Aug. 24, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - A total of 40 radio stations in five states will carry the Penn State Sports Network's "The Penn State Coaches Show Featuring James Franklin Presented by Pepsi" this season, with the debut program set to air Thursday, Aug. 25. The program also will be carried live on GoPSUsports.com via Penn State All-Access.
The one-hour program will take place at Lettermans on East College Ave. in State College every Thursday at 6:05 p.m. from late August until the end of the regular season. Fans are invited to attend the program throughout the year.
The August 25 show will feature field hockey head coach Char Morett-Curtiss and football head coach James Franklin.
Football head coach James Franklin will be the featured guest from late August until the end of the football season. In late November, men's basketball head coach Patrick Chambers will be the featured guest until mid-March. This year, in addition to Franklin and Chambers, "The Penn State Coaches Show" will include various coaches from other Penn State teams and athletics administrators.
"The Penn State Coaches Show Presented by Pepsi" will feature guests answering questions from fans at Lettermans and online. Fans can submit questions to www.GoPSUsports.com/askthecoach.
Steve Jones, the radio play-by-play voice of the Nittany Lion football and basketball teams, is host of "The Penn State Coaches Show Presented by Pepsi" and will be joined by Roger Corey, who hosts the Penn State Sports Network's football pre-game Tailgate Show. Jeff Tarman is the producer of the show. Jones and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jack Ham will be calling Penn State football on the Penn State Sports Network for the 16th consecutive season.
A complete listing of Penn State Sports Network affiliates can be found at: www.gopsusports.com/ot/radio-tv.html.
In addition to the stations carrying the program, all Penn State football and Nittany Lion basketball broadcasts can be heard on the 50-plus station Penn State Sports Network and for free on www.GoPSUsports.com via GoPSUNow (http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/).
The Penn State Sports Network is syndicated by Penn State Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports.
Penn State opens the 2016 campaign against Kent State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday, September 3.
Single game and season tickets for the 2016 campaign, which includes five Big Ten home games for the first time, are on sale with more than 5,500 new season tickets having been sold. There will not be any increase in the price of Penn State football season tickets or Nittany Lion Club donation levels for next season.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing new 2016 season tickets, the Recent Graduate program (35 percent discount on season tickets) as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office weekdays from 9 a.m-4:30 p.m.