WEBVTT AND THEHELP THEY NEED FROM ALL OF YOU.REPORTER: IF YOU LISTEN TOWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS ONLINE OR ON THE AIRYOU'RE AN MSA SPORTS NETWORKLISTENER.BUT UNLESS SOME LISTENERS STEPUP, AND QUICKLY, EVEN AS FRIDAYNIGHTS LIGHTS APPROACH IT'SPOSSIBLE MSA NETWORK SPORTS WILGO DARK.FOR NEAR HERE TWO DECADES MSASPORTS HAS SERVED U WPIAL HIGHSCHO ATHLETICS.>> BROADCASTING MORE THAN 2,000GAMES LIVE AND ARPBG KHAOEUFAND ARCHIVED IN TEN COUNTIES INPERSON PENNSYLVANIA EUFRPT.REPORTER: IT'S PARENT COMPANYHAS TOLD MSA SPORTS?THEY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TOSUS SPAIN U OUR NETWORK UNLESSWE ARE ABLE TO PROVE THAT WE CANBREAK EVEN BEFORE THE START OFTHE SCHOOL YEAR.REPORTER: MSA SPORTS IS TURNINGTO THE FANS FOR CROWD FUNDING,ASKING DONATIONS VIA IT'S KICKSTARTER PAGE.>> WE NEED THE FANS, DESPERATELYNEED THE FANS.NOT JUST THE FANS WE NEED THEFANS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS.REPORTER: THEIR GOAL $85,000.THEY NEED IT WITHIN THE NEXT TENDAYS.WITHOUT IT MSA LIVE HIGH SCHOOLGAMES, THE SCORECARD SHOW ONMORE THAN 20 LOCAL RADIOSTATIONS WPIAL STATS AND STANDINKS ON MSA'S BETWEEN SITE WILLBE LOST.>> WE ARE ASKING IF THEY COULDSTEP UP AND HELP SAVE WHAT WE DOHERE.>> IT'S SUCH A FEEL GOOD, IT'SSUCH A COMMUNITY SERVICE, IT'SSO MUCH MORE THAN HIGH SCHOOLSPORTS.REPORTER: THE DEADLINE FORPULLING THIS OFF APPEARS TO BEFRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK.WE'LL PUT A LINK TO MOREINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITEWTAE.COM.
MSA Sports says it needs $85,000 in fan support via Kickstarter to survive
For nearly two decades, MSA Sports has served up coverage of Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League high school football and many other local high school athletics.
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Updated: 6:52 PM EDT Aug 8, 2017
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If you listen to western Pennsylvania high school sports online or on the air, you're an MSA Sports Network listener. But the network is warning that unless listeners step up quickly as Friday night lights approach, it's possible MSA Sports Network will go dark.For nearly two decades, MSA Sports has served up coverage of Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League high school football and many other local high school athletics. In a web video, it boasts of "broadcasting more than 2,000 games, live and archived, in 15 sports, in over 10 counties in western Pennsylvania."Now, Don Rebel, MSA Sports Network operations manager, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4, MSA Sports has been told by its parent company, Management Science Associates, that "They will no longer be able to sustain us, our network, unless we are able to prove that we can break even before the start of the school year." That's why MSA Sports is turning to the fans for crowdfunding, asking for donations via its Kickstarter page."We need the fans, desperately need the fans. Not just the fans, we need the fans, the businesses. We need schools," Jodi Zangrilli-Cook, general manager of MSA Sports Network told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.Their goal is $85,000. They need it within the next 10 days. Without it, MSA live coverage of high school games, its scoreboard show on more than 20 local radio stations and WPIAL stats and standings on the MSA Sports website will be lost."We are asking if they could step up and help save what we do here," Rebel said."It's such a feel-good. It's such a community service. It's so much more than high school sports to some of those parents," Zangrilli-Cook said. "We have family (members) that are stationed in Afghanistan, in the military, a family in the Peace Corps that has listened to their broadcast."The deadline for pulling off the crowdfunding effort appears to be Friday, Aug. 18."We absolutely have to be successful with the Kickstarter campaign," Zangrilli-Cook said. "We operate in a very lean environment, our operating costs. We've done all that we can on the back end to cut costs." "We are positive if we are able to reach that goal that we will get the green light to go ahead," Rebel said. "It is urgent. It is critical that if they like what they have heard, whether it be over the radio, through our website," that they act. "I believe in what we do. It would leave a void for the high school fans. We are asking if they could step up and help save what we do here."
PITTSBURGH — If you listen to western Pennsylvania high school sports online or on the air, you're an MSA Sports Network listener. But the network is warning that unless listeners step up quickly as Friday night lights approach, it's possible MSA Sports Network will go dark.
For nearly two decades, MSA Sports has served up coverage of Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League high school football and many other local high school athletics. In a web video, it boasts of "broadcasting more than 2,000 games, live and archived, in 15 sports, in over 10 counties in western Pennsylvania."
Now, Don Rebel, MSA Sports Network operations manager, told Pittsburgh's Action News 4, MSA Sports has been told by its parent company, Management Science Associates, that "They will no longer be able to sustain us, our network, unless we are able to prove that we can break even before the start of the school year."
That's why MSA Sports is turning to the fans for crowdfunding, asking for donations via its Kickstarter page.
"We need the fans, desperately need the fans. Not just the fans, we need the fans, the businesses. We need schools," Jodi Zangrilli-Cook, general manager of MSA Sports Network told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.
Their goal is $85,000. They need it within the next 10 days. Without it, MSA live coverage of high school games, its scoreboard show on more than 20 local radio stations and WPIAL stats and standings on the MSA Sports website will be lost.
"We are asking if they could step up and help save what we do here," Rebel said.
"It's such a feel-good. It's such a community service. It's so much more than high school sports to some of those parents," Zangrilli-Cook said. "We have family (members) that are stationed in Afghanistan, in the military, a family in the Peace Corps that has listened to their broadcast."
The deadline for pulling off the crowdfunding effort appears to be Friday, Aug. 18.
"We absolutely have to be successful with the Kickstarter campaign," Zangrilli-Cook said. "We operate in a very lean environment, our operating costs. We've done all that we can on the back end to cut costs."
"We are positive if we are able to reach that goal that we will get the green light to go ahead," Rebel said. "It is urgent. It is critical that if they like what they have heard, whether it be over the radio, through our website," that they act. "I believe in what we do. It would leave a void for the high school fans. We are asking if they could step up and help save what we do here."
