, including BCS National Championship at the Rose Bowl," said Drutz.

Originally premiering in 1989 as a series of specials, "BIG 10 TICKET" is now in its ninth season as a weekly series. The program is hosted by WXYZ- TV/Channel 7 sports director/anchor Don Shane and produced by Patrick McLaughlin.

WXYZ is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks, interactive media and television retailing. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations and six national television brands, including Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY Network, FINE LIVING, Shop At Home and GAC-Great American Country. Scripps also operates Scripps Howard News Service and United Media, the worldwide licensing and syndication home of PEANUTS and DILBERT, and 31 websites, including HGTV.com, foodnetwork.com, diynetwork.com, fineliving.com and comics.com.

Source: WXYZ-TV/Channel 7

CONTACT: Marla Drutz of WXYZ-TV/Channel 7, +1-248-827-9307

Web site: http://detnow.com/

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