Press/Media Coverage
Since its inception, the Ohio Roller Girls have been covered by major press outlets in Central Ohio and beyond. Publications include:
- Newark Advocate Article to appear 1/17/2008
- Columbus Sports Network television feature story, broadcast January 2008
- Blood and Thunder (national roller derby magazine) Issue 6 “Ohio Roller Girls, Midwest Sweethearts” January 2008.
- Columbus Alive online v-blog The Pulse, episode 58, September 20, 2007
- Columbus Alive “Roll Models” Roller Derby fashion article. August 15, 2007
- Chicago Tribune “Rollers Chase Glory – and Revenge”. 9/27/2007 Feature story and video on Chicago’s Windy City Rollers features mention of OHRG hosting Heartland Havoc tournament.
- Columbus Dispatch “Girls just want to have fun -- and crush opponents” August 16, 2007.
- "Hipster Parents" Columbus Monthly May 2007. Feature story.
- Fox 28 NewsCenter "Good Day Columbus" segment with Johnny Diloretto - April 2007
- Columbus Dispatch (main market daily paper) “Rockin Rollers” 4/23/06 (package story in Metro section, including bylined column by the OHRG’s own Girlzilla)
- The Other Paper (local weekly paper) “Violent Femmes” 5/18/06 (cover story)
- Columbus Alive (local weekly paper) “Ohio Roller Girls Join Rough ‘n’ Rocking Roller Derby Revival” 4/13/06 (cover story)
- The Plain-Dealer (main market daily paper in Cleveland, OH) “Roller Girls Bunching Up” 4/02/06 (cover of the Metro section)
- Akron Beacon Journal (main market daily paper in Akron, OH) “Roller Derby Comeback Hits Ohio” 4/02/06
- Television stories produced by and broadcast repeatedly on both WTTE Fox 28 and WSYX ABC 6 during April 2006.
- Video and article on Time Warner’s Around RR website
- "Rolling Rebels" The Lantern, The Ohio State University’s daily student newspaper.
- Uweekly, independent weekly paper distributed to OSU campus. “Grassroots to Glitz”
- July 14, 2005, This Week Newspapers