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2004-05 HOFSTRA MEDIA INFORMATION
The Hofstra University Office of Athletic Communications welcomes the
members of the media covering the 2004-05 Pride Wrestling team. If we
can be of any assistance to you throughout the year, please do not hesitate
to contact us. We hope the following items will help you during your
visits to Hofstra University. Enjoy the season.
Jim Sheehan
Associate Director of Athletics for
Communications
230 Hofstra University - PFC-232
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 463-6764 - Office
(516) 523-6692 - Cell
(516) 463-5033 - Fax
(516) 463-7725 - Press Box
About Your Host: Jim Sheehan is in his 25th year in the sports public
relations profession and in his 17th year in charge of Hofstra
University’s athletic publicity. In November 1999, he was promoted to
associate director of athletics at the University. Sheehan came to Hofstra
in 1988 after serving as assistant commissioner of the I-AA Gateway
Collegiate Athletic Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1985 through
1988. Prior to his Gateway stint, he served as coordinator of media relations
for the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League in
1984-85. Sheehan has also served as director of sports information at
the University of Tampa from 1982 through 1984; assistant to the commissioner/information
director of the Sunshine State Conference from
1980 through 1984 and director of sports information at his alma mater,
Biscayne College in 1981-82. Jim and his wife Maureen have a daughter,
Jillian (12). The Sheehan family resides in Middle Village, New York.
Press Row: The Hofstra Arena press row, located on the south side of
the Arena, is intended for working media. All press row guests must
have a pass, issued by the Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications.
Spouses, dates and non-workers are not permitted on press row.
Credentials: All members of the press should contact the Office of
Athletic Communications at least 48 hours before each match for press
row space and credentials. Press passes will be left at the Will Call window
at the Hofstra Arena ticket office.
Photographers: Photographers who intend to shoot from matside
should request a mat photo pass. Only accredited press and staff photographers
will be allowed at matside.
Press Parking: Media parking passes should be requested at the same
time press row/photo passes are requested. The Reserved-Media parking
lot is located on the north side of Hofstra Arena in front of the main
entrance. Parking is limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis in the
Reserved-Media lot. Once that lot is filled, media will be directed to the
general public parking areas around the Hofstra Arena.
Game Services: Match information and releases can be found in the
media room which is located in the southeast corner of the Arena.
Telephones: Hofstra University provides numerous telephones for use
by the media on press row. Please indicate your telephone need when
you request your credentials.
Radio: The Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications will provide a
touch-tone digital phone line for the opponent’s commercial and student
radio stations. Visiting teams will need to give the Athletic
Communications Office two weeks notice of their intention to broadcast.
An ISDN line is also available for a rental charge of $200.00. All calls must
be made collect or direct dial from the radio station to the Hofstra Arena.
Post-Match Interviews: Hofstra wrestlers will be available for postmatch
interviews, upon request, after a 10-minute cooling off period.
Contact Jim Sheehan with your request.
Player Interviews: All requests for student-athlete interviews during the
week should be made at least one day in advance with the Office of
Athletic Communications. If you are requesting a phone interview, we
will have the student-athlete return your call at a mutually convenient
time. Wrestler home phone numbers will not be distributed. In-person
interviews may be conducted in a number of locations in and around the
Hofstra Physical Fitness Center. However, interviews may not be conducted
in the locker room or the training room.
2004-05 HOFSTRA WRESTLING
MEDIA OUTLETS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
(212) 621-1630 - Office
(212) 621-1639 - Fax
NEWSDAY
235 Pinelawn Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 843-2820 - Office
(631) 454-6892 - Fax
NEW YORK TIMES
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 556-7384 - Office
(212) 556-5848 - Fax
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 210-1692 - Office
(212) 643-7845 - Fax
NEW YORK POST
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 930-8700 - Office
(212) 930-8727 – Fax
LONG ISLAND PRESS
1103 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 992-1800 – Office
(516) 992-1801 - Fax
HOFSTRA CHRONICLE
Student Center
Hempstead, NY 11550
(516) 463-6965 - Office
(516) 463-6977 - Fax
NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND
150 Media Crossways
Woodbury, NY 11797
(516) 393-3740 - Office
(516) 393-1269 - Fax
WLNY-TV 55
270 South Service Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 753-6397 - Office
(631) 420-4846 - Fax
MSG SPORTS DESK
4 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
(212) 465-5955 - Office
(212) 465-5944 - Fax
WRHU-FM 88.7
Hofstra University
Dempster Hall
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 463-5667 - Office
(516) 463-5668 - Fax
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