MEDIA ALERT

Friday, December 16, starting at 2 PM ET

What:   2016 Boca Raton Bowl Western Kentucky University and University of Memphis Team Arrivals

When:  Friday, December 16, starting at approximately 2 PM ET

Approximate WKU arrival times: 2 and 3 PM

Approximate Memphis arrival time: 4 PM (players and coaching staff) and 5 PM (travel party)

*THESE TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Where: Palm Beach International Airport, FBO Atlantic Division

3800 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Why:    Media members will have media and photo opportunities to cover the arrival of the participating 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Teams, WKU and Memphis, as the coaching staffs and student-athletes arrive at Palm Beach International Airport.

How:    Upon arrival, media members covering WKU will be escorted to the landing area by Jonah Santom of Atlantic Aviation. Upon arrival, media members covering Memphis will be escorted to the landing area by Jose Cabrera of Signature Flight Support.

For direction information please see the attached map.

Event Day Media Contact:

Sara Perez: 313-207-2595 or [email protected]

ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; FCS opening-weekend game; 13 college bowl games, 11 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Football
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl (Houston); Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Boca Raton Bowl(Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Las Vegas Bowl(Nevada); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Baton Rouge, La.); Montgomery Kickoff Classic (Montgomery, Ala.); Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (Nassau); Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta) and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth) 

Collegiate Basketball 

AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy’s (Los Angeles); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men’s  Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona (Uncasville, Conn.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); PK80 (Portland, Ore.); State Farm Armed Forces Classic (Honolulu); State Farm Champions Classic(New York City); Tire Pros Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) and Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.)

For more information, visit the official website, Facebook, Twitter or YouTube pages.

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ESPN Media Contact: Rachel Margolis Siegal at 860-766-2798 or [email protected]

Boca Raton Bowl Media Contact: Sara Perez at 313-207-2595 or [email protected]

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