FOX Sports Southwest Raises $156,000 for Shannon Stone Memorial Fund

In-game auction exceeds expectations, raising more than $156,000

FSSW works with team partners & sponsors to donate auction items

Fans bid on one-of-a-kind sports & entertainment packages

Texas Rangers baseball fans stepped up to the plate when FOX Sports Southwest hosted a special benefit during a recent Rangers telecast to raise funds for the Shannon Stone Memorial Fund established by the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation in honor of a local Texas firefighter who passed away from injuries suffered in a tragic accident this summer at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The on-line auction was a resounding success and exceeded the network’s expectations by raising $156,375.

FOX Sports Southwest Fan Express Connects with Outer Market Viewers

* VIP Luxury Bus Transports Fans to Rangers Games

* Promotion offered to Radio Stations in Texas Rangers Radio Network

When the Texas Rangers were looking for ways to take advantage of last season's first-ever trip to the World Series to grow their fan base, they turned to long-time television partner FOX Sports Southwest for assistance.

FS Southwest Sr. VP/GM Jon Heidtke and Marketing Director Mary Hyink put their creative minds to work during the offseason and developed a successful promotion that is attracting fans from the team's outer markets. The FOX Sports Southwest Fan Express, a 56-passenger VIP luxury coach wrapped in full-scale Rangers player images, is transporting fans from across the Southwest to and from Arlington during the 2011 season.

FOX Sports Southwest celebrates Independence Day with weekend tribute on Rangers telecasts

* Wounded soldiers ride to Rangers game on FOX Sports Southwest Fan Express

*  In-game features honor United States military, firefighters & police officers

*Pregame Air Force induction ceremony carried on Fourth of July telecast


'A Salute to our Heroes' was the theme for Fox Sports Southwest Texas Rangers telecasts over the Fourth of July weekend.