Radio Broadcast Team for Maine State High School Football Championships Announced

Alex Reed and Rob Munzing will be providing the play-by-play and color analysis for the Maine State High School Football Championship game radio broadcast on November 21st, MBR.org and CMSB Media have announced. Matt Boutwell, who is the co-host and producer of "The Big Jab Weekend Warm-Up" on 96.3 FM, Sports Editor for Independent Publishing, and the publisher for CMSB Media, will be the sideline reporter.

Alex Reed is currently in his third season as Play by Play Voice of the Lewiston MAINEiacs. He is a 2005 graduate of Marshall University, where he also earned Master’s Degree in Public Relations in 2007.

While at Marshall, he provided play-by-play coverage of Thundering Herd football for 4 seasons, As well as baseball, softball, and basketball at WMUL-FM. Reed is a native of Virginia Beach, but moved to Maine in the fall of 2007. He currently resides in Lewiston. .

Rob Munzing is a 1975 graduate of the University of Maine where he lettered in baseball and football. He began his coaching career at Gardiner High School under the mentorship of John Wolfgram. When Coach Wolfgram left to assume the head coaching duties at South Portland, Rob began a 14 year career at the helm of the Gardiner Tigers. He led his Tigers to Eastern Maine Championships in 1991,1997 and 1998.

He retired from coaching after the 1999 season to follow the college football careers of his three sons. His son, Nate, is currently an assistant coach at Bates College.

Rob has been active in producing and broadcasting sports for Time Warner Cable. He currently produces a package of games featuring Gardiner Tiger football and basketball for rebroadcast on Time Warner Cable. In addition , he has been part of the Time Warner broadcast of the Maine Shrine Lobster.

Rob lives in Gardiner and is the Safety and Wellness Director for EJPrescott, Inc in Gardiner

"CMSB Media is very pleased to have 2 very skilled and highly qualified voices to bring our production to life. Southern Maine has a long, storied tradition in broadcasting high school sports. We feel very strongly Alex and Rob will continue that tradition," said Jeff Schools, the Associate Editor of The CMSB and the co - host and producer of The Big Jab Weekend Warm Up on 96.3 The Big Jab.

“Fans attending the games should bring their radios, listen to the show while traveling, and fans not attending should listen to this event at home. With the day starting on the Big Jab 96.3 fm at 8:00 am with the “Weekend Warm-up” hosted by Jeff and Matty of the CMSB, High School football will be center stage all day long on the 100,000 watt signal of the Big Jab on 96.3 fm. Pregame show starts at 10:30 am and coverage will go through the day with plenty of interviews, call-in segments and more announcements to come," said Tom Nolette, the owner of MBR.ORG

ALEX REED PLAY BY PLAY- Highlights can be found here.

ROB MUNZING COLOR ANALYSIS- Highlights can be found here.

MATT BOUTWELL BIO-Created the blog in 2005 that in 2008 became the “Central Maine Sports Blog”, and along with Jeff Schools, refocused the site on local and New England sports with live game coverage, photos, audio interviews, podcasts and more. He has booked and interviewed Matt Stairs of the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, Herm Edwards, Greg Gumbel, ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper, Justin Masterson, ESPN senior writer Buster Olney, Hall of Famer Gary Carter, and former Cy Young Winner Dr. Mike Marshall. Blogging (and luck) got him a job as the Sports Editor for Independent Publishing in Windham and as a freelance contributor to “The Sportscaster”. He lives in Mechanic Falls with his family.

Maine High School Football Title Games Coming back to the Radio Airwaves

For the first time in over two decades, the state of Maine's High School Football Title Games will be broadcast on local radio. MBR.org and CMSB Media will be producing the broadcasts after recently reaching a deal with the Maine Principal's Association. The games will air on 96.3 The Big Jab on November 21st.

“The response from The Big Jab, 96.3, to broadcast a High School Sports event of this magnitude, speaks volumes of their commitment to providing local coverage at all levels. The MPA has approved the broadcast and we’re looking forward to providing a full day of football talk and action. To partner up with the CMSB and to produce this event is great for Maine High School sports,” said Tom Nolette of MBR.ORG

“I am pretty excited to be a part of this,” said CMSB Media's publisher Matt Boutwell, who will be reporting from the sidelines of each of the three games and co-hosting "The Big Jab Weekend Warm-up" live from the event. “It's something that many in this state have asked about for years, and for 4 groups to get together and make this happen for the good of student-athletes in this state is pretty remarkable.”

All three games, Class A,B, and C will be broadcast on 96.3, preceded by the Saturday morning "Big Jab Weekend Warm-up", hosted by Boutwell and Jeff Schools, the Senior Associate Editor for CMSB Media. There will also be pre and post-game shows for each game and coverage in between games.

“As a station committed to bringing you local sports and talk, we are excited to bring the high school championships to the airwaves,” said Big Jab program director David “Shoe” Schumacher.

UPDATE 10/30:The broadcast team for the 3 games have been announced.

MBR.ORG, LLC is a multi-sport web site and event company which promotes High school sports in Maine. It has forums to talk about your team and can be reached online at www.mbr.org

CMSB Media is the parent company of the Central Maine Sports Blog, Maine's online source for Maine, New England and the world of sports. Their radio show, The Big Jab Weekend Warm-up, air on 96.3 The Big Jab Saturday mornings from 8am to 11am. Their website is www.thecmsb.com

The Big Jab 96.3 is a part of Atlantic Coast Radio, LLC. It is Maine's home for the Boston Red Sox and the Maine Red Claws. They are online at www.thebigjab.com

The Maine Principals' Association is a private, educational, nonprofit corporation with voluntary membership. The MPA was chartered in 1992 as the result of a merger between the Maine Secondary School Principals' Association, which was incorporated in 1951, and the Maine Elementary Principals' Association, which was incorporated in 1975. The forerunner of the MSSPA was the State Principals' Association, founded in 1927. For more info on the MPA, go to their website, www.mpa.cc

For more information about the event, e-mail Tom Nolette at Tom at MBR.org; Matt Boutwell at matty at cmsbmedia.com; or Jeff Schools at jeff at centralmainesportsblog.com

Press Release Courtesy of MBR and CMSB Media