2014 Reds Caravan hits the road Thursday
East Tour Details
The 2014 Reds Caravan, presented by Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network, kicks off Thursday, Jan. 23 and consists of four separate tours making a total of 17 fan stops in five states covering more than 3,200 miles over four days. The East Tour will travel over 850 miles in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virgina.
East Tour Fan Stops (free and open to the public, seating is limited) Time EST
Thursday, Jan. 23
Athens, Ohio (The Market on State) 5:15 to 7:45 pm
Friday, Jan. 24
Charleston, W.Va. (Charleston Town Center) live 6-9pm on charlestonespn.com 6:30 to 9 pm
Saturday, Jan. 25
Parkersburg/Vienna, W.Va. (Grand Central Mall) 11 am to 1:30 pm
Ashland, Ky. (Fannin Motors) live 6-7pm on 800wvhu.com 4 to 7 pm
Sunday, Jan. 26
Cincinnati, Ohio (Select-A-Seat at Great American Ball Park) Noon to 2 pm
East Tour participants:
Jeff Piecoro - broadcaster
Chris Welsh - broadcaster and former pitcher
Bryan Price - manager
Logan Ondrusek - pitcher (Thursday only)
Homer Bailey - pitcher (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
Seth Mejias-Brean - 2013 Minor League Player of the Year
Jeff Graupe - Director of Player Development
Mr. Red - mascot
All Caravan fan stops open to the public are free and the group will field questions from fans and sign autographs while time allows.
At each fan stop (excluding Select-A-Seat) the Reds will raffle two tickets to the 2014 Opening Day game on Monday, March 31 (4:10 pm) vs. the St. Louis Cardinals.
Reds sales representatives will be at each stop to answer ticketing questions and discuss 2014 ticket plans, while the Reds Hall of Fame, the Reds Community Fund and Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network will attend selected stops.
Memberships to the Reds Heads Kids Club, Reds Rookies Baby Club and Reds Hall of Fame & Museum will be for sale at selected stops.
East Tour radio stops (media welcome, not open to the public) Time EST
Thursday, Jan. 23
WFTM 1240 AM Maysville 10:15 to 11:15 am
Maysville Conference Center, 24 East Second Street, Maysville, Ky. 41056
WNXT 1260AM Portsmouth live on wnxtradio.com 12:30 to 1:30 pm
602 Chillicothe Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662
WMPO 1390 AM/WYVK 103.7 FM Middleport live on wyvk.com 3:15 to 4:30 pm
Riverside Golf Club, US 33/WV 62, Mason, W.Va. 25260
Friday, Jan. 24
WUGO 99.7 FM Grayson live on wugo.fm 10:45 to 11:45 pm
150 Radio Tower Drive, Grayson, Ky. 41143
WDHR 93.1 FM/WPKE 1240AM Pikeville live on wdhr.com & espnpikeville.com 2 to 3:15 pm
East KY Expo Center 126 Main Street, Pikeville, Ky. 41501
WVOW 101.9FM Logan live on wvowradio.com 4:30 to 5:30 am
Chief Logan Conv. Center, 1000 Conference Center Drive, Logan, W.Va. 25601
Visit reds.com/caravan for up-to-date information, blogs and photos from the Caravan.