GPB Media in partnership with the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) enjoyed record ratings over the weekend with its 13th Annual coverage of 2009 Football Championship games. GPB was the most watched public station in the country both in primetime and full day on Friday during the broadcasts of the Class AA final and Class AAAA final and also on Saturday during the Class A, Class AAA and Class AAAAA finals according to TRAC Media Services. GPB saw a 42% rise in ratings over the same games last year.
“This great response from our viewers affirms our commitment to high school sports, says Teya Ryan, President of GPB Media. “We tell the story of the athlete both on and off the field. There is a great appetite in Georgia for scholarship and sports and it’s part of our mission to support the teachers. coaches and parents who are working to make our kids smarter, stronger and better citizens.”
GPB Media has long been a player in the high school sports arena producing Prep Sports +, Georgia’s longest running high school sports and academics program. GPB Media is now in its second year of hosting weekly web football games, Football Fridays in Georgia, highlighting the academic achievements of schools across the state. On January 5, GPB Media premieres weekly webcasts of the best high school basketball in Georgia featuring a girls’ and boys’ game of the week. “We want to partner with kids and schools on every level and high school sports is a great way to connect the value of education and sportsmanship to growing successful kids,” says Ryan. “We couldn’t be more pleased to be Georgia’s home for high school sports.”
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