``Big Air, Big Deal'' -- NBC Sports to Broadcast Vans Triple Crown Series; Vans and NBC Sign Breakthrough Core Sports Programming Deal for Network Television.Business/Entertainment Editors & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
SANTA FE SPRINGS Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 Vans, the Worldwide Brand for Core Sports(TM), today announced a three-year programming deal with NBC Sports NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. The NBC Sports broadcast lineup includes: The Olympic Games (through 2012), the NFL, the NHL, Notre Dame Football, the PGA Tour, the USGA Championships, Wimbledon, the French to broadcast the Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series. The Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series (VTCS VTCS Variable Thumble Control System ) consists of three top championship events in each of the following sports: skateboarding, wakeboarding Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. , surfing, snowboarding, BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. , freestyle Motocross Freestyle Motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: "Five years ago, we set out to be the worldwide leader in Core Sports(TM)," stated Gary H. Schoenfeld, president and chief executive officer of Vans. "The elevation of the Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series to this level with the remarkable team at NBC Sports is another great step forward for our company, our sponsors and the whole Core Sports(TM) industry." "The Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series further brands us as the network of choice among all viewers of Core Sports(TM), and nobody knows and reaches core sports fans like Vans," said Jon Miller
Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. , senior vice president of programming for NBC Sports. Pat Parnell and Kenan Harkin, hosts of the Gravity Games Gravity Games is a multi-sport competition originating from Providence, Rhode Island that is broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations. These feature a variety of extreme sports such as , skateboarding, Freestyle Motocross, BMX freestyle (during the summer) and snowboarding on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , will host the VTCS. Vans' in-house creative team will produce the VTCS coverage, with NBC Sports Producer Billy Matthews consulting on the project. Matthews, producer of the 2000 Gravity Games, also worked alongside veteran producer David Michaels David Michaels is a pseudonym for the author of the novel series Splinter Cell. Created by American author Tom Clancy, Splinter Cell began as a series of video games for various console systems. Michaels is currently working on another Splinter Cell novel. on both the 1999 Summer and 2000 Winter Gravity Games as associate producer. A four-time Emmy Award-winner, Matthews has been nominated for 22 Emmy awards in his 12-year career at NBC. "The Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series has the most prestigious extreme sporting events in the world," said Neal Pilson, president of Pilson Communications. "Developing a partnership with NBC Sports demonstrates the partners' combined commitment to showcase the VTCS on the strongest network television sports platform." The VTCS features the world's top athletes participating in premier venues throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. for the top-prize purses in each sports discipline. Some of the Vans athletes that will be competing include: skaters Geoff Rowley, Willy Santos, Steve Caballero and Omar Hassan; snowboarders Daniel Franck and Tara Dakides; surfers Serena Brook and Megan Abubo; BMX riders Cory Nastazio and Rick Thorne; wakeboarding champions Shaun Murray and Tara Hamilton; and Motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. superstars Jeremy McGrath and Carey Hart. NBC Sports will air 10 hours of VTCS programming throughout the year. The tentative broadcast schedule is:
Saturday, May 19, 2001 Vans Slam City Jam
-- Vancouver, British Columbia
Saturday, June 23, 2001 Ford Ranger Wakeboarding Pro
-- Pensacola, Fla.
Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 Mountain Dew BMX Nationals
-- TBA
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001 Mountain Dew National Championship of
Skateboarding
-- Cleveland, Ohio
Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 PlayStation 2 FMX Pro
-- Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001 RGXS BMX World Championships
-- Louisville, Ky.
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001 Mountain Dew WWA Wakeboarding Nationals
-- Orlando, Fla.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001 Vans/PlayStation World Championships of
Skateboarding
-- Oceanside, Calif.
Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001 Vans FMX Championships
-- San Diego, Calif.
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001 Mountain Dew Snowboarding Nationals
-- Breckenridge, Colo.
Sponsors of the Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series include Mountain Dew, Ford Ranger, G-Shock, PlayStation, Right Guard Extreme Sport, Rolling Stone, Motorola and Transworld Media. Pilson Communications and The Endeavor Agency of Beverly Hills, Calif., teamed up to consult with Vans on the deal. Vans Inc. is a leading worldwide brand for Core Sports(TM), specializing in performance and lifestyle footwear, apparel and snowboard boots. Since '66, the company has greatly influenced the growth and development of these sports. Its contributions can be seen with the Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series, its operation of six mega Vans Skateparks, and it continues to sponsor the Vans Warped Tour(TM), the No. 1 alternative music, sports and lifestyle festival in the world. Vans collections are sold in the United States through a network of independent retail stores, including skate, surf and snow shops, specialty athletic and lifestyle retailers, as well as through 140 company-owned stores and factory outlets. Vans also sells to 90 countries internationally through distributors, sales agents and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. For more information on Vans and the Vans Triple Crown(TM) Series, visit www.vans.com. For more on NBC Sports and VTCS broadcast information, visit www.nbcsports.com. |
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