Genre sports talk Country United States Air dates since August 20, 2005 | Running time one hour Hosted by Donal Ware | |
Other names Boxtorow, Boxtorow Lunch with Donal Ware | ||
From the Press Box to Press Row is a nationally syndicated sports talk radio show which places major emphasis on HBCU (Historically Black College and University) sports or Black college sports. The show airs for one hour weekly on stations across the country. The show can also be listened to on line at www.boxtorow.com. Donal Ware currently hosts the show.
The show premiered on August 20, 2005, as a live call-in show on seven stations around the country. From the Press Box to Press Row celebrated its 100th show on September 15, 2007, and its 200th show on August 29, 2009.
From the Press Box to Press Row was also featured in JET Magazine after celebrating five years on the air on August 20, 2010.
On December 2, 2011, From the Press Box to Press Row premiered on SiriusXM Radio Channel 141 and airs each Friday from 1-2 p.m. ET and replays Tuesdays from 8-9 a.m. ET. Boxtorow Lunch with Donal Ware as it is also known, talks HBCU and pro sports, but also adds an entertainment element with some of the top entertainers in the business appearing as guests, talking sports.
The show also began airing on SiriusXm Channel 142 on November 16, 2013 and airs each Saturday from 12-1 p.m. ET.
Some of the show's guests have included top HBCU coaches, student-athletes and administrators and have also included Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Michael Vick, Demarcus Ware, Matt Kemp, Jim Brown, Tony Dungy, Gabrielle Douglas, Frank Robinson, the late Buck O'Neil, Stephen A. Smith, William Rhoden, Jason Whitlock, Avery Johnson, Candace Parker, Jerry Rice, Mike Krzyzewski, Kellen Winslow, Michael Strahan, Bill Lester, Sam Jones, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Al Attles, Earl Lloyd, Ken Williams, just to name a few. The show has stepped outside of sports and has had such guests as Snoop Lion, Common, Scarface, Rakim, Ice Cube, Eve, Melanie Fiona, Aretha Franklin, Faith Evans, and Gladys Knight, Joss Stone, Lisaraye, Meagan Good, Lauren London, Anthony Anderson, and Smokie Norful to name a few. From the Press Box to Press Row has broadcast live from world-renowned events such as Radio Row at Super Bowl's XLI, XLIII and XLIII. The show was also credentialed to cover Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. From the Press Box to Press Row has also broadcast live from NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas and New Orleans, NBA Finals, the 2009, 2011,and 2013 MLB All-star game in 2009 and live from the CIAA Tournament.
Other entities that are direct derivatives of the show include www.boxtorow.com, the official Web site of From The Press Box To Press Row, Boxtorow Blitz, a weekly three-minute feature encompassing actual play-by-play audio of some of the big HBCU games during the week and audio of big plays made by HBCU alumni who are playing in the NFL, the Boxtorow Beauties, Football Fantasies Calendar Series, the Boxtorow HBCU Football Weekly Top 10 Polls (media and coaches), From The Press Box To Press Row's Top 10 FCS HBCU Recruiting Classes, and From The Press Box To Press Row: This History Makes Past, Present and Future.
From the Press Box to Press Row is owned and operated by DWCommunications, LLC and is syndicated by and is a presentation of the DWCommunications Radio Networks. The show is one of a handful of shows that airs on terrestrial and Satellite radio.