Dragons Games on TV Saturday and Sunday on Dayton's CW

DAYTON, OHIO—Dayton Dragons games this weekend will be televised live from Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District on Dayton’s CW. Games on Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14 will be televised. Saturday’s telecast begins at 7:00 p.m. while the Sunday telecast will begin at 1:00 p.m. On both days, the Dragons will battle the Lansing Lugnuts, the High-A affiliates of the Oakland Athletics.

These games are part of a 25-game Dragons television package in 2022.

All Dragons television broadcasts are presented by AES Ohio. All games will be broadcast live and in high definition on the following outlets:

• Over the air Channel 26.1
• Spectrum Channels 13 and 1013
• Direct TV and DISH Network Channel 26.

Dayton’s CW reaches approximately 500,000 households and over 1.2 million potential viewers in a 10-county area.

Dragons Director of Broadcasting Tom Nichols will handle the play-by-play. Longtime Dayton sports television anchor/reporter Hutch Konerman will serve as the color commentator on Saturday. Jack Pohl, WDTN TV Sports Director, will handle the commentator duties on Sunday.

All broadcasts include the performing of the national anthem by local singers, groups, and musicians. Master Sergeant Christian Foley of WPAFB Band of Flight will perform the national anthem on Saturday with Northmont A Cappella set to perform on Sunday.

Tom Nichols is in his 15th year with the Dragons and 35th year in Minor League Baseball. He has broadcast over 4,000 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of the minor leagues. He is a Ball State University graduate and a native of Muncie, Indiana, where he was inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2009.

Jack Pohl has served as WDTN-TV Sports Director and Anchor since 2002 and has been with WDTN-TV since August 1995. Jack is a Dayton native who attended Wright State University. He began his broadcasting career at Centerville High School station WCWT. He later moved on to work at various Dayton area radio stations but is best known for his time as the Z-93 morning show personality with Kim Faris. Jack is proud to have learned the TV business from WDTN’s legendary Omar Williams. Jack was honored with the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Sportsmanship and Ethics Integrity Media service award.

Hutch Konerman joined WDTN-TV in 2004 as the Weekend Sports Anchor and Sports Reporter and remained with the station until the spring of 2022. He began his broadcasting career in public radio as a news and sports reporter for WVXU-FM in Cincinnati. He also served as a news reporter and producer at WGEM-TV in Quincy, Ill. and as Sports Anchor and Reporter for WHIO-TV in Dayton. Hutch received a regional Emmy for his sports feature in 2006.

Dragons 2022 Television Broadcast Schedule (remaining games)

August 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Lansing

August 14, 1:00 p.m. vs. Lansing

Sept. 3, 7:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Rapids

Sept. 4, 1:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Rapids

More Information:_ The Dayton Dragons are the affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and play a 66-game home schedule at beautiful Day Air Ballpark_ in the heart of the Water Street District. Individuals and groups seeking information about Dayton Dragons group tickets, lawn tickets, the season ticket wait list, sponsorship opportunities or booking a Dragons speaker are encouraged to contact the Dragons by calling at (937) 228-2287, emailing at [email protected], or on the web at daytondragons.com.

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