Detroit Ranks Next to Last in Survey of Best Football Tailgating Cities

Detroit Ranks Next to Last in Survey of Best Football Tailgating Cities

   KVH Industries, DIRECTV and Professional Tailgaters Measure 'Tailgating-                  friendliness' of 31 NFL Cities plus L.A.    WHAT:     After analyzing stadium parking lots, overall tailgating             environment, fan enthusiasm and the sales of tailgating             accessories like in-car live TV and mobile programming, an             alliance of tailgating experts has released for the first time             America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index, a ranking of             the "tailgating-friendliness" of the 31 U.S. cities with NFL             teams, plus L.A.              The Index is a joint effort of KVH Industries, the leading             manufacturer of live mobile TV systems for cars, RVs and boats;             DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television service             provider; and various tailgating experts who have personally             visited and ranked every NFL stadium, including             www.tailgating.com's Joe Cahn and the creators of the "Ultimate             Sports Road Trip."    LOCAL   INTEREST: Detroit was ranked 31st in pre- and post-game tailgating out of             31 U.S. cities evaluated with an NFL franchise, plus NFL-hopeful             L.A.              Baltimore was ranked the best football tailgating city, with             Denver, Houston, San Diego, Cincinnati, Miami, Tampa, Fla.,             Kansas City, Buffalo, N.Y., Philadelphia and Phoenix (tied for             tenth) rounding out the top 10.  The complete ranking follows,             or go to www.hightechtailgating.com.    INTERVIEW   OPPS:     -- Reps from KVH Industries and DIRECTV on the increasing                popularity of live, in-car TV among tailgating sports fans.             -- Joe Cahn of www.tailgating.com, professional tailgater and                the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Tailgating"             -- Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell of "Ultimate Sports Road Trip"                who have visited every stadium  (www.thesportsroadtrip.com)    BACKGROUND:  Rankings are based on ratings by nationally recognized                tailgating experts Joe Cahn, Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell                after visits to every NFL stadium; an evaluation of stadium                parking lot sizes, fees, accessibility, operating hours and                tailgating programs and facilities; and the sale of DIRECTV                NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) packages and KVH TracVision in-car TV                systems for cars and RVs in 2006-2007.    CONTACTS:    Bob Ochsner - XPR, LLC                (949) 748-7000 or (949) 233-0984 mobile or                www.hightechtailgating.com                 America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index       A Ranking of the Most 'Tailgating-friendly' Cities in the U.S.           by KVH Industries, DIRECTV and professional tailgaters    1.   Baltimore                       17. Nashville,Tenn.   2.   Denver                          18. New York  (tied)   3.   Houston                         18. Pittsburgh  (tied)   4.   San Diego                       18. Boston  (tied)   5.   Cincinnati                      21. San Francisco   6.   Miami                           22. Cleveland   7.   Tampa, Fla.                     23. Charlotte, N.C.   8.   Kansas City                     24. Los Angeles   9.   Buffalo, N.Y.                   25. Minneapolis   10. Philadelphia (tied)              26. Dallas   10. Phoenix  (tied)                  27. Chicago   12. Washington, D.C.                 28. Atlanta   13. Green Bay, Wisc.                 29. New Orleans   14. Jacksonville, Fla.               30. St. Louis   15. Oakland, Calif.                  31. Detroit   16. Indianapolis                     32. Seattle  

PRNewswire -- Sept. 10

Source: KVH Industries

Web site: http://www.hightechtailgating.com/
http://www.tailgating.com/
http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/

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