DENHAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS ON THE AIR!

The 2022 school year marks the 27th season that Jon Fine (Sports) Productions will have

the privilege of producing and calling play-by-play for Denham Springs HS Football

radio broadcasts. In 2022, the broadcast slate will include the Jamboree, all 10 regular

season Denham games, and every playoff game. Broadcasts will air on Family Radio-

91.9 FM-Baton Rouge, starting at 6:00 pm, with the exception of the Jamboree. All

broadcasts can also be heard on the Internet at JonFineProductions.com (click Listen Live

on the Denham Springs Football PBP page). The first broadcast is Friday night, August

26, as the Jackets travel to face Walker HS in the Walker Jamboree.—This broadcast will

start at 5:30 pm.

 

Denham Springs HS grad Josh Ward will be the play-by-play announcer of the Jackets.

He will be joined by Mitch Covington as the color commentator. Jon Fine will contribute

to the pre-game, half-time and post-game shows.

 

“Sport N Center Jackets Warm-Up” will include an interview with Jackets Athletic

Director/ Football Brett Beard by Josh Ward, brought to you by SERVPRO. Fine will

interview a prominent Denham Springs personality. Ward and Covington will also offer

a preview of that night’s game and other pertinent information.

 

The “A&A Discount Tires Half-Time Report” includes an interview with another

Denham Springs community and/or sports figure, conducted by Fine. In addition, Ward

and Covington will provide a recap of the first half and a look ahead at the second half of

action.

 

During the “Ralph Sellers Post-Game Show”, there will be an extensive game recap, final

stats and a look ahead.

 

When it is first and 10 for the Jackets, it is a “Big Mike’s Sports Bar & Grill First Down”.

When the Jackets score, you’ll get the particulars on the “Brandy Robertson State Farm

Insurance Jackets Scoring Drive”. When the Jackets win, it will be declared “Money In

The Bank”, brought to you by BankPlus.

 

Sport-N-Center owner Stacy Phipps (Baseball), Ralph Sellers Chevrolet Parts Manager

Jim McChristian (Football and Baseball) and Big Mike O’Neal (Football) were athletes at

Denham Springs HS.

 

Fine expressed that he is especially appreciative of the loyal commercial and name

mention sponsors the broadcasts have had on Jon Fine Sports Productions’ Denham

Springs HS play-by-play broadcasts throughout the years. Many have been with the

broadcasts on a year-in, year-out basis. Fine expressed hope that listeners will have the

opportunity to patronize these businesses and let them know they heard about them on

DSHS Football radio broadcasts.

 

Josh Ward not only graduated from Denham Springs HS, but served as an assistant

basketball coach under Coach Paul Smith. He has called Redemptorist HS and Central

HS Football games for Jon Fine Productions in years’ past. He is presently the Traffic

Manager at Guaranty Broadcasting. Ward is a native of Denham Springs.

 

Mitch Covington was a 3-sport (football, baseball and basketball) star at Denham Springs

HS. He played college baseball at McNeese State. A former Jackets assistant football

coach, Covington is presently the head football coach at Denham Springs Junior High

School. He was born and raised in Denham Springs.

 

Jon Fine co-hosted and produced daily 2 hour drive-time radio sports-talk programs in

the Greater Baton Rouge area for close to 20 years. His programs (first SportsTalk,

which changed its name to SportsGumbo), aired, at times, in New Orleans, Lake Charles,

Monroe and Alexandria, in addition to the Baton Rouge market. His company, Jon Fine

Productions, has produced numerous Denham Springs HS and area HS sports

programming on television, radio and internet. In addition to his Denham Springs

broadcasting chores, Fine has an EBay internet store, ArrestedDevelopmentMedia

Guides. Fine is a native of Valley Stream, New York and a graduate of Penn.

 

For more information on Denham Springs HS Sports programming and Jon Fine

Productions, please visit the PERSONALITIES page and ABOUT. Both can be reached

on the MAIN MENU at JonFineProductions.com