Sonney to Host Informational Meeting
WHAT: Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, will hold an informational meeting regarding House Bill 2074, sponsored by Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana). The legislation would give visiting teams and their local broadcasters in high school athletic competitions the same rights to broadcast, stream and provide telegraphic play-by-play accounts as the home team.
WHO: Sonney; Struzzi; members of the House Education Committee; Joe Conti, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters; Melissa Mertz, associate executive director of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA); Jennifer Grassel, assistant executive director of the PIAA; and Michael Solomon, director of legal affairs for the PIAA.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: 523 Irvis Office Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available, barring technical difficulties, at
pahousegop.com.
Media contact: Tracy Polovick, 717.260.6358, tpolovick@pahousegop.com