Talented Announcers
To Share The Microphone
East Rutherford,
N.J. (December 12th) - Thanks to a work share agreement between Meadowlands Racetrack,
Freehold Raceway, and Vernon Downs, some new voices will be heard describing
the racing action at those facilities during the 2015 season.
Effective January 2nd,
Ken Warkentin will become the full-time announcer at Freehold Raceway.
Warkentin will still remain an integral part of the Meadowlands broadcast team as
well as sharing duties with longtime Meadowlands announcer and host Sam
McKee.
“We’re
excited to begin our 2015 racing season with an announcer of Ken’s caliber,”
said Freehold Raceway General Manger Howard Bruno. “We think our patrons
will enjoy having Ken call our races on a daily basis beginning in
January. We’re fortunate to be able to work out this arrangement
with the Meadowlands.”
Vernon Downs
patrons will hear a combination of race callers including James Witherite, Ken
Warkentin and Director of Racing Scott Warren during the 2015 season.
Witherite will also be back as the regular voice of Tioga Downs.
“We’re blessed to
have several talented announcers on staff at the three facilities operated by
Jeff Gural,” said Meadowlands CEO/GM Jason M. Settlemoir. “Thanks to the
work share agreements now in place, we can maximize opportunities and further
utilize our talented line-up to help provide guests with top quality announcers
at multiple facilities. We appreciate Freehold Raceway working with us
and see it as a win-win for both organizations. At anytime during the
upcoming year, you could hear Sam McKee, Ken Warkentin, Scott Warren, James
Witherite, Darin Zoccali, or myself calling the races at any of our three
properties."
Both Freehold and
Meadowlands begin their 2015 season on Friday, January 2nd. Vernon
Downs is scheduled to open for live racing on April 10th.
