MINNEAPOLIS (April 11, 2006) - FLW Outdoors announced today that its highly rated "FLW Outdoors" television program on FSN has been nominated for a Sports Emmy Award. Nominees were announced March 29 by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The show was nominated for an Outstanding Innovative Technical Achievement award along with CBS' professional golf coverage and FOX Sports' coverage of Major League Baseball.
The 27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards will be presented at a special ceremony Monday, May 1, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Leading sports broadcasters, personalities and television professionals will be presenters at the event.
Irwin L. Jacobs, chairman of FLW Outdoors, said: "FSN has truly revolutionized television coverage of competitive angling. The recognition our production crew is receiving is well deserved."
Jacobs went on to say: "Our partnership with FSN has brought competitive angling to a whole new level. Through the use of these specialty miniature cameras, fishing fans are able to enjoy the most intimate viewing experience available. I am proud to say that we produce the highest quality fishing shows ever seen on television."
The Sports Emmy Awards recognize outstanding achievement in sports television coverage. For over a quarter century, the National Television Academy has presented the Emmy as a reward for excellence in sports broadcasting and as an incentive for its continued pursuit.
FSN broadcasts "FLW Outdoors" Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon ET. Check local listings for show times and channels in your area. FLWOutdoors.com also provides an online show guide listing what events are coming up on "FLW Outdoors."
FSN reaches more than 81 million homes through its network of 20 regional sports channels. Established in 1996, FSN is the only cable network that supplies national, regional and local sports programming. FSN serves as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States, and produces over 4,500 live events each year. FSN has an extensive catalog of original national programs, including "Best Damn Sports Show Period" and "Beyond the Glory" documentary series, along with national packages of collegiate sports. Based in Los Angeles, FSN is part of the vast FOX Sports television family. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports news and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FoxSports.com.
"FLW Outdoors" is also broadcast internationally to more than 350 million households in such countries as Germany, China, South Africa, Australia, Malaysia, Russia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoor-sports television show in the world. Additionally, FLW Outdoors is proud to provide tournament coverage to more than 800,000 service men and women stationed around the world in 177 countries and aboard Navy ships through broadcasts on the American Forces Network.
Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $36.9 million through 241 events in 2006. FLW Outdoors also recently announced the addition of a striped bass circuit, which will debut in May.
Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.
For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournament programs, visit FLWOutdoors.com or call (270) 252-1000.
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