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Western Washington University and KPUG want to see you at Civic Stadium Saturday for the Viking football season opener. Join KPUG from 4-7pm at the tailgate party and enjoy free Hempler Hot Dogs and Pepsi products with the Valhalla WWU Football Booster Club. Then catch the Vikings in action as they square off against Western Oregon with a 7pm kick-off! You can listen to the game broadcast LIVE starting with a 6:35 pre-game show as Doug Lange and Mark Scholten have the call on our sister station, AM 930 KBAI. It's Western Viking football brought to you by KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.
Paul O'Breen of Coldwell Banker and KPUG are proud to present the return of our Pro Football UPICKEM contest. KPUG's got you covered for the entire NFL season as you go head to head each week against others locally and from across the nation for your chance at great prizes. Local, weekly 1st place winners will receive a $25 gas card courtesty of Industrial Supply, $50 gift card to Borthwick Jewelry and $25 gift certificate to Hodge Podge Coffee House. Prove you can tackle the competition nationally and you could win a $1500 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Just go to our UPICKEM site by CLICKING HERE to get signed up for free. The UPICKEM contest is brought to you by Paul O'Breen of Coldwell Banker, Fairhaven Bike and Ski, Adams Property Management, Prostock Athletic Supply, Hodge Podge Coffee House, Borthwick Jewelry, Industrial Supply and KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.
(Football cartoon courtesy of ARG! Cartoon Animation @ artie.com)
The KPUG Belly Bustin Bargain is your opportunity to buy half priced gift certificates to some great restuarants. All you have to do is go check out the Neofill Website Wednesday morning at 10:00am by CLICKING HERE and you'll be able to purchase a $30 gift certificate for just $15. This week's hotspot is Nimbus Restaurant. Plus, we've got some super deals still available for Cajur Bar and Grill, Flyers Restaurant and Brewery and other great restuarants. Don't forget to check back each week for the Belly Bustin' Bargain.
The Seattle Mariners continue the 2008 Major League Baseball season this week and you can hear it all on KPUG. Join us on The Sports Leader as the Mariners begin a weekend affair with the New York Yankees. Here's the KPUG broadcast schedule:
9/6 NY Yankees at Mariners 7:00pm
9/7 NY Yankees at Mariners 12:00pm on our sister station AM 930 KBAI
Keep it on KPUG all season long for complete coverage of the Mariners, Sunday night baseball and the World Series.
Attention all runners! KPUG is proud to present the 2nd annual Bellingham Bay Marathon September 28th. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced runner there's a beautiful scenic course for you. Choose from a marathon, half-marathon or 5k. This Boston Marathon qualifier has USATF certified courses. Marathon and half-marathon participants receive a long sleeve tech shirt and finisher medals, and 5k fun runners get T-shirts! Proceeds benefit the Bellingham Bay Swim Team and Whatcom Rangers Soccer Club. To enter or sign up as a volunteer go to the Bellingham Bay Marathon website. The Bellingham Bay Marathon is sponsored by Hotel Bellwether, Sanitary Service Corporation and KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.
Loyal listener and Zonehead, Keith has produced a short video and uploaded it to YouTube! It's a funny take on his experience calling the Jim Rome show while Jay Mohr was hosting. Doug and Mark defended the Zonehead on The Zone on July 7th.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH KPUG ON YOUTUBE!
(Go to our "favorites" to watch Keith's video)
KPUG's morning man Dan Patrick will be reunited with Keith Olbermann this fall on NBC football telecasts. Known as one of the best anchor teams for their time on ESPN's "SportsCenter," the duo will reunite on television beginning this September. Patrick will co-host NBC's "Football Night in America" and deliver highlights Sunday nights with his old ESPN pal Olbermann as they lead into the network's coverage of the NFL each week.
Patrick will also work some of the network's Olympic coverage starting with the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Olbermann and Patrick have done radio together since their split in 1997, but this will be their first outing on TV together.
Keith recently went on The Dan Patrick show heard on KPUG to talk about the upcoming adventure into television together. Click here to listen to Dan Patrick's interview with Olbermann.
Tune in weekday mornings to KPUG to hear The Dan Patrick show and be sure to check out www.danpatrick.com and to phone in during the show: 1 (877) 3-DP-SHOW
Welcome to the KPUG website - the on-line home of The Sports Leader. Want to catch up with some of the KPUG staff you listen to every day? See us in action by visiting our photo gallery. Catch the kpug gang caught in the act of karaoke at Doug's great Birthday bash, check out our crazy birthday party in-studio for Mark, the creative photo shop work on The Zone and our different staff members out and about with roadshows and game broadcasts. To get to the photo gallery click here.
If you have some great pictures of yourself in KPUG gear send it our way by e-mailing in to thezone@kpug1170.com . We'll add it to our gallery and make you a website star. Everybofy gets their fifteen minutes of fame on KPUG 1170 - The Sports Leader.
We know you're busy and that's why we've made listening to The Zone easier for you. Breakout your laptops and I-pods, The Zone is now available for download from KPUG. Don't worry about missing Doug and Mark and the Big show again. Listen at home or on the move by clicking here or check out our Zone Podcast and Hear it Now sections to get your fix.
Get every segment of The Zone and archived interviews at kpug1170.com - the on-line home of The Sports Leader.
