Friday, September 01, 2006

Husker Radio Gameday Stretches
More Than 11 Hours Saturday

The Pinnacle Sports Network, which broadcasts Nebraska football games to 42 cities and more than 50 stations, will broadcast 11.5 hours of coverage Saturday.

Here is the network's broadcast schedule:

9:30 a.m. - Husker Game Day
11:30 a.m. - Husker Talk
1:45 p.m. - Bill Callahan Pregame Show
2:00 p.m. - Game Broadcast
6:00 p.m. - Coaches Wrapup
6:30 p.m. - Bill Callahan Postgame Show
7:00 p.m. - Scoreboard Show
7:30 p.m. - Locker Room Show
8:00 p.m. - Big Red Reaction

Jim Rose begins his fourth year as the voice of Husker football, while former Nebraska football player Adrian Fiala will serve as color analyst.

Rose served in various capacities with the Nebraska Sports Network for seven years in the 1990s before serving as Sports Director, talk show host and play-by-play announcer for KMBZ Radio in Kansas City. He returned to Nebraska in the spring of 2002. He is a Nebraska graduate and a former Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year award winner.

Before joining Pinnacle Sports in 1996, Fiala previously provided color commentary for KFOR radio in Lincoln, working with Ray Scott, Tim Moreland and Dick Perry. He is beginning his 17th season of broadcasting Husker football and was chosen as the Nebraska Sportscaster of the Year in 2001.

Sideline reports will be delivered by former Husker wide receiver Matt Davison, while Randy Lee will be in the booth.

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