Flying High: Blackhawks Televising All Games Locally In '08-09

Blackhawks To Have All 82 Games Televised Next Season In Chicago

SEEING MOVE AS A BRAND RE-LAUNCH: Blackhawks Senior VP/Business Operations Jay Blunk appeared on CSN’s “Chicago Tribune Live” last night to discuss the announcement, saying the franchise saw "the power of (CSN) and the power of WGN television and what it does for your brand." Blunk: “It’s a brand re-launch, I look at this, and you have to invest in that brand. ... Fortunately for us, the timing is such that we’ve got a great, young team.” Blunk added that Wirtz wants to hear what fans have to say about the team. Blunk, on Wirtz: "He cares and he understands to get these people back -- to be relevant again -- we’ve got to do a lot of listening” (“Chicago Tribune Live,” CSN, 4/1).

COULD PAT FOLEY RETURN? In Illinois, Tim Sassone reports there was no mention during yesterday's press conference about the broadcasting situation for next season. Current Blackhawks play-by-play announcer Dan Kelly is under contract through '09, but there is "no shortage of speculation about the possibility of Pat Foley being asked to return in some capacity, perhaps for the WGN games." The Bulls use separate announcing crews for games broadcast over-the-air and those airing on CSN (Illinois DAILY HERALD, 4/2).

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