DeKALB, Ill. – Fans are invited to join new NIU Head Football Coach Thomas Hammock, host Bill Baker and special guests each week this football season for the Inside Huskie Football Radio Show with Head Coach Thomas Hammock, presented by Athletico and Fatty's Pub & Grille. 
 
Hammock, Baker and more will gather at Fatty's at Noon on Mondays, beginning with first show on August 26, and running through November 25th.  There is no charge to attend, just plan to enjoy lunch at Fatty's (1312 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb) and get all the latest Huskie football news as Baker and Hammock preview NIU's upcoming match-up, talk about the previous week's performance and welcome special guests, including two football student-athletes each week.
 
On Monday, Sept. 2nd, NIU will hold a Labor Day edition of the show at Fatty's at the special time of 5 p.m.  Aside from that, the show will take place every Monday at Noon (CT) throughout the fall. 
 
"Inside Huskie Football" can be heard live on the free TuneIn app on mobile devices, or on TuneIn.com, and will air tape-delayed on all three stations of the Huskie Sports Network.  Hear Inside Huskie Football Mondays from 7-8 p.m. on WLBK AM 1360/FM 98.9 in DeKalb. AM 560 The Answer in Chicago will air Inside Huskie Football on Mondays from 8-9 p.m., and fans in the Rockford area can hear the show Tuesday nights from 7-8 p.m. on SportsFan Radio AM 1330. 
 
Fans can also hear NIU Weekly, the 30-minute show hosted by NIU Associate Vice-President and Director of Athletics Sean T. Frazier and Andy Garcia, every weekend this fall beginning Friday, August 30. Each week, Frazier and Garcia interview Hammock, and another special guest, often a member of the Huskie coaching staff or administration. 
 
Frazier updates fans on the latest Huskie Athletics news on the show, which can be heard Friday nights at 10 p.m. on AM 560 The Answer in Chicago, and Saturday mornings at 6:30 a.m. on SportsFan Radio AM 1330 in Rockford and at 8:30 a.m. on WLBK AM 1360/FM 98.9 in DeKalb
 
Listen to all Huskie Football game broadcasts, featuring Baker, the legendary "Voice of the Huskies," on play-by-play as he enters his 39th season at NIU. He is joined by color analyst Mark Lindo and sideline reporter Garcia each week on the Huskie Sports Network broadcast.  In 2019, the network once again includes flagship station WLBK AM 1360/FM 98.9 in DeKalb, which will carry all games live, as well as AM 560 The Answer in Chicago and SportsFan Radio 1330 AM in Rockford.  Every NIU Football game broadcast can also be heard live on TuneIn and the (free) TuneIn app and on Huskie All-Access on NIUHuskies.com. Game broadcasts begin 30 minutes before kickoff each week.
 
Air dates and times for every show and football game, along with details on each show and a link to download the free TuneIn app, are available on the NIU Sports Radio Network page on NIUHuskies.com.  The Huskies' weekly radio shows, including Inside Huskie Basketball, and all Huskie football and men's and women's basketball games are also available on demand to subscribers of NIUTube on NIUHuskies.com. A subscription to NIUTube, which includes access to live streams of several Huskie Sports, is available by day ($6.95), month ($10.95) or year ($89.95).  
 
Huskie Sports Properties, a property of Learfield, manages the multimedia rights for NIU Athletics. The local entity provides corporate partners both traditional and new media opportunities with NIU in which to bolster their own brand and garner maximum exposure through inventory such as venue signage; event sponsorships and promotion; corporate hospitality; television; digital engagement and visibility via the official athletics website (NIUHuskies.com) and radio game broadcasts and coaches' shows on the Huskie Sports Network. The General Manager of Huskie Sports Properties/Huskie Sports Network is Tom Koncyk
 
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