“Mobile's Media Coverage of the South's Addiction : Football”

By Justin Woodard

The Three Media OutletsFox 10 News

- Rob Lehocky, Joe Emer, Cary Chow

Press-Register

- Jimmy Wigfield

WKRG News 5

- Randy Patrick, John Gleason

ThesisAfter following several media outlets in Mobile, Ala., I found that the coverage of football in the South proves that the sport is an integral part of the culture.

Introduction Article

Research on the culture of football in the South.

Outlet's influence on the overall culture of the sport.

Student reactions

Fox 10 Coverage Overview

Weekly Coverage

Story Selection

Lehocky and Emer attend Alabama and Auburn games.

Fox 10 Covering South

Louisburg vs. Jags

Focus is solely on South Alabama

Lead story on sportscast

Turn package for other sportscast

Fox 10 High School

Emer and Lehocky co-host “1st and 10”

Chow is live from game of the week

Filming of UMS-Wright vs. Andalusia

Press-Register Overview

On Thursday's = “SEC Extra”

Balance between Alabama, Auburn and South

Beat Writers for the Register

Press-Register on the Jags

Fork Union vs. South

Kim Shugart and Mike Herndon

Game summary vs. column

Notebook on the game

Register “Preps” Section Handles High School

Four pages devoted to high school football

Friday night process

Josh Bean- high school reporter

Deadlines!

WKRG News 5

One and only Randy Patrick

Struggling times

Story Selections

Day-by Day breakdown

WKRG Covers Jags

News Photographer shoots the game- Huntingdon vs. South

Patrick stays at station

2 minutes of 3:30 given to Jags!

“The Sideline Show”

30 minute high school show on Friday nights

John Gleason- Blount vs. Davidson

Night's process

Concluding Remarks

Coverage as a whole

Comparison between Fox 10 and WKRG

The Press-Register

Fans+Media= football is part of culture!

Questions???