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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.

Television

The Timbers and FSN started a multi-year partnership to air home matches back in 2008. The team's television schedule for the 2010 season will be finalized in advance of the 2010 season.

2010 Television Schedule:

Coming soon ...

Video Webcasts
Information regarding USL's online video webcast channel, USL Live, for the 2010 season is available at www.usllive.com.

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.