2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions is thetelevision, film and video productioncompany of the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>.With more than 160 hours of<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> programming appearingon ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, USA Network, The Golf Channel and Fox SportsNet, <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions is the world’s leading golf production company.Network shows have included “Like Father, Like Son,” “Tales from TorreyPines,” and “<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Fore! Kids.” Shows highlighting the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>’scommittment to “Giving Back” have included “Every Moment Counts,” hostedby Emmy Award-winning actor John Spencer (“The West Wing”).In addition to its network specials and popular weekly and monthlyseries, <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions is an industry leader which also producesaward-winning commercial advertising, infomercials and corporate,entertainment and sales videos.This year, “Inside the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>” celebrates 20 years on television,making it golf’s longest-running weekly series. Beginning its third season onThe Golf Channel, “Inside the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>’s” player hosts offer their unique,“inside” perspective into life on <strong>TOUR</strong>.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Sunday on USA returns for its second successful season withhost Fran Charles, player analyst John Cook and Golf World’s Tim Rosaforte.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Sunday is the only live game-day style studio show leading into the<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productionsfinal round of each week’s <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> event. This fast-paced, 60-minute showis produced at <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions studios and is a perfect blend of golflifestyle and entertainment where stars become players and players becomestars. In 2003 celebrity guests included Kevin Costner, Donald Trump andAdam Sandler. The show also includes analysis, highlights, player featuresand news live from that week’s tournament site.In addition, <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions’ studio will once again be the hostanchor location for all of USA Network’s coverage of 31 early roundtournament telecasts.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions serves a worldwide clientele by producing, inconjunction with the networks, international telecasts of <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> events.The <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> international feed serves South and Central America, SouthAfrica, Europe and Asia. Telecasts and other programming are distributed tomore than 140 countries, translated into 17 languages and available to morethan 200 million homes around the world.<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Productions is housed in a 32,000-square-foot digital facilityat the World Golf Village, located in St. Augustine, FL. Along with the latest intelevision and communications technology, Productions owns the world’s mostextensive golf footage archive. The World Golf Village is located adjacent toInterstate 95, just north of St. Augustine.SECTION 9 / ADDITIONAL INFO<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Tournaments AssociationThe <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> Tournaments Association, <strong>PGA</strong>TTA, is an association ofthe host organizations for the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, which includes most tournamentson the schedule, several challenge season events, as well as the U.S. Openand the <strong>PGA</strong> Championship.The <strong>PGA</strong>TTA is a voice of the tournaments as a whole and counts thefollowing among its duties:• Sharing information with and among the membership to ensuresuccessful tournaments;• Maintaining a relationship between the tournaments, the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>and the players;• Enhancing the quality of tournaments for all involved;• And, most importantly, promoting charitable giving within thecommunities where member tournaments are held.<strong>PGA</strong>TTA member tournaments, with help from their more than 60,000volunteers, donated more than $53 million to charity in 2003. The total charitydonations from <strong>PGA</strong>TTA events now surpasses $600 million.The <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong>TTA Board Members include:Frank Houseman, EDS Byron Nelson Championship – PresidentKym Hougham, Wachovia Championship – Vice PresidentOllie Nutt, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am – Secretary/TreasurerTom Hartley, Immediate Past President – Las Vegas InvitationalDirectors:Phil Cannon, FedEx St. Jude ClassicDan Croak, Greater Milwaukee OpenTom Knoll, Independent DirectorTed May, Buick ChampionshipRuss Perlich, Chrysler Classic of TucsonSteve Wilmot, MCI HeritageTom Wilson, Buick InvitationalSuzanne Bohle, Executive DirectorVisit www.pgatta.org for more information.Frank HousemanPresidentKym HoughamVice PresidentOllie NuttSecretary/TreasurerTom HartleyImmediate Past PresidentWWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> / 9-5
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