WXYZ-TV: A Run for the Roses

WXYZ-TV: A Run for the Roses

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- WXYZ-TV is the exclusive local television broadcast home for the season's biggest weekend of Big Ten football action. On Saturday, November 22nd, Channel 7 will telecast coverage of both the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans. The back to back game coverage begins at 12 Noon when the University of Michigan Wolverines take on the Ohio State Buckeyes live from Columbus, Ohio. The gridiron battles continue at 3:30pm when the Michigan State Spartans travel to Happy Valley to battle the Penn State Nittany Lions.

In preparation for these legendary Big Ten rivalries, Channel 7 will broadcast a special one hour edition of the Big 10 Ticket pre-game show beginning Saturday at 11:00 AM. WXYZ-TV Sports Director Don Shane will be your host along with sports reporters Vic Faust and Tom Leyden as they bring you key interviews and an in-depth analysis of all the X's and O's that translate to victory for both Michigan and MSU.

"If both Michigan teams win, it would mean the Spartans will head to the Rose Bowl for the first time in twenty years," declares Channel 7 Sports Director Don Shane, "It would really bring some much needed excitement to our state."

And following the MSU game, stay tuned to WXYZ-TV for live post-game coverage of game day highlights and key play analysis.

The E. W. Scripps Company (www.scripps.com) is a diverse, 130-year-old media enterprise with interests in broadcast television stations, newspaper publishing, and licensing and syndication. The company's portfolio of locally focused media properties includes: 10 broadcast TV stations, with six ABC-affiliated stations, three NBC affiliates and one independent; daily and community newspapers in 15 markets and the Washington, D.C.-based Scripps Media Center, home of the Scripps Howard News Service; and United Media, the licensor and syndicator of Peanuts, Dilbert and approximately 150 other features and comics.

Source: WXYZ-TV

CONTACT: Diane Charles, +1-248-827-9402, for WXYZ-TV

Web site: http://www.wxyz.com/

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