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2019-20 Basketball Broadcast Details Announced
10/30/2019 5:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
RIVERSIDE – California Baptist University has finalized broadcast plans for the upcoming 2019-20 basketball seasons. Braiden Bell has been named the radio play-by-play voice for all home and away men's basketball games airing on Fox Sports Radio AM 1350 (KPWK), while Pep Fernandez will hold the commentator responsibilities for the majority of men's and women's basketball home games being shown through the Western Athletic Conference Digital Network (WACDN).
Bell is arriving from Arizona State University, where he broadcasted numerous baseball, football, men's basketball, softball, volleyball and women's basketball games for Blaze Radio. He recently graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism with a minor in Marketing. The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation's premier professional journalism programs. While working at Blaze Radio, ASU's student radio station, Bell also served as a Sports Director and Show Host. He earned national recognition when named "Best Sports Director" by Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). A notable highlight during Bell's tenure included being the first student in ASU history to call a game for the Sun Devil Radio Network. Bell also has experience as a play-by-play broadcaster for the PAC-12 Networks and the Orleans Firebirds Baseball Club. He has also served as a member of the Digital Team for the past three NCAA Men's Basketball Final Fours.
"I am extremely excited and humbled to be the voice of the Lancers," Bell said. "It's clear to me that this program is on the rise nationally and I can't wait to help tell the story of this journey throughout the season for the Lancer Nation."
Fernandez is an award winning 20-year industry veteran with an abundance of experience in a variety of roles during his career. Fernandez is the owner and executive producer of the Inland Sports Show, an entity that launched in August of 2014 to provide local sports coverage for the Inland Empire. He has been the basketball play-by-play broadcaster for UC Riverside since 2017. Fernandez has also served as a reporter/producer with The Press-Enterprise (2011-14) and sports director of KERO-ABC23 in Bakersfield, Calif. (2003-11). He earned a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcasting and a minor in Speech from Humboldt State University in 2000.
"I've had the honor of covering California Baptist University basketball on the Inland Sports Show the past five seasons," Fernandez said. "Now, to officially be part of the Lancer family is a true blessing. The environment inside the CBU Events Center is second-to-none and I look forward to getting a front row seat to another great season of CBU hoops."
RADIO & AUDIO STREAMING INFORMATION
CBU announced a two-year partnership with iHeartMedia Riverside last month. As part of the broadcast agreement, FOX Sports AM 1350 will serve as the official flagship radio station for CBU men's basketball games throughout the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The station will air all regular season games – home and away – as well as potential postseason games, live and in their entirety. Each broadcast will feature pre-game, halftime and post-game shows with exclusive interviews and features. Listeners can also hear the games online and on the devices via the iHeartRadio app.
TV & VIDEO STREAMING INFORMATION
The WAC Digital Network is the official digital network of the Western Athletic Conference. WACDN is available on both desktop and mobile/tablet devices, as well as for over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV 4th Gen. The official website of the WAC Digital Network is wacdigitalnetwork.com, while the WAC Digital Network app is available for iOS in the App Store and Android on Google Play. Mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, and Android will work with the default web browser. WACDN is the primary platform to watch men's and women's basketball games throughout the season.
Home contests for the Lancers being shown on the WACDN will be produced by CBU Media Productions under the leadership of Jason Stephenson. Meanwhile, WAC road games will also be available through the WACDN, but those broadcasts will be produced by the respective host institutions.
Men's basketball will have several games that will be available through other broadcast partners instead of the WACDN. CBU's game at Texas on Nov. 12 will be nationally televised on the Longhorn Network, while the Nov. 15 tilt at Cal will be broadcast on the PAC-12 Networks. The Lancers will host a series of games as part of the 2K Empire Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project involving Central Arkansas, Georgia State and Prairie View A&M on Nov. 22-23, and those games will be available to watch digitally through FloHoops. The Feb. 26 match-up at the Events Center with Utah Valley will be available on ESPN+ as part of the WAC Spotlight six-game league schedule that was announced on Oct. 8.
The latest broadcast information and links will be available on the respective schedule pages of the men's and women's basketball programs.
Bell is arriving from Arizona State University, where he broadcasted numerous baseball, football, men's basketball, softball, volleyball and women's basketball games for Blaze Radio. He recently graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism with a minor in Marketing. The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation's premier professional journalism programs. While working at Blaze Radio, ASU's student radio station, Bell also served as a Sports Director and Show Host. He earned national recognition when named "Best Sports Director" by Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). A notable highlight during Bell's tenure included being the first student in ASU history to call a game for the Sun Devil Radio Network. Bell also has experience as a play-by-play broadcaster for the PAC-12 Networks and the Orleans Firebirds Baseball Club. He has also served as a member of the Digital Team for the past three NCAA Men's Basketball Final Fours.
"I am extremely excited and humbled to be the voice of the Lancers," Bell said. "It's clear to me that this program is on the rise nationally and I can't wait to help tell the story of this journey throughout the season for the Lancer Nation."
Fernandez is an award winning 20-year industry veteran with an abundance of experience in a variety of roles during his career. Fernandez is the owner and executive producer of the Inland Sports Show, an entity that launched in August of 2014 to provide local sports coverage for the Inland Empire. He has been the basketball play-by-play broadcaster for UC Riverside since 2017. Fernandez has also served as a reporter/producer with The Press-Enterprise (2011-14) and sports director of KERO-ABC23 in Bakersfield, Calif. (2003-11). He earned a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcasting and a minor in Speech from Humboldt State University in 2000.
"I've had the honor of covering California Baptist University basketball on the Inland Sports Show the past five seasons," Fernandez said. "Now, to officially be part of the Lancer family is a true blessing. The environment inside the CBU Events Center is second-to-none and I look forward to getting a front row seat to another great season of CBU hoops."
RADIO & AUDIO STREAMING INFORMATION
CBU announced a two-year partnership with iHeartMedia Riverside last month. As part of the broadcast agreement, FOX Sports AM 1350 will serve as the official flagship radio station for CBU men's basketball games throughout the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The station will air all regular season games – home and away – as well as potential postseason games, live and in their entirety. Each broadcast will feature pre-game, halftime and post-game shows with exclusive interviews and features. Listeners can also hear the games online and on the devices via the iHeartRadio app.
TV & VIDEO STREAMING INFORMATION
The WAC Digital Network is the official digital network of the Western Athletic Conference. WACDN is available on both desktop and mobile/tablet devices, as well as for over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV 4th Gen. The official website of the WAC Digital Network is wacdigitalnetwork.com, while the WAC Digital Network app is available for iOS in the App Store and Android on Google Play. Mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, and Android will work with the default web browser. WACDN is the primary platform to watch men's and women's basketball games throughout the season.
Home contests for the Lancers being shown on the WACDN will be produced by CBU Media Productions under the leadership of Jason Stephenson. Meanwhile, WAC road games will also be available through the WACDN, but those broadcasts will be produced by the respective host institutions.
Men's basketball will have several games that will be available through other broadcast partners instead of the WACDN. CBU's game at Texas on Nov. 12 will be nationally televised on the Longhorn Network, while the Nov. 15 tilt at Cal will be broadcast on the PAC-12 Networks. The Lancers will host a series of games as part of the 2K Empire Classic benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project involving Central Arkansas, Georgia State and Prairie View A&M on Nov. 22-23, and those games will be available to watch digitally through FloHoops. The Feb. 26 match-up at the Events Center with Utah Valley will be available on ESPN+ as part of the WAC Spotlight six-game league schedule that was announced on Oct. 8.
The latest broadcast information and links will be available on the respective schedule pages of the men's and women's basketball programs.
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