New Program for Sports Fans Debuts on KARE 11

KARE 11 is teaming with Eden Prairie based Jackyl Sports Entertainment to air "Sports Final," a new Sunday night sports show featuring coverage of the Vikings and other Minnesota sports. The program will air at 11:05 p.m. on KARE 11. The first scheduled broadcast is Sunday, September 7.

Jeff Loftis, President of Jackyl Sports, says, "'Sports Final' is a dynamic, fan friendly, interactive show that will give viewers what they want. It will be a true insider's look at the Minnesota Vikings as well as timely coverage of the Wild, Twins, Swarm, Timberwolves and Gophers."

"Sports Final" pairs two Twin Cities sports figures to co-host. Rod Simons, Twin Cities TV journalist and six-time Emmy award winner, will partner with longtime Minnesota Vikings coach and Sirius NFL Radio expert analyst, Dean Dalton.

John Remes, KARE 11 President and General Manager, said, "We are excited by this project because these hosts are positioned to deliver the kind of insider information that Minnesota sports fans want. We believe their insight, their analysis and their exclusive interviews will serve this market."

Simons and Dalton will be joined every week by Vikings players and coaches. "Sports Final" will stand out even more with occasional contributions of the KARE 11 sports and news team.

"Sports Final" will also offer the Coach's "Xs and Os" expert analysis, an interactive fan feedback segment, plus they'll tackle the big sports story of the day with "On Our Radar." Between shows, fans will be able to interact to a steady diet of opinions and insider information with timely blogs written by the hosts. The blogs and more materials for fans can be found at www.sportsfinal.tv, rod@sportsfinal.tv and coach@sportsfinal.tv.

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