Chris's Bio
Growing up on Baltimore's southwest side, Chris developed a love of the city's sports teams, thanks to John Steadman's writing and Chuck Thompson's voice. Those influences led the Mt. St. Joe and Loyola College grad to a sports media relations and new media career. He worked in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints (2000-05) as the club's Manager of Media & PR, and later, Director of New Media, and with the Atlanta Falcons (2006) as New Media Producer. Prior to the NFL, he worked on the sports information staffs at UAB, George Washington and Loyola. In between a pair of stints at UAB, he was the Class-AA Birmingham Barons' Director of Media Relations, including the 1994 season when hoops star Michael Jordan played for the club. A veteran of media relations work at major sports events, he has been part of the NFL's staff at eight Super Bowls and assisted at other events including the BCS National Championship Game, NCAA Men’s and Women's Final Four, MLB All-Star Game and the Goodwill Games. He brings his insight on the NFL's inner workings as an analyst each week on WNST and through his "Blog And Tackle" on WNST.net.
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If you are not heading to M&T Bank Stadium for tonight’s game, settle in with your friends and WNST hosts & personalities starting at 7 pm tonight for the Sunday Night Purple Haze live chat.
We will have Ravens news and notes from the press box, tweets from local and national media covering the game, and YOUR comments and questions from pregame through the final snap.
Ravens-Steelers Purple Haze Live Chat
It’s a key game for both clubs in the AFC playoff race, and the first of two games in what is now considered the NFL’s fiercest rivalry. Even without Ben Roethlisberger under center for Pittsburgh, this should be a barn-burner in Baltimore.
Can Joe Flacco and the Ravens bounce back from last week’s tough loss to Indianapolis and climb into the thick of the Wild Card race? We’ll find out tonight, so join us and your friends for a spirited live chat on WNST.net.
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November 29th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by WNST and Chris Pika, Chris Pika. Chris Pika said: Blog & Tackle: Ravens-Steelers Purple Haze chat at 7 pm: If you are not heading to M&T Bank Stadium for tonight’s g… http://bit.ly/7Yh5NF [...]
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November 29th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
No Big Ben…..Dixon is QB…..Must Win tonight versus the Steelers and at Green Bay on MNF in order to get to 10-6 for a possible playoff bid
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November 29th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Love my Ravens