Gary Thorne to Take Over Broadcasting Duties for PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association has announced that Gary Thorne will take over for Rob Stone as the play-by-play voice for the PBA on ESPN. Randy Pedersen will stay on doing color commentary for the remainder of the season.
Rob Stone announced that he will be leaving ESPN for Fox Sports to announce soccer games. Stone will stay on for the remainder of the World Series of Bowling Events, as they have already been taped. ESPN chose Thorne to replace him for the rest of the 2011-2012 season. Gary Thorne is most commonly known as a hockey announcer, while doing work on several video games, including NHL ’12.
As I don’t know how much bowling knowledge Gary Thorne brings in, hopefully he can do a good job with PBA broadcasts. It showed time and time again that Rob Stone did not have much knowledge of our game and fans resented him for it. Hopefully Thorne will have a more positive impact on PBA fans and will be accepted as the announcer for our sport.
Finals are set for PBA Earl Anthony Memorial
The round of 8 has concluded and the TV finals are set for the 2010 PBA Earl Anthony Memorial. The finals will be filled with former collegiate standouts and All-Americans. Former University of Nebraska All-American Mike Machuga will be bowling against former Wichita State University All-American and Team USA member Sean Rash. On the other side of the semifinals, Mike Wolfe will face off against former Saginaw Valley State University All-American Anthony LaCaze. Over on the women’s side, former San Jose State University bowler Lynda Barnes will be bowling against former Central Florida University All-American and Team USA member Stefanie Nation.
The TV finals will be aired live at 1:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow (Sunday, January 17) on ESPN.
USBC Announces New Television Series on ESPN2
The United States Bowling Congress and ESPN are teaming up to bring a series of bowling events to national television in 2010. ESPN2 will air the USBC Queens, the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships, Bowling’s Clash of Champions, and the U.S. Women’s Open. These events will air in late April and May of 2010.
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