WNBA on ION
| WNBA on ION | |
|---|---|
| Genre | WNBA basketball telecasts |
| Starring | Stephen Bardo Lisa Byington Dick Fain Mary Murphy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes+ |
| Production company(s) | Scripps Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network | Ion Television |
| Original release | May 26, 2023 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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The WNBA on ION is a presentation of Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) games produced by Scripps Sports and aired on Ion Television in the United States. Under the title of WNBA Friday Night Spotlight games are aired on Friday nights usually with doubleheaders or tripleheaders.
History[edit]
On April 20, 2023, Ion Television signed a multi-year deal with the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to air a 15-week slate of doubleheader games on Friday nights (branded as WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION), beginning with that year’s regular season. It will be the first national sports broadcast carried by Ion since 2011, and marks the first ever television contract for Scripps Sports, which was founded by the E. W. Scripps Company in December 2022 to acquire sports events for Ion and the group’s local television stations. The agreement also grants local rights to selected Ion O&Os for games involving regional WNBA teams, which stations may carry in early- or late-evening broadcast windows depending on tip-off time.[1][2][3]
The first broadcast was on May 26, 2023, when the Washington Mystics visited the Chicago Sky.[4]
On-air staff[edit]
Play by play[edit]
- Lisa Byington (2023–present)
- Dick Fain (2023–present)
Color commentators[edit]
- Stephen Bardo (2023–present)
- Mary Murphy (2023–present)
References[edit]
- ↑ "WNBA AND SCRIPPS PARTNER ON MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTLIGHT GAMES ON ION". The E.W. Scripps Company (Press release). April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "WNBA partners with Scripps to show Friday night games on ION". ESPN. ESPN Inc. Associated Press. April 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Scripps launches Scripps Sports division to further its sports programming initiatives" (Press release). E. W. Scripps Company. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via PRNewswire.
- ↑ "WNBA and Scripps Partner on Multi-Year Agreement for Friday Night Spotlight Games for ION". WNBA.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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