Award-Winning Broadcaster Tom Rinaldi Joins FOX Sports
Tom Rinaldi, winner of 16 Sports Emmy Awards and seven Edward R. Murrow Awards, joins FOX Sports in 2021, contributing across the network's world-class portfolio of live events. Today's announcement was made by Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Producer, FOX Sports.
WWE(R) and FOX Sports Celebrate 'SmackDown's' 20th Anniversary on October 4
The 20th anniversary celebration will mark the premiere of SmackDown on FOX broadcast network at 8 pm ET and take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Friday, October 4, 2019. Tickets are available starting this Friday, August 16 at 10 am PT via the Staples Center box office, www.AXS.com or by calling 1-888-929-7849.
Photo Flash: Boys & Girls Clubs Of America Names 2019 Pacific Youth Of The Year
Boys & Girls Clubs of America held the annual Pacific Youth of the Year Celebration on May 9, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Club alumnus Mario Lopez received the prestigious Champion of Youth Award, and Sabrina McFarland from Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, was named the 2019 Pacific Youth of the Year. Television and radio personality, Rocsi Diaz was emcee. The evening fundraiser featured vocal performances by Club members from Boys & Girls Clubs of Venice, Boys & Girls Clubs of Burbank, and a dance performance by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley. John Lynch, General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Layton, Principal and Co-Founder of LBA Realty, and Byron Roth, Chairman and CEO of ROTH Capital Partners, co-chaired the event. Celebration attendees included Lance Bass, Jake T. Austin, Anthony Lanier II, and Camila Banus.
The XFL to Air on ABC, ESPN, FOX Sports and FS1
The XFL today announced multi-year agreements with ESPN and FOX Sports to televise XFL games starting with its inaugural 2020 season. XFL games will air weekly on broadcast TV (ABC and FOX) complemented by games on cable (ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2). The XFL TV schedule allows for consistent appointment viewing each week with back-to-back games starting Saturday afternoons at 2 pm ET as well as two additional games on Sunday afternoons.
Photo Flash: Boys and Girls Club Honor Members and Alum at Great Futures Gala
Boys & Girls Clubs of America honored Club members and Club alum at their annual Great Futures Gala, November 7, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. Long-time supporter and National Trustee George Brown, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, was honored with the Champion of Youth Award. Steve Mosko chaired; actor, comedian and Boys & Girls Club Alumnus JB Smoove emceed; Alumnus guest speakers included former NFL tight end and current FOX Sports Analyst Tony Gonzalez and musician/drummer Jim Keltner.
FOX Sports to Pay Tribute to Pearl Harbor Victims This December
Later this year, FOX Sports, with the help of the four branches of the United States military - Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force - pays solemn tribute to those who tragically fell that day, in that four-year conflict and the sacrifice of today's uniformed personnel around the world in a weekend-long remembrance.