In the spring of 2005, UAB and ISP Sports reached an agreement that provides the company, the national leader in collegiate sports marketing, with exclusive multi-media rights to UAB Athletics for the next five years.

With the partnership, the university is guaranteed an annual rights fee and will share in additional revenues as well. In consideration, ISP Sports receives the rights to all sales and marketing opportunities associated with Blazer sports, including the UAB radio network for all sports, print advertising in various athletic department publications, and all signage in university athletic facilities.

UAB is the 25th major NCAA athletic program to align itself with ISP Sports, joining fellow-Conference USA members Houston, Marshall, Southern Miss, Tulane and UCF as a partner with the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based company. The list of ISP schools includes other prominent NCAA Division I institutions such as Notre Dame, South Carolina, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, UCLA, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.

Additionally, ISP is a joint venture partner with Learfield Communications of Jefferson City, Mo., as the multimedia rightsholder for schools like Alabama and Miami.

Blazers ISP Sports Network Staff

Tony Grillo
Assistant Vice President/General Manager
(205) 996-5812
tgrillo@ispsports.com

David Crane
Director of Broadcasting
(205) 975-8579
dcrane@ispsports.com

Don Scott
Associate General Manager
(205) 996-5813
dscott@ispsports.com

Dave Coffey
Senior Account Executive
(205) 996-5811
dcoffey@ispsports.com

Jon Gentile
Director of Broadcast Operations
(205) 249-0564
jgentile07@yahoo.com

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