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Timbers Broadcasts
Radio
In March 2008, the Timbers entered into a multi-year partnership with Sportsradio 95.5 The Game, making the all-sports FM station the club's exclusive English-language radio broadcast partner. In 2010, all 30 regular-season matches and possible playoff matches will be broadcast live on the air; 26 games will air on 95.5 The Game and the final four games will broadcast on KXL 750 AM. In case of schedule conflicts on 95.5 The Game, Timbers matches will be broacast live on KXL 750 AM or Freedom 970 AM.
Additionally, streaming broadcasts for all 30 regular-season games and potential exhibition and postseason matches will continue to be available online at www.portlandtimbers.com.
Veteran Timbers announcer Andy McNamara returns for a 10th season and will once again be joined by John Strong, a Sportsradio 95.5 The Game on-air personality, in calling the action.
The Timbers have also partnered with Bustos Media and 910 AM + 1390AM ESPN Deportes to provide a Spanish-language broadcast of all 15 regular-season home matches as well as select exhibition and potential postseason contests. The team’s Spanish broadcast features the play calling of veteran broadcaster Arnulfo Alvarez.
Television
Through a partnership with FSN, the Timbers will have 10 home matches at PGE Park televised live across the Northwest throughout FSN's five-state territory in 2010. The 10-game schedule marks the highest number of Timbers games broadcast in a single season on FSN. Highlights of this year’s television schedule include matchups against Northwest-rival Vancouver on April 29, a visit from the Carolina RailHawks on June 6 and a battle against the Austin Aztex on August 26, all available live on FSN.
2010 Television Schedule: (all games originating from PGE Park)
April 22 – vs. AC St. Louis (7 p.m.) April 29 – vs. Vancouver (7 p.m.) May 13 – vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore (7 p.m.) May 15 – vs. AC St. Louis (7 p.m.) May 29 - vs. Boca Juniors Exhibition (7 p.m.) June 6 – vs. Carolina (6 p.m.) June 17 – vs. NSC Minnesota (7 p.m.) June 27 – vs. FC Tampa Bay (5 p.m.) June 30 - vs. Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) - U.S. Open Cup, Third Round (7:30 p.m.) Aug. 11 – vs. NSC Minnesota (7 p.m.) Aug. 26 – vs. Austin (7 p.m.) Aug. 29 – vs. Crystal Palace Baltimore (6 p.m.) Video Webcasts
Information regarding online video webstreaming for the 2010 season will be available soon. Radio Broadcasters
Andy McNamara – Play-by-Play Announcer Serving as the voice of the Timbers since 2001, McNamara brings nearly 20 years of play-by-play experience to the team’s broadcasts. Prior to joining the Timbers, McNamara was the play-by-play announcer for the University of Portland soccer program and spent time as a color commentator for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Cup. A graduate of the University of Maine, he currently serves as assistant director of media services for the University of Oregon Athletics. Andy and his wife, Tami, have two daughters, Mazie and Tilly, and live in Eugene, Ore. John Strong – Color Analyst / Play-by-Play
Strong, a life-long Oregonian, enters his fifth season as a member of the Timbers broadcast team in 2010. An on-air personality at Portland’s Sportsradio 95.5 The Game, Strong is the host of the weekday show Strong at Night and is the producer for The Bald Face Truth with John Canzano – the top-rated local sports radio show in Oregon. Strong is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where he aided in the broadcasts for the Oregon Ducks women’s soccer team. His broadcasting experience stretches across six different sports, including soccer, basketball, football and lacrosse.
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