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'WAL-MART FLW OUTDOORS'
TV SHOWS CONCLUSION OF 2005 WAL-MART FLW TOUR EVENT ON WHEELER
LAKE
MINNEAPOLIS (June 8, 2005)
- Tune in Sunday, June 12, to "Wal-Mart
FLW Outdoors" on FSN for the conclusion of the $900,000
Wal-Mart FLW Tour event on Wheeler Lake. Watch as co-hosts Charlie
Evans and Keith Lebowitz take viewers through the final weigh-in
and award the winning pro angler $100,000.
The one-hour show is the second
of a two-part series covering the fifth event of the 2005 FLW
Tour season. On-the-water cameras give viewers an intimate look
at the 10 finalists who compete for a career-changing top prize.
All anglers start day three at zero weight, 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.
The June 12 show presents several
mini-features with the 10 pros that made the cut after two days
of competition. The features include FLW Tour pros Greg Hackney
of Gonzales, La., who currently sits in third place in the FLW
Tour's Land O'Lakes Angler of the Year standings, Alvin Shaw
of State Road, N.C., who has placed in the top-10 in each of
the past three FLW Tour events and FLW Tour rookie Michael Bennett
of Roseville, Calif.
Cullman, Ala., native and Pedigree
pro Greg Pugh also gives viewers a tour of Wheeler Lake, one
of Alabama's most popular fishing lakes, and the surrounding
Decatur community.
In addition, FLW Tour pro Scott
Martin of Clewiston, Fla., participates in this edition of Fishing
101. Martin, who is currently in 30th place in the FLW Tour's
standings, demonstrates a technique for fishing with a tube called
'stroking the tube.'
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.
FSN broadcasts "Wal-Mart
FLW Outdoors" Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon ET. Check local
listings for show times and channels in your area.
During each tournament show,
"Wal-Mart 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, "Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors" is tape-delayed to
bring audiences nationwide the best tournament footage possible
throughout the season.
FSN reaches more than 78 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 the "Best Damn Sports Show Period" 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.
"Wal-Mart FLW Outdoors"
is also televised on the American Forces Network, which reaches
over 800,000 service men and women stationed around the world
in 177 countries and aboard naval ships.
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, 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.
Wal-Mart and more than 40 of
America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors
and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as title sponsor
of the FLW Tour in 1997 and today is the title sponsor of all
FLW Outdoors events. For more information on FLW Outdoors and
its bass, walleye, redfish and kingfish tournament programs,
visit FLWOutdoors.com.
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