North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Sports Network to offer Enhanced Programming
8/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 24, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. -
With the arrival of the 2012-13 season, the Wolfpack Sports Network is pleased to announce enhancements to its football and men’s basketball coverage.
Along with expanded pregame programming for both sports on radio, the network will provide fans with three different TV shows, while also increasing its online streaming content.
The TV schedule kicks off with the season debut of the Tom O’Brien Show, which will air in the Triangle area on WRAL-TV 5 this Sunday night (8/26) at 11:35 pm. The Tom O’Brien TV Show will be available for the rest of the state for free on Gopack.com/All-Access each and every Monday. Fans outside the Raleigh television market will also have a chance to see the show on Fox Sports South Tuesdays at 6 pm. Time Warner customers across North Carolina and South Carolina can watch The Tom O’Brien Show via Carolina on Demand, channel 199 and 1047 each week.
The newest addition to the TV line-up is a Saturday weekend preview show called ‘Inside Wolfpack Sports,’ which is slated to begin on Saturday, September 8th at 8:30 am on Fox Sports South. Each Saturday morning, co-hosts Tony Haynes and Mark Thomas will look ahead to that weekend’s football or men’s basketball game with interviews from players and coaches along with providing updates on other Wolfpack sports teams. Inside Wolfpack Sports will also be available for free online each Saturday at Gopack.com/All-Access.
Once again this season, full highlights of every NC State football game can be seen on ‘Wolfpack Football Look Back’ presented by Time Warner Cable. Wolfpack Football Look Back will air Wednesday nights at 8 pm on Time Warner Cable channel 24 for Triangle-area residents. Time Warner customers in other parts of North Carolina and South Carolina can watch ‘Look Back’ via Carolina on Demand, channel 199 and 1047 each week.
On the radio side, pregame coverage of Pack football will begin two hours before kickoff. Mark Thomas, Mike Maniscalco and Don Shea will team up for ‘The Mathews Motors Countdown to Kickoff Show’ two hours before game time. For home football games, the Countdown to Kickoff Show will originate live from the Fan Zone in front of PNC Arena. Hour two of the pregame show will be carried from the booth by the longtime broadcast crew of Gary Hahn, Tony Haynes and Johnny Evans.
Pregame radio coverage of Wolfpack men’s basketball games will expand to one-hour before the designated tip time.
The Wolfpack Sports Network has also launched its own Twitter page (@packradio) to provide fans with direct access to the radio team during live broadcasts. Use the Twitter page to send questions to the broadcast crew before and during games this season or to submit questions for the coaches radio shows.
