“NCAA On Campus” at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Fox Sports Net broadcast to air November 24 & 25
November 16, 2004

Carson, CA -- The Cal State Dominguez Hills campus played host to the “NCAA On Campus” earlier this month, a television show produced by the NCAA and Fox Sports Net featuring various topics of interest centered on NCAA student-athletes and NCAA issues. This segment, taped at several campus locales during the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships, will air nationally on Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at 11:30 a.m. on FSN West, and again on Thursday, November 25, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. on FSN West 2.

Host Patrick O’Neal, an anchor on FSN’s Headline News Service and “One Show,” and his three-person crew filmed pieces at many on-campus locations during the conference championships, and interviewed a Toro senior from both the men’s and women’s soccer teams. In one segment titled “Ask Myles,” FSN interviewed Kristen Walsh as she asked NCAA President Myles Brand a question about the NCAA and its policies. In another segment, O’Neal gets a glimpse into the personality of Ryan Taylor as the two exchange quips about various topics outside of NCAA athletics, including the Spice Girls.

The creation of “NCAA On Campus” marks the first time in history that the NCAA has had its own television show. As part of the NCAA's 11-year bundled rights television agreement with CBS, “NCAA On Campus” will provide an additional platform to feature the outstanding academic and athletic achievements of Division I, II and III student-athletes and a forum to explain collegiate topics and issues in more detail.

“NCAA On Campus” will highlight the Association's commitment to the education and welfare of the student-athlete and inform the public of student-athlete abilities on and off the competition field. The show will also educate the public on all aspects of the NCAA and provide additional exposure for member colleges and universities.

“The CBS bundled rights agreement has provided the NCAA with a number of tremendous new platforms to showcase the Association, one of which is the monthly show, ‘NCAA On Campus,’” said Dennis Cryder, NCAA vice-president of branding, broadcasting and promotions.

“There are a number of public misperceptions about who the NCAA is and what role it serves as an association. NCAA On Campus will help us illustrate, through the voices and faces of NCAA student-athletes, how the collegiate academic and athletic opportunities prepare these talented individuals for life,” Cryder said.

The NCAA is a membership-run nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for 360,000 student-athletes competing in 22 sports at nearly 1,000 member colleges and universities. The NCAA conducts 87 championships each year where more than 44,000 student-athletes compete to be national collegiate champions.

Fox Sports Net reaches more than 82.2 million homes through its network of 21 regional sports channels. FSN, based in Los Angeles, serves as the cable TV home to 66 of the 80 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and National Basketball Association (NBA) teams based in the United States, and produces over 4,700 live events each year.

Facts and figures courtesy of the NCAA and FSN