Media Response to RSL

[montgjules]

On Nov. 9th approximately 20 members of Real Salt Lake’s first official supporter’s club, the Loyalists, met with Trey Fitz-Gerald, the Senior Director of Marketing & Communications for RSL. He discussed upcoming events and decisions about the team and answered Loyalists’ questions for about 45 minutes. Here is a summary of what he discussed. For the complete article, please go to www.TheLoyalists.com where the article will be available soon.

Fitz-Gerald stated that the response to the new team has been positive and anxious from all of the local media outlets. Earlier in the day, he had attended a meeting with the Newspaper Agency Corporation, a local entity that publishes two competing morning newspapers.

The front office staff is also in the process of negotiations for television and radio rights. Fitz-Gerald stated that many stations have come forward, wanting to air the games in either English or Spanish. The team may be able to create some additional media inventory as well, including things such as coaches’ shows.

The fans should expect the team to be very well covered in the local media. The hope now is for SportsWest to produce all of the away games and some of the home games.

[Czar Jake]

Do other MLS markets have coaches shows and stuff like that? I'm glad the media is hopping on board because I really think that people will take it seriously if they see it on TV (incredibly!).