SNY Positioned Well For NFL Draft Coverage
Jets' Net Will Conduct Live Interviews From Plaza Across Street From Radio City
-- Multichannel News, 4/25/2008 9:59:00 AM
SNY, the television home of pro football’s New York Jets, will provide extensive coverage of the NFL draft this week.
The regional sports network will kick off its Jets Nation: Draft Day 08 coverage live on April 26 at 2 p.m. from the network’s plaza, located directly across the street from Radio City Music Hall, the pro pigskin picking place.
SNY’s all-access Jets draft coverage will feature exclusive one-on-one interviews with every Jets draft selection, player profiles and live interviews. Those will include conversations both before and after the draft, with head coach Eric Mangini and general Mike Tannenbaum from outside the club’s draft room at Hofstra University, where Steve Overmyer will report live.
Hosted by Brian Custer, Jets Nation: Draft Day 08, will showcase in-depth analysis on the Jets draft needs and player selections from NFL Insider Adam Schein, former Jets and current SNY football analysts Ray Lucas and Greg Buttle and SI.com draft contributor Tony Pauline.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis, the Jets 2007 first round draft pick, will also be live on the plaza participating on the shows
The RSN will air its draft day coverage from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 9:30 to 10 p.m. on Sunday.
