ESPN To Strike With PBA Coverage

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ESPN will roll out a number of live PBA bowling events during its 2014-15 PBA schedule, the network said Friday.

ESPN will begin its 35th season of PBA coverage this Sunday with the PBA Cheetah Championship, one of a number of big events that include live February coverage of the USBC Masters in February and live presentation of the Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions, as well as the CP3 Celebrity Invitational charity event, said network officials.

Mike Jakubowski will again serve as ESPN’s PBA play-by-play voice along with longtime ESPN bowling analyst and PBA Hall of Famer Randy Pedersen, said network officials.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.