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Herrick Represents The New York Yankees in Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement with CBS Radio

September 16, 2013 – Press Release
Herrick, Feinstein LLP

Herrick, Feinstein LLP is proud to have represented the New York Yankees in the signing of a multi-year broadcast agreement with CBS RADIO to simulcast Yankees games on WFAN-AM 660 and WFAN-FM 101.9, beginning in 2014. All Yankees regular season and postseason games as well as pregame and postgame shows and a selection of spring training games will be simulcast. The agreement also grants CBS RADIO multi-year Spanish-language broadcast rights.

"This agreement brings together one of the world's premier professional sports brands and one of the nation's leading sports broadcasting companies to provide the highest quality broadcast experience to Yankees fans," said Irwin A. Kishner, chairman of Herrick's Executive Committee and co-chair of the firm's Corporate Department. "We are proud to have helped our client successfully reach this agreement, and as fans, we look forward to this exciting new era of Yankees radio broadcasts."

The Herrick deal team was led by partner Daniel A. Etna, and included Mr. Kishner.