Bisons Football Returns for 2008!

Bison Sports, in conjunction with Campus Radio 101.5 UMFM, is pleased to announce the return of Bison Football to the radio airwaves for the full 2008 season. UMFM will be the exclusive location to listen to all the home and away action of Bison Football during the upcoming year.

This will be the ninth consecutive season for Bison Football on 101.5 FM. The partnership with campus station will also have, for the first time, four regular season home hockey games (two men’s and two women’s) and up to two playoff games. All regular season hockey broadcasts would take place during second half of the season in January and February of 2009. The games and broadcast crew for both football and hockey will be decided at a later time. In addition, the partnership between UMFM and Bison Sports will expand to a weekly Bison Sports Show during the CIS season.

“We are very happy to bring Bison Football to all UMFM listeners across the city and around the world via the web for an amazing ninth consecutive season. As a campus radio station we are proud to broadcast the Vanier Cup champions as the set to defend their title and look forward to providing more Bison Sports exposure via hockey broadcast and the Bison Sports show,” stated Jared McKetiak, UMFM Station Manager.

The 2008 Manitoba Bison Football season kicks off with their first Canada West regular season game at home against the Regina Rams on Saturday, August 30 at 1 p.m. For all road games, there will be a 15 minute pre-game show while there is a 30 minute pre-game show for all home games.

Meet The Game Day Crew!

UMFM is very pleased to welcome back Derek Taylor and Matt Rollason, who will be calling the Hustlin' Herd action all season long. Be sure to tune in to every exciting Bison Football broadcast to stay on top of all the scores and game breaking highlights! Join us for all the game day action, starting with our pre-game show which kicks off 30 minutes before gametime for home games, or 15 minutes prior to gametime for road games.

Let's meet the crew:

DEREK TAYLOR is a long-time sports fanatic with a wealth of broadcasting experience. He spent the past four years with Citytv Winnipeg. Prior to that, his sports love was cultivated working at TSN in Toronto. Taylor studied journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto. He is currently working at Fox Sports Net as one of the station's foremost soccer authorities.

A former team captain, MATT ROLLASON played football with the Bisons from 1997-2001, with his last Bisons game at the Skydome in Toronto for the Vanier Cup. Since then, he has gone on to coach the linebackers with Winnipeg Rifles Junior Football Club of the Canadian Junior Football league. He is currently employed by the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.

The newest member of our crew, MIKE HOWARD, finished off a spectacular five year university career with
the Manitoba Bisons Football team by being an instrumental part of the 2007 Vanier Cup championship squad. He tied a CIS record for interceptions in a Vanier Cup game with 3 interceptions and won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy, which recognizes the Vanier Cup MVP.

Bison History on UMFM

For the tenth consecutive season, CJUM-FM will cover the Manitoba Bisons for each and every game during the 2008 year. This venture continues to be a resounding success, allowing the public and student body the opportunity to tune in for high-calibre live play by play, at 101.5 FM and on the web at www.umfm.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities on UMFM

CJUM-FM operates on volunteer power, with limited funding from the students at the University of Manitoba. Bison Play by Play is only possible with the help of our fabulous sponsors. This year, we are making sponsorships even more affordable by offering a variety of packages suitable for every budget. It's a great opportunity to both promote your business and show your grass roots support for C.I.A.U. Sports and Campus and Community Radio.