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Cod Rock Media Productions is a full service multi-media production company focused on sports and corporate visual presentations serving the Northeast United States. Formed in 2003 by Dan Hannigan and Eric Frede, our goal is to help our clients visually tell their stories, emphasizing the best that each organization has to offer and utilizing a variety of media outlets to reach their target audiences. For more information on our company, feel free to send us an e-mail.

America East On Campus Second Season Begins Saturday
| December 5, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME A brand new season of “America East On Campus”, produced by Cod Rock Media Productions, begins this Saturday, December 9th, at 2:30pm on the New England Sports Network (NESN). Hosted by Cod Rock Media co-founder and NESN personality Eric Frede, this is the first of five scheduled episodes that will appear on NESN, as well as Time Warner in Albany, NY and MASN in Baltimore, MD.

Episode 1 features previews of the conference seasons for men’s and women’s basketball, a profile of Maine senior Kevin Reed, and an interview with Commissioner Patrick Nero. Episode 2 of “America East On Campus” is scheduled for January 13, 2007.

Hartford Hawks Basketball with Jen Rizzotti Debuts Tuesday
| November 24, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME Cod Rock Media Productions is proud to announce that the debut episode of “Hartford Hawks Basketball with Jen Rizzotti” will air this coming Tuesday, November 28th, at 5:30pm on the New England Sports Network (NESN) with a re-airing scheduled for Saturday December 9th at 12:30pm on NESN. This is the first of three episodes that will air periodically throughout the basketball season.

Hosted by NESN personality and Cod Rock Media co-owner Eric Frede, episode 1 will feature discussions with Coach Rizzotti, two player features, a Top Scholar segment and a coach tip. “Hartford Hawks Basketball with Jen Rizzotti” is presented by Friendship Dairies.

Cod Rock Media Wins Back To Back Concannon Awards
| September 26, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME For the second year in a row, a Cod Rock Media founder has won the 2006 Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award. Dan Hannigan, entering his twelfth season as the radio voice of University of Maine hockey, was presented with the Concannon award at the annual Hockey East media day luncheon at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, MA. The award, named for the longtime Boston Globe reporter Joe Concannon, is voted on by the league’s administrators, coaches, and sports information directors and given to the Hockey East media member who has demonstrated a superior body of work in covering the conference over an extended period. Cod Rock Media co-owner Eric Frede won the 2005 award.

In addition to his duties at UMaine, Hannigan, along with Frede, produced the television magazine show “Inside Hockey East” for two seasons, as well as highlight videos and commercial spots for the league.

Frede Returns As Bruins Host
| September 15, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME Cod Rock Media Productions co-founder Eric Frede will continue his freelance sportscasting duties this winter, returning for his second year as host of the Boston Bruins pregame, intermission and postgame shows on the New England Sports Network (NESN). Frede will host the shows from the TD Banknorth Garden when the Bruins play at home and from the NESN studios in Watertown, MA when the Bruins are on the road.

This assignment continues Frede’s long relationship with NESN, which includes a two-year stint as the primary reporter for Red Sox telecasts, for which he earned two Emmy Awards, as well as other reporting and play by play duties. Frede also does free-lance play by play for conferences such as America East and serves as host and co-producer for two Cod Rock Media-produced shows, “America East On Campus” and “Hartford Hawks Basketball With Jen Rizzotti.”

University of Hartford Selects Cod Rock Media
| September 6, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME Cod Rock Media Productions has entered an agreement with the University of Hartford to produce a women’s basketball coaches show featuring head coach Jen Rizzotti. Hartford advanced to the NCAA tournament last season and picked up its first-ever NCAA tournament win. Many players are back from that team creating high expectations for this season. “Hartford Hawks Basketball With Jen Rizzotti” will give fans an inside look at what makes the program so successful. The three-episode inaugural season will feature stories about the players, tips from Coach Rizzotti, game highlights and answers to fan e-mails. Cod Rock Media co-founder and New England Sports Network (NESN) personality Eric Frede will serve as the show’s host.

The initial air date will be November 28 on NESN. Check your local listings for the time and future airings of “Hartford Hawks Basketball With Jen Rizzotti” episodes.

America East On Campus Returns for Year 2
| August 28, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME The America East Conference has once again selected Cod Rock Media Productions to produce “America East On Campus”, a magazine show dedicated to telling the stories of the teams, coaches, and student-athletes of the league’s nine member universities. After a successful four-episode debut during the 2005-06 school year, “America East On Campus” will expand to as many as six episodes this season beginning in December and running into March 2007. While the primary focus of the show will be basketball, other stories in sports such as swimming, soccer, track & field, volleyball, and field hockey will also appear.

Once again the show will be hosted by Cod Rock Media co-founder and New England Sports Network (NESN) personality Eric Frede at a different member school each episode. Each show will contain features plus news from around the league and occasional interviews. NESN is one of a few regional outlets that will air “America East On Campus” beginning with the December 9 first episode. Check your local listings for air dates and times.

America East is an NCAA Division I conference with the following member schools: University at Albany, Binghamton University, Boston University, University of Hartford, University of Maine, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of New Hampshire, Stony Brook University, and University of Vermont.

Sports Turf International Chooses Cod Rock Media
| June 14, 2006 |

KITTERY POINT, ME Cod Rock Media Productions has signed on an up and coming player in the synthetic turf installation industry, Sports Turf International of Amesbury, MA, and will produce a sales video centered around a case study installation. Scarborough (ME) High School needs to replace its grass field with a “Sports Turf” system, which mimics real grass but requires much less maintenance and is far more durable, designed to withstand year-round use by a variety of sports teams.

The video will trace the installation process from before groundbreaking through each installation stage to the opening night football game. Cod Rock Media will make several trips to Scarborough and will work with Operations Manager Eric Lenardson to capture the key milestones of installation such as initial groundbreaking, drainage and gravel installation, turf rollout, and spreading of rubber infill. Eric will also provide commentary on the installation process. When Scarborough High School plays its first football game on the field, Cod Rock Media will be there to capture how well the turf holds up in its first test.

The resulting video will be used as a sales tool to allow Sports Turf International to demonstrate their product to potential customers. STI will capitalize on the video’s flexibility by using it on their web site as well as on a sales DVD for presentation or distribution purposes.