Dragons on TV Friday, Saturday, & Sunday

DAYTON, OHIO-Dayton Dragons games on Friday, August 4; Saturday, August 5; and Sunday, August 6 will be televised live from Fifth Third Field on Dayton's CW. The Dragons host the Great Lakes Loons on Friday and the Lansing Lugnuts on Saturday and Sunday. Friday and Saturday game broadcasts will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Sunday broadcast will start at 2:00 p.m.
This weekend's games are the completion of a 25-game television package this season, sponsored by Dayton Power & Light. All games are 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 for each telecast. Mike Vander Woude will serve as color commentator on Friday and Sunday. WDTN TV Sports Director Jack Pohl will be the commentator on Saturday. The games are produced by the Dragons in-house production crew, and feature six camera angles, replays, and informative graphics.
Tom Nichols is in his 10th season with the Dragons and 30th year in Minor League Baseball. He has broadcast over 3,800 minor league games since beginning his career in 1988 and has worked at every level of Minor League Baseball.
Mike Vander Woude was the original voice of the Dragons in 2000 and remained with the team as radio/television broadcaster through the 2007 season, when he departed to become the voice of the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. He returned to the Miami Valley after five seasons with the Yankees in 2012 and has worked on select Dragons radio and TV broadcasts over the past four seasons. Mike began his career as an announcer in Minor League Baseball in 1995.
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.