Aug. 7, 2009

FOX Sports Carolinas today announced the debut of the 2009 ACC Football Preview, a 60-minute special highlighting all 12 Atlantic Coast Conference football teams, on Saturday, August 8 at 7 p.m. ET.

Hosted by Tom Hart, the 2009 ACC Football Preview features in-depth analysis by former University of North Carolina head coach John Bunting and one-on-one coaches' interviews with reporter Ray Goodrich. Player profiles provide a behind-the-scenes look at some of the ACC's top performers, and wireless microphones worn by first-year head coaches Frank Spaziani of Boston College and Clemson's Dabo Swinney during their spring practices offer unprecedented insight. Highlights also include a conversation with NC State running back Toney Baker, who is returning from a knee injury that kept him off the gridiron last season, and a conversation with legendary Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden, who talks about his challenging offseason, his Seminole squad and how he stays sharp as he approaches his 80th birthday.

The 2009 ACC Football Preview has additional airings on August 11 at 9 p.m. ET, August 13 at 7 p.m. ET, August 14 at 9 p.m. ET and August 15 at noon ET.

The regional sports networks serving the Southeast - FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Tennessee - collectively reach more than 12.6 million cable and satellite television households in seven states in the Southeast and are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies and the Nashville Predators, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. SportSouth reaches more than 9.4 million homes in six Southeastern states and is the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Thrashers and Southern Conference. SportSouth also offers expanded coverage of the University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee. Combined, the four networks produce more than 800 live local events each year.