Monster Energy Supercross TV Talent Announced for FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 Broadcasts
AURORA, Ill.
(January 2, 2014) – Feld Motor Sports® and FOX Sports
announced today the television broadcast team for the 2014 Monster
Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season on FOX Sports.
Joining
play-by-play announcer Ralph Sheheen in the booth will be 1997 450SX
Class Champion Jeff Emig and pit reporter Jenny Taft. Additionally,
a trio of former
champions will share time as the color analyst. Five-time 450SX Class
Champion Ricky Carmichael, seven-time 450SX Class Champion Jeremy
McGrath, and two-time 250SX Class
Champion Kevin Windham will round out the booth in select races
throughout the season as color commentators.
The live broadcasts begin this Saturday, Jan. 4, from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., at 10:00 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
Sheheen,
who has been involved with motor sports for 25 years as a broadcaster
and competitor, began providing play-by-play for Monster
Energy Supercross in 2005. Emig joined the Monster Energy Supercross
broadcast team in 2007. This marks the duo’s eighth season together
bringing Monster Energy Supercross to millions of fans all over the
world.
Carmichael,
a 15-time AMA National Champion, returns to the Monster Energy
Supercross broadcast team for his sixth season. For McGrath,
the all-time winningest supercross racer with 72 Main Event wins who
has made appearances as a color analyst in the past, 2014 will mark the
first time he has been a consistent member of the team.
"I'm
the luckiest Monster Energy Supercross fan on the planet,” Sheheen said.
“Each week, I get to sit next to four of the greatest riders in the
history of the sport and talk
about the amazing racing we get to see. Obviously, the depth of
knowledge with those guys is incredible. Dead air is never a problem in
that booth … trying to give everybody time to talk is a bigger
challenge. Also, when RC gets excited, which is often, he
starts hitting me in the shoulder so keeping the bruising down can be
tough."
Taft,
the newest member of the lineup, is a graduate of Boston University and
a native of Minnesota. She served as a social media contributor
for FOX Sports North during Minnesota Twins, Timberwolves, and Wild
programming. She also worked as an in-stadium and in-arena host for the
Twins and Wild while getting television experience as a sideline
reporter for the Minnesota Lynx WNBA telecasts. Most
recently, she was added to the FOX Sports 1 news and highlights update
team.
“As Monster Energy Supercross celebrates its 40th
anniversary in 2014, it will enjoy its greatest television package to
date,”
said Ken Hudgens, COO, Feld Motor Sports. “Having live coverage from
all 17 races is a milestone for Monster Energy Supercross, and having
assembled such a diverse team of talent, our viewers are in for a real
treat this season. I welcome our newest member,
Jenny Taft, to the team; she will provide a fresh, unique perspective
to the fans.”
In
addition to the broadcast team that will bring the action to viewers
all season long, longtime NASCAR on FOX reporter Krista Voda serves as
the
host of the season-opening telecast from Anaheim on January 4. A
graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, Voda has been a host for
several of NASCAR on FOX programs since 2003, including
Totally NASCAR, NASCAR Nation, NCWTS Setup and Trackside Live. She is also a familiar face to supercross, having served as a pit reporter in 2006..
For
the first-time ever, the entire Monster Energy Supercross season airs
live on FOX Sports. FOX Sports 1 airs 13 races live and FOX Sports 2
airs
four races live, in addition to re-airs of every race on FOX Sports 2.
The live Monster Energy Supercross programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX
Sports 2 also includes live coverage on the authenticated FOX Sports Go
app.
About Feld Motor Sports®
Feld
Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and
stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports productions
include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross and
Nuclear Cowboyz®. Feld Motor Sports is
a division of Feld Entertainment, the world’s largest producer of live
family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment,
visit
www.feldentertainment.com.
About FOX Sports
FOX
Sports is the umbrella entity representing 21st Century FOX’s wide
array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands
capable
of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX
Sports includes ownership and interests in linear television networks,
digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites,
joint-venture businesses and several licensing
partnerships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX
Broadcasting Company; FOX Sports 1; FOX Sports 2; Fox’s 22 regional
sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national
programming; FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go;
FOX Deportes and FOX College Sports. In addition, FOX Sports also
encompasses FOX Sports Digital, which includes FOXSports.com on MSN, FOX
Sports GO, Whatifsports.com and Yardbarker.com. Also included in the
Group are FOX’s interests in joint-venture businesses
Big Ten Network, BTN 2Go and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing
agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network.
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