3/04/2002

Contact:
For immediate release
Dawn Langfellow Editor,
The Minnesota Score
sales@minnesotascore.com
763-537-3317

 

Opening Day for The Minnesota Score Minnesota’s premier all sports magazine launches March 7 , 2002.

(MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - March 4, 2002) - Finally, there is a sports magazine highlighting the best of Minnesota sports from the high school to professional level and everything in between. The Minnesota Score is a comprehensive new sports publication devoted entirely to Minnesota athletes and Minnesota sports. We are proud to announce the upcoming launch on March 7, 2002 of this unique quarterly.

Minnesota sports, whether at the amateur or professional level, have maintained a national presence over the years and it is the goal of The Minnesota Score to provide insight and entertainment to its readers. This is achieved through in-depth interviews and Q&As with national sports figures as well as high school athletes and coaches. There are humorous columns, previews of major Minnesota sports events and feature stories on everything from the Twins, Vikings, Wild, Timberwolves, and Gophers to indoor go-kart racing. Each issue will look at the upcoming season of sports in Minnesota. Complementing the editorial are great photos and illustrations, a calendar of events and complete sports schedules.

The strong editorial content was developed by veteran staff members and contributing writers, all with a broad sports background. The Minnesota Score is the creation of a husband and wife team, Dawn and Wally Langfellow, who have 29 years combined experience in sports broadcasting and magazine publishing. Wally’s extensive knowledge of sports is complemented by Dawn’s keen eye for editorial content.

About the Staff

Publisher Wally Langfellow has been covering sports in the Twin Cities since 1982 including the last 12 years as a sports anchor and reporter at KSTP-TV's All News Channel. Wally has served as the radio play by play voice of the Minnesota State Hockey and Basketball tournaments since 1994 and was the TV pre-game and between periods host for Minnesota North Stars hockey in the late 80's.

Editor Dawn Langfellow has worked in the publishing industry for the past nine years and is currently an editor at Minnesota Monthly Publications.

Associate Editor Nate Leding is a sports producer for KSTP-TV Channel 5 and also produces a half hour weekly high school sports show for Northwest Community Television.

Columnist Joe Schmit, KSTP-TV’s sports director since 1985 and host of "The Sports Wrap" and "Vikings Live", maintains the back page. Joe has won numerous Associated Press awards and eight Emmy's.

Minnesota Vikings tight end, seven-year NFL veteran and now columnist Byron Chamberlain pens “The Vikings Diary”. In addition to his outstanding football career, Byron is a regular on WCCO-TV’s Sports Sunday show with Mark Rosen and devotes much of his time to the community through charitable events.

Columnist Eric Nelson has been covering sports in the Twin Cities area for the past ten years including a five year stint as a sports reporter and anchor at WCCO-TV. Eric also was a sports talk show host at KFAN for two years and is currently co-host of "Fastbreak Sports", a drive-time sports talk show heard on WMIN-AM 740.

Columnist Eric Webster has been working in TV and radio in the Twin Cities for 15 years. In that time he worked in sports talk radio at KFAN for three years as a show host and a producer for Jesse Ventura among others. Eric currently serves as the P.A. announcer for the St. Paul Saints. Eric also was awarded an Associated Press Award for radio sports reporting and is currently writing a script for actor John Cleese.

Columnist Bill Hubbell has covered sports at the national level as a producer for Conus Communications for the past ten years. Bill is a lifelong resident of Minneapolis and works as a freelance producer for ESPN.

About Distribution

The Minnesota Score will be available at Twin Cities newsstands and distributed at key sports events beginning with the High School Boys State Hockey Tournament on March 7, 2002. The Minnesota Score will also be available through subscriptions.

For more information contact Dawn Langfellow at 763-537-3317 or send an email to

sales@minnesotascore.com