‘FLW OUTDOORS’ TV HIGHLIGHTS 2005 WAL-MART
FLW TOUR EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE
February 1, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2005) — Tune in Sunday to
“FLW Outdoors” on FSN (Fox Sports Net) as co-hosts Charlie
Evans and Keith Lebowitz take viewers to the $900,000 Wal-Mart FLW
Tour event on Lake Okeechobee. The season-opening tournament, which
was presented by EverStart Batteries, awarded the winner, Kelly Jordon
of Mineola, Texas, $100,000.
The one-hour show is the first of a two-part series covering the first
event of the $7.6 million FLW Tour season. The tournament featured
400 top bass anglers from the United States, Japan, Spain and Australia.
The full field competes in the two-day opening round for one of 10
slots in the final round based on their two-day accumulated weight.
All anglers start day three at zero, with the winning pro determined
on day four based on the heaviest two-day weight. Finalists are survivors
of two days of qualifying competition that pitted them against a field
of the world’s best bass anglers, and they must make crucial,
pressure-packed decisions throughout the final two days.
FSN is the industry leader in providing the most up-to-date technology
in television production. FSN puts viewers in the boats with the pros,
shadowing them from sunrise until the final weigh-in using innovative
camerawork that gives fishing fans the most intimate viewing experience
available.
Some of the 10 finalist’s boats are equipped with an underwater
camera, showing the struggle from a whole different perspective. Plus
FSN utilizes two cameras that capture clear video 25-feet underwater.
These cameras provide not only tremendous video shots, but an enormous
benefit to amateur anglers watching at home, who can now see how the
pros handle the bass when the fish are within range of the boat. FSN
is also using a helicopter to get the most detailed coverage of how
anglers sprint from the takeoff to fishing hotspot. Additionally,
every finalist wears a small camera on their hat for the ultimate
close-up action.
The show is executive produced by George Greenberg, FSN executive
vice president of programming and production, as well as Gary Garcia
and David Kiviat.
FSN broadcasts “FLW Outdoors” Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon
EST and again Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon EST. Check local listings
for show times and channels in your area.
During each tournament show, “FLW Outdoors” hosts Evans
and Lebowitz go on location to provide on-the-water coverage. While
tournament weigh-ins are broadcast live at Wal-Mart stores throughout
the country, “FLW Outdoors” is tape-delayed to bring audiences
nationwide the best tournament footage possible throughout the season.
FSN reaches more than 82 million homes through its network of 20 regional
sports channels. FSN, based in Los Angeles, serves as the cable TV
home to 60 of the 81 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States,
and produces over 4,500 live events each year. In addition to home
team games, FSN telecasts a wide variety of national sports events
and programming, including “Best Damn Sports Show Period,”
“I, Max” and “Beyond the Glory.” For the latest
up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN
Web site at FoxSports.com.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood,
FLW Outdoors administers eight national tournament circuits offering
more than $30 million in awards through 214 events in 2005. The 27-year-old
organization is the purveyor of America’s largest and most prestigious
fishing tournaments, including the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart EverStart
Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail,
Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW
Kingfish Tour and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series.
For more information or to enter a tournament, call
(270) 252-1000 or browse this Web
site.
For more information on Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.
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