UCLARadio.com update
Kyle Hyman, the sports director and play-by-play man for the student-run, Internet-only UCLARadio.com, reported Thursday that he received a credential that will allow him to cover the Bruins' NCAA Tournament in Anaheim, a move that (perhaps) in part was due to today's media column on his situation.
"It's not perfect -- we aren't getting to broadcast the games at all, but at least we get the passes and can cover the tourney," Hyman said in an email. "We will record our calls of the game (mainly for resume purposes) and cut up the highlights. Then we will record the post game press conferences and interview players in the locker room. We will compile all of those together along with commentary of game and put together a post game show."
The minor problem for Hyman: He can't attend tonight's game because he has a 3 p.m. final to take in one of his classes, and it's too late to reschedule. The 22-year-old senior said he'll be there Saturday for the second round.
Jeramy Michiaels, the NCAA assistant director of broadcasting, said Wednesday that any student-run Internet radio station could attend and report on the event, as long as it wasn't streaming live or involved in a Podcast. All live radio and Internet rights belong to Westwood One syndicator. Students could only do interviews and report on the event.
UCLA sports information director Marc Dellins said Thursday that each school is given three credentials to distribute among its university student media services, and those went to the Daily Bruin newspaper. Hyman's credential, along with analyst Sameer Mahmood, were given as a special request.