SEATTLE, Wash., - Jan 23, 2022 - Today, KCPQ FOX 13, Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken jointly announce that they are teaming up to create a new media partnership. The partnership includes a new Kraken-focused show, "What's Kraken?," which will debut on February 8th and air every Wednesday at 7pm PT on FOX 13 for the remainder of the season.
Sheila Oliver, Senior Vice President and General Manager of FOX 13 and FOX 13+ stated, "We are elated to become the official home of the Seattle Kraken. This partnership allows us to create the ultimate experience, going beyond the games to produce the extensive and exclusive, all encompassing content that the team's strong fan base demands."
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Kraken & Fox 13 Announce Media Partnership
"Good Day Seattle" will expand its hockey coverage with a new segment, 'Hockey 101' led by co-anchor Bill Wixey. Concerts from Climate Pledge and other events will also be featured in the show. Fox 13's new daily show, "Studio 13 Live," hosted by Mireya Garcia and Carly Henderson, will feature lifestyle segments on the team, Climate Pledge events, arena personalities and community initiatives.
"What's Kraken?" will air Wednesdays on KCPQ FOX 13 with an encore run at 10 p.m. on KZJO FOX 13+. The new half-hour program will cover the team on and off the ice, with features, interviews and giveaways. FOX 13 sports anchors Aaron Levine and Ian Furness will be joined by Kraken hosts and guests to go behind the scenes as the team competes for a play-off spot.
"We are thrilled to expand our broadcast footprint and add more Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena content to FOX 13," commented Victor de Bonis, team president of the Seattle Kraken. "FOX 13 has a history of excellent coverage of Seattle's sports teams and we are excited to get to work."
The FOX 13 sports team of Aaron Levine, Alyssa Charlston, and Ian Furness, alongside digital reporter Curtis Crabtree will handle the expanded Kraken coverage. Levine is FOX 13's Sports Director and the principal host of the station's Seahawks coverage and "Seattle Sports Live" every Sunday night. Furness is a veteran broadcaster from Seattle, famous for his afternoon radio show on KJR. He has announced more than 1000 minor-league and junior hockey games over the last three decades and in October 2021 enjoyed his first NHL game behind the mic during the broadcast of Kraken's first victory.
Kraken games are broadcast on Root Sports. For radio coverage, every Kraken game will be available on KJR, iHeartRadio, and SiriusXM.
After an historic seven game sweep on the road, the Kraken are 27-14-5 with an overall 59 points.
About Seattle Kraken
The Seattle Kraken are the National Hockey League's newest franchise. The team is currently playing their second season at Climate Pledge Arena. Visit
www.nhl.com/kraken
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About Climate Pledge Arena
Climate Pledge Arena, located at Seattle Center, is the complete redevelopment of an historic landmark, originally built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The arena is home to the NHL's Seattle Kraken, WNBA's Seattle Storm, and the world's biggest performers of live music and events. Climate Pledge Arena serves as a long-lasting and regular reminder of the urgent need for climate action and will be the first net zero carbon certified arena in the world. The Climate Pledge, which was founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019, is a commitment from companies globally to be net zero carbon by 2040. Climate Pledge Arena opened October 22, 2022.
About FOX 13 Seattle
KCPQ FOX 13 and KJZO FOX 13+ are part of the FOX Television Stations, which owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in nine of the top ten largest designated market areas (DMAs), and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 17 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce over 1,000 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.
