Stephen Gaghan and Tim Daly Win Louisville's 2017 National Awards in the Arts
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2017 Fund for the Arts, Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs today announced the winners of Louisville's second annual Awards in the Arts, presented by Delta Dental of Kentucky and Joy Mangano....
ESPN Films' 30 FOR 30 Shorts Continues With Slate of Five New Films
by Caryn Robbins - April 11, 2016 ESPN Films' award-winning 30 for 30 Shorts documentary series returns with a spring lineup of five new short films debuting every Tuesday (with the exception of April 26) over the next six weeks....
New Seasons of DUCK DYNASTY and WAHLBURGERS Premiere on A&E Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 06, 2016 The laughs keep coming on A&E Network this summer with the return of two of America's most entertaining families-- the Robertsons and the Wahlbergs....
Kean University's Liberty Hall Throws Kentucky Derby-Themed Fundraiser
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2016 Liberty Hall at Kean University invites guests to come eat southern fare and drink mint juleps while wearing their derby best at their exciting spring fundraiser today, May 7, featuring a Kentucky Derby theme....
NYC Gangs, Off-Track Betting & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2016 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....
California Chrome Headlines $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2017 California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2014 and the winningest North American horse in career prize money, headlines a star-studded field in the debut of the $12 Million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, the world's richest horse race, from Gulfstream Park in Hallandal...
New Season of SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP Premieres on Food Network, 3/12
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2017 The sweetest and most decadent competition of the season is back with even more flavor and fun on the return of SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP, with back-to-back new episodes beginning on Sunday, March 12th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network....
NBC Sports to Present Live Elite Horse Racing Coverage Today
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2016 NBCSN presents live elite horse racing this Today, April 9, at 5 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby....
Lady Antebellum & More Set for This Year's Country Summer Music Festival
by Caryn Robbins - May 27, 2016 In its third year, Country Summer, Northern California's biggest country music festival, is June 3 to 5 at Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Road...
New Seasons of DUCK DYNASTY and WAHLBURGERS Premiere on A&E 7/6
by Caryn Robbins - June 10, 2016 The laughs keep coming on A&E Network this summer with the return of two of America's most entertaining families-- the Robertsons and the Wahlbergs....
Martita Goshen's 'Sanctuary,' June 16&17 at Paul Taylor Dance Studio
by Robert Diamond - May 04, 2017 ...
NASCAR Host Krista Voda Makes NBC Sports Group Horse Racing Debut This Saturday & Will Host NBCSN Coverage During Kentucky Derby Week
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2017 With the “Run for the Roses” only one month away, NBCSN presents live elite horse racing this Saturday, April 8, at 5:30 p.m. ET, with coverage of the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby. The winner of each race receives 100 points, enough to guarantee a spot in the starting gate...
Mike Tirico to Host NBC's Coverage of 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships, 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2016 NBC Sports Group's Mike Tirico will host NBC's primetime coverage of the 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 5, marking his first career horse racing assignment....
Mike Tirico to Host NBC's Coverage of 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2016 NBC Sports Group's Mike Tirico will host NBC's primetime coverage of the 2016 Breeders' Cup World Championships from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. today, Nov. 5, marking his first career horse racing assignment....
AT&T AUDIENCE Network to Present 'Daya' Concert Special Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2017 Tune in to the AUDIENCE Network concert special 'Daya' airing Friday, April 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and DIRECTV NOW....
Denver's Most Popular Swing Band Returns for 20-Year Reunion Show
by A.A. Cristi - April 04, 2017 Made from members of Denver's underground cocktail set in 1996, Money Plays 8 emerged from The Kit Kat Club at Herb's Hideout to provide the Mile High City its first taste of the driving backbeat, punchy horns, and bourbon-soaked stage show that signaled the beginning of a Swing Renaissance. Ignitin...
Smithsonian Channel New Series 'Sports Detectives' Premieres 4/24
by Caryn Robbins - March 09, 2016 Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point ball. Dale Earnhardt's legendary pink race car. The American flag draped around goalie Jim Craig after the “Miracle on Ice.”...
ET's Nancy O'Dell to Host BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR on CBS
by Caryn Robbins - June 28, 2016 Nancy O'Dell, co-host of the Emmy Award-winning “Entertainment Tonight,” is set to host the BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, a two-hour entertainment special to be broadcast live from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, Monday, July 4...
Over 15.5 Million Viewers Tune in to Watch 142nd KENTUCKY DERBY on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - May 10, 2016 NBC Sports' coverage of Nyquist's victory in Saturday's 142nd Kentucky Derby averaged 15.5 million viewers – marking the fourth consecutive year the “Run for the Roses” has topped 15 million viewers on NBC, according to final data provided by The Nielsen Company....
26th Annual Shakespeare by the Sea to Present TAMING OF THE SHREW in Carlin Park, 7/7-17
by Tyler Peterson - May 09, 2016 Social class structure, deception and romance are the themes in William Shakespeare's hallmark comedy The Taming of the Shrew, and the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival is taking it to the Kentucky Derby during its annual summertime production during Shakespeare by the Sea XXVI. The run for the roses...
Rutledge Wood to Join NBC Sports Coverage of 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2016 NBC Sports Group NASCAR features reporter Rutledge Wood will join NBC Sports Group for its coverage of the 2016 Kentucky Derby next week from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY....
NBC Teams with Buzzfeed, Snapchat & More for KENTUCKY DERBY Social Media Blitz
by Caryn Robbins - May 05, 2017 NBC Sports Group will surround the 143rd Kentucky Derby with a social media blitz, including initiatives with Buzzfeed and Snapchat. NBC Sports Group will continue to roll out Kentucky Derby coverage across all social platforms throughout the week...
NBC Sports to Present 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY Live in Virtual Reality
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2016 One of the nation's most beloved sporting events, 2016 KENTUCKY DERBY, will unfold live in virtual reality for the first time, bringing fans so close to the action they will feel as if they could touch the thoroughbreds as they thunder around the famed Churchill Downs track....
NBC Completes Roster of Reporters for RIO OLYMPICS
by Caryn Robbins - June 08, 2016 NBC Olympics welcomes six new reporters to its coverage from Rio: NBC News correspondents Anne Thompson, Craig Melvin, Gadi Schwartz, and Jill Martin, along with NBC Sports Group's Rutledge Wood...
NBC Sports Group to Air Every Stanley Cup Playoff Game for Fifth Straight Year
by Tyler Peterson - April 06, 2016 For the fifth consecutive year, every NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game will be presented nationally across the platforms of NBC Sports Group and select NBCUniversal networks. During April, May, and June, NBC Sports Group will televise as many as 105 playoff games and possibly more than 260 hours of prog... |