LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2017 – FOX Sports Radio (FSR) announced today it will provide multi-platform coverage of the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, live from the Hard Rock Café in downtown Philadelphia on Thursday, April 27, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. 

FOX Sports Radio’s coverage of the NFL Draft, the league’s marquee offseason event, will be led by the industry’s preeminent information man, FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer, who utilizes his unrivaled rolodex to provide breaking news and insight on all of the latest wheeling, dealing and rumors.  On a yearly basis, Glazer has correctly predicted all 32 picks in the Draft.   

Glazer will be joined by FOX Sports’ lead college football game analyst Joel Klatt and FOX Sports NFL and college football analyst Chris Spielman, who will deliver interviews, reactions, as well as unique perspectives from conversations held with coaches and personnel executives. 

Plus, Anthony Gargano - FSR weekend personality and morning host on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia - will host a two-hour pre-Draft show live from Philadelphia beginning at 6 p.m. ET, giving fans a preview of the prospects and projections leading into the Draft. 

The network’s 17th annual draft coverage will be available on more than 400 radio stations across the country, as well as the FOX Sports Radio channel on iHeartRadio, www.FOXSportsRadio.com and the FOX Sports channel 83 on SiriusXM.  A live video simulcast will also be available on NFL on FOX’s Facebook page, as well as Twitter/Periscope.

Additional content elements will be posted to FOX Sports Radio’s Twitter and Facebook, as well as FOX Sports’ Twitter and Facebook​, throughout the week. 

The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is a division of Premiere Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey, personality driven sports programming network for radio stations nationwide. The FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more 400 stations, as well as iHeartRadio and FOXSportsRadio.com.  

With venues in 74 countries, including 174 cafes, 24 hotels and 11 casinos, Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia, which is displayed at its locations around the globe. Hard Rock is also known for its collectible fashion and music-related merchandise, Hard Rock Live performance venues and an award-winning website. HRI owns the global trademark for all Hard Rock brands. The company owns, operates and franchises Cafes in iconic cities including London, New York, San Francisco, Sydney and Dubai. HRI also owns, licenses and/or manages hotel/casino properties worldwide. Destinations include the company’s two most successful Hotel and Casino properties in Tampa and Hollywood, Fl., both owned and operated by HRI parent company The Seminole Tribe of Florida, as well as other exciting locations including Bali, Chicago, Cancun, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Macau and San Diego. Upcoming new Hard Rock Cafe locations include Valencia, Innsbruck, Yangon and Chengdu. New Hard Rock Hotel projects include Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Berlin, Dubai, London, Los Cabos, New York City, and Shenzhen, Dalian and Haikou in China. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com.

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