Television Schedule Announced for 2008 Kentucky Oaks and Derby
2008 Kentucky Derby Week Television Coverage (Tentative)
All Times Eastern
Monday, April 27, through Friday, May 2
- WAVE 3 “Sunrise” live from Churchill Downs (5-7 a.m.)
- WDRB Fox 41 “Fox in the Morning” live from Churchill Downs (5-9 a.m.)
- WHAS 11 “Good Morning Kentuckiana” live from Churchill Downs (5-7 a.m.)
- WLKY 32 “Morning Report” live from Churchill Downs (5-7 a.m.)
Wednesday, April 30th (Post Position Draw Day)
- ESPN: “SportsCenter at the Derby Draw” (5-6 p.m.)
Friday, May 2 (Kentucky Oaks Day)
- ESPN2: “Today at Churchill Downs” (3-5 p.m.); “Kentucky Oaks” (5-6 p.m.)
- WAVE 3 Kentucky Oaks Day coverage, including live races from Churchill Downs (10:55 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
- WDRB Fox 41 newscasts live from Churchill Downs (11:30 a.m., 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.)
- WHAS 11 Kentucky Oaks Day coverage (5 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
- WLKY 32 Kentucky Oaks Day coverage (11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday, May 3 (Kentucky Derby Day)
- NBC: Access at the Kentucky Derby” (4-4:30 p.m.); “Kentucky Derby Red Carpet Show” (4:30-5 p.m.); “NBC Sports Telecast of Kentucky Derby 134 (5-6:30 pm.)
- ESPN: “The Kentucky Derby Special” (3-5 p.m.)
- ESPN2: “Breakfast at Churchill Downs (11 a.m. to noon);“Today at the Kentucky Derby” (noon to 3 p.m.)
- WAVE 3 Kentucky Derby Day coverage (6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
- WDRB Fox 41 Kentucky Derby Day news wrap up (10-11 ESPN: “The Kentucky Derby Special” (3-5 p.m.)
- WHAS 11 Kentucky Derby Day coverage (6-11 a.m.)
- WLKY 32 Kentucky Derby Day coverage (6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 6-6:30 p.m.)











John Asher
Jill Byrne
Ashley Walker
Dan Shapiro
James Scully