For The Media

Media Credentialing

Transportation Assistance

Location and Admission

Press Desk Services

Spokespersons

Updates and Round Results

Requests for Interviews with Spellers

Broadcast Information

Coverage Rights and Video Cameras

Detailed Competition Schedule

Media Credentialing

If you are a member of the media seeking credentials to cover the Bee Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2, click here to complete our online application.

Transportation Assistance

The Bee has a couple of transportation options to and from the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center available for credentialed media. To apply for a credential and receive details about transportation, please fill out the Media Credential application in the section above.

Location and Admission

The 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place in the Maryland Ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Media Desk Services

Members of our staff will be stationed at our Media Desk immediately outside the Maryland Ballroom during the hours of competition on June 1 and 2. The Media Desk phone number is 301-965-5591.

Spokespersons

Paige P. Kimble is the director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. She will be available to answer questions before and after Bee Week as well as during Bee Week when the competition is not in session. Paige is the 1981 national champion, and she has served the program in various capacities since 1984. Before May 31 and after June 3, Paige may be contacted by phone (513-977-3040) and by fax (513-977-3803). Between May 31 and June 3, Paige may be reached by calling the Media Desk phone number 301-965-5591.

Tim King, vice president of corporate communications and investor relations for The E.W. Scripps Company, will serve as the media liaison during Bee Week. He may be reached May 31 through June 3 by calling the Media Desk phone number 301-965-5591.

Updates and Round Results

Round results will be posted to spellingbee.com in real time on June 1 and 2. Members of the media who are on site and need a report urgently should visit the Media Desk for a results printout from the Internet. Members of our Media Desk can also provide a phone update 301-965-5591.

Requests for Interviews with Spellers

Eva R. Hollenberg, communications coordinator for the Bee, serves as interview coordinator for the champion. Eva's e-mail address is eva.hollenberg@scripps.com. Her phone number before May 31 and after June 3 is 513-977-3040. Her phone number between May 31 and June 3 is 301-965-5591.

During Bee Week—from May 31 to June 3—members of the media who desire an interview with a speller (not the champion) should call the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center 301-965-2000 and ask to be connected to the speller's room or call the Media Desk 301-965-5591. Also, spellers may be found in or near the Maryland Ballroom during competition hours.

Broadcast Information

• The Preliminaries: Rounds Two and Three air live on ESPN3 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 1.
• The Semifinals air live on ESPN from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 2.
• The Championship Finals air live on ESPN from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 2.

Coverage Rights and Video Cameras

ESPN holds exclusive live coverage rights for all competition hours on Wednesday, June 1 and Thursday, June 2. Please review the Advance Notice of Potential Infringement document provided by ESPN.

Detailed Competition Schedule