| Topic Name: |
Sports Opening in Jacksonville |
| Message Name: |
weekends |
| Date Posted: |
05/15/2005 |
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No one has any info on the sports job in Jacksonville? |
| Message: |
I believe its weekends at "First Coast News" which is the NBC/ABC duopoly in Jackonville. This station is owned by Gannett. Their longtime weekend sports guy resigned.
Jacksonville sports is heavy on the Jaguars and college football, UF and FSU primarily. There's also a big golf tournament, the Player Championship, in town every year. The PGA is headquartered in Ponte Vedra.
There's a big tennis tournament every year at Amelia Island too.
There's minor league baseball and hockey. There's little emphasis on basketball.
Also, the Gator bowl is played in Jax.
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