http://bit.ly/pvn5lM Lake Forest, CA (PRWEB) August 12, 2011 iBN Sports announced today Ross Porter will be joining the network as both a play-by-play announcer and studio host. iBN is one of the most innovative digital sports networks in a changing media landscape, but when it comes to telling the stories of sports heroes and rising stars they know it?s best to rely on the proven skills of industry veterans. Having established a network of high quality sportscasters across the country, the network now adds Ross Porter as a strategic partner for play-by-play work as well as production and distribution of his already popular ?Real Sports Heroes.?
The veteran broadcaster, known for his 28 years with the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team and for his work with UNLV had this to say, ?I have been blessed with a remarkable career. I now have the exciting opportunity to call high school and college football and basketball games in a truly unique format. Online distribution of this content is exploding and I am thrilled to be working on the forefront with iBN on play-by-play as well as studio programming including my ?Real Sports Heroes? feature.?
?We have a pool of all-star broadcast talent across the country,? say iBN Sports CEO John Mudge. ?Being able to add Ross Porter?s name to that list is very special for us. We are a Southern California based company and we?ve been listening to Ross Porter for many years.?
Since 2007, Ross Porter has been syndicating his ?Real Sports Heroes? feature on radio. ?Real Sports Heroes? focuses on the positive stories in sports and highlights the athletes who are leaders in their communities. Ross is excited to produce his short segment interviews on a video platform where it will be benefit from a vast distribution on the iBN Sports network and its affiliates.
?It is a red-letter day for all of us at Elite Brand Academy to see legendary voice Ross Porter return to doing what he loves, broadcasting,? says former NFL defensive back Toi Cook, who now heads Elite Brand Academy with colleague Josh Cooperman. They have been working with Ross to position his brand at the forefront of emerging media. ?The EBA was founded on building and developing remarkable brands like Ross Porter. Ross is a trailblazer and will set the gold standard for online broadcasting of tomorrow?s superstars.?
The new partnership for Ross Porter and iBN Sports is set to launch as early as August 26th which is the day that iBN Sports launches its high school football coverage for 2011. Last year, the start-up network broadcast over 600 high school sporting events and they plan to exceed that number this fall with nationwide football coverage.
About iBN Sports
iBN Sports is an online broadcast network featuring live sports action and video on demand (VoD). In addition to game day coverage, the network produces original content featuring sports news, highlights and entertainment programming for underserved sports markets across the globe. Currently, the top tier sports categories at iBN Sports include: high school sports, mixed martial arts (MMA), professional baseball, collegiate and club basketball. Content is streamed online at http://ping.fm/Nk2ww and distributed through a growing alliance of global media partners.
About Ross Porter
Ross Porter is a two time Emmy award winning announcer, ranked as one of the top 60 baseball announcers of all time, and a member of the Southern California Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Known for announcing games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and UNLV, Ross also announced NFL games on NBC-TV for seven seasons. Ross started his broadcasting career at age 14 in his hometown of Shawnee, OK announcing high school football, high school basketball and minor league baseball.
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