THUNDER MEDIA COVERAGE

Covering Thunder
After the Kentucky Derby itself, the Festival's Opening Ceremonies tops the list of media coverage and viewer/listener interest in this area.

Thunder attracts media interest from around the nation, but it is the local media that has helped further the show's popularity by taking it to people's living rooms even if they cannot attend in person. Every local TV affiliate offers live news coverage of the event. Most area radio stations also have live remotes from the event.

Reporters request press credentials from all over the country and stations from Albuquerque to New York City have aired clips of the fireworks. The show has been featured on the Discovery Channel and the History Network during documentaries on fireworks. And each year, a two-hour remix of the event is broadcast to 140 countries on July 4th via the Armed Forces Television Network.

Thunder Over Louisville fireworks display is a copyrighted work. Any unauthorized broadcast, transmission, or other use without the express written consent of Zambelli Internationale and the Kentucky Derby Festival is prohibited.

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Working press can apply for media credentials by contacting the Derby Festival Press Office at 1-800-928-Fest. Due to the accessibility of the public venues, there is no special viewing area for media.