FOX Sports “For The Team” PSA Encourages Teamwork to Help Limit the Spread of COVID-19
It’s time to rally.
Here’s the game plan: be a team player and do your part. Wash your hands, stay home and stay safe.
The faster we do this, the faster we can get everyone back in the game.
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— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) April 4, 2020
Network Stars Unite for a Healthier World, Video Premiering on WWE Friday Night Smackdown Tonight
LOS ANGELES – Today, FOX Sports announces the release of its new PSA, “For The Team”, urging viewers to work together to help limit the spread of COVID-19. The piece debuts tonight on WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX (8:00 PM ET and PT) and features on-air sports personalities Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Tony Gonzalez, Jeff Gordon, Gus Johnson, Urban Meyer, Kristina Pink, John Smoltz and Charissa Thompson.
In the PSA, the stars lay out a game plan asking Americans to rally as a team, do their part to heal the world and get everyone “back in the game.”
“Teamwork is the only way to win during these unprecedented times,” said Mark Silverman, President, National Networks, FOX Sports. “We at FOX Sports will continue to do everything we can to help get our communities healthier and back to the sports we love.”
The PSA will continue to air on the FOX Sports family of networks and digital properties. The call-to-action also connects viewers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for best practices. CDC works to protect America from health, safety and security threats; fighting disease and supporting communities and citizens to do the same.
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