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06-29-2009, 10:43 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bill Vint | PR Communications
Professional Bowlers Association | 719 Second Avenue, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 800.903.0930 | E-mail: bill.vint@pba.com | Bill Vint Cell: 414.339.0404
Duke, Barnes, Malott Nominated for “Best Bowler” ESPY
Fan voting in ESPN’s annual sports awards competition ends July 11
SEATTLE, Wash. (June 29, 2009) – Chris Barnes, Norm Duke and Wes Malott are the finalists in ESPN’s annual ESPYs sports awards competition which will conclude with the annual black-tie ESPYs Awards Show telecast Sunday, July 19, from Los Angeles.
Duke, from Clermont, Fla., won three titles – all majors and all in a row – on his way to a Tour-best $229,350 over the same 12-month span. Barnes, from Double Oak, Texas, won a pair of Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles during calendar year 2008 and ranked second in Tour earnings with $163,330. Malott won twice and banked $125,200 in 2008.
Fan voting is currently underway on ESPN.com (look for the ESPYS link at the bottom of the home page) and ends July 11. In addition to ESPN’s “Best Bowler” category, voting is available in 36 other categories.
The ESPYs finale will take place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15, and will be taped to air on ESPN on Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m. Eastern.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and awarded $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com
Bill Vint | PR Communications
Professional Bowlers Association | 719 Second Avenue, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 800.903.0930 | E-mail: bill.vint@pba.com | Bill Vint Cell: 414.339.0404
Duke, Barnes, Malott Nominated for “Best Bowler” ESPY
Fan voting in ESPN’s annual sports awards competition ends July 11
SEATTLE, Wash. (June 29, 2009) – Chris Barnes, Norm Duke and Wes Malott are the finalists in ESPN’s annual ESPYs sports awards competition which will conclude with the annual black-tie ESPYs Awards Show telecast Sunday, July 19, from Los Angeles.
Duke, from Clermont, Fla., won three titles – all majors and all in a row – on his way to a Tour-best $229,350 over the same 12-month span. Barnes, from Double Oak, Texas, won a pair of Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles during calendar year 2008 and ranked second in Tour earnings with $163,330. Malott won twice and banked $125,200 in 2008.
Fan voting is currently underway on ESPN.com (look for the ESPYS link at the bottom of the home page) and ends July 11. In addition to ESPN’s “Best Bowler” category, voting is available in 36 other categories.
The ESPYs finale will take place at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 15, and will be taped to air on ESPN on Sunday, July 19, at 9 p.m. Eastern.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and awarded $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com