Houston Ranks Third 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: Houston was ranked third 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/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