0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2013
Since January 2011, Golf Channel’s Morning Drive has been a destination for golf fans to watch the latest information on the game they love. It first began as a vehicle for Erik Kusilias and Gary Williams. Kuselias left the show last year to go to NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports Radio. That left regulars […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2013
Earlier this week, Nike Golf announced that it signed Rory McIlroy to a lucrative endorsement contract joining its other major client, Tiger Woods. Now both men will make their 2013 season debuts in Abu Dhabi in a European PGA Tour stop. Golf Channel will have extensive live coverage of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship starting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/7/2013
It’s been way too long since you’ve seen linkage on this site. This has been the main mission of Fang’s Bites since the beginning, but too often, I get roped into doing family stuff and it prevents me from getting on here until late. I hope to rectify that. So without further delay, here’s the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2013
Starting on Friday , the PGA Tour returns to action with the Tournament of Champions live from Kapalua, Maui in Hawaii. The Tournament of Champions will only feature the men who won in 2012 on the PGA Tour. Golf Channel will carry most of the action, however, NBC will air third round action on Sunday. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/20/2012
This week, the PGA Tour ends its FedEx Cup playoff with The Tour Championship in Atlanta and the LPGA continues with the Navistar tournament. Golf Channel will have coverage of both tournaments. Golf Channel and NBC Sports will combine for The Tour Championship which will determine the PGA Tour’s Champion for 2012. Overall, the NBC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2012
Haven’t been able to provide the Friday megalinks in a while. Let’s do an edition today. Normally I include a link to the Weekend Viewing Picks, but I’ll be doing that tonight so you can find it on my site when it’s posted. If you follow me on Twitter or have an RSS feed, you’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2012
As we go into the second week of the 2012 London Olympics or the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad, I thought I would take the opportunity on this middle Sunday to look ahead for the next set of Games on television. We know that NBCUniversal will carry the Olympics through 2020, that’s two Winter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2012
The latest season of Big Break wraps up tonight with what appears to be quite a catty reunion show among the cast. Golf Channel has released two videos showing some tension as cast members open up about the show. Last week, Marcela Leon won the opportunity to play in an LPGA event later this year […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/22/2012
Big Break Atlantis’ finale airs on Monday night. I’ve watched every show this season and have been quite impressed with the production. The last two contestants, Selanee Henderson and Marcela Leon will vie for a chance to gain an exemption on the LPGA Tour’s Kingmill Championship and all entry fees waived for an entire LPGA’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/19/2012
While the Open Championship is taking place now at Royal Lytham, the PGA Tour still charges ahead with the True South Classic in Mississippi. Those golfers who chose not to cross the Atlantic or didn’t qualify for the Open Championship will be taking part in the True South Classic. Golf Channel will have four round […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/17/2012
I was expecting to be out of the office today, but with the temperatures over 90 in Southern New England, being inside with air conditioning is probably the way to go today. I hope wherever you are, you’re staying cool and away from the sun. I have some links. Georg Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2012
Time for Friday linkage. The Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment suggestions. Let’s get cracking. National Michael Hiestand from USA Today looks at TNT’s plans to go mostly split-screen during breaks for Saturday’s NASCAR race. Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal reports that the one Wimbledon souvenir the players want is the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/5/2012
This from the NBC Sports Group. The U.S. Women’s Open has begun and both ESPN2 and NBC will share coverage under their contracts with the US Golf Association. NBC will have weekend coverage from Blackwolf Run in Kohler, WI. Dan Hicks will be at the tower on the 18th green with Dottie Pepper. Joining them […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2012
Let’s bring out some Monday links today. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he talks with Fox’s Erin Andrews (weird to write that) about her decision to leave ESPN. A.J. Perez of Fox Sports has Erin’s reaction to joining the network. Jane Kellogg and Alex Ben Block of the Hollywood Reporter write about Erin […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2012
Yes, golf. But Golf Channel has more than golf, its original programming that fill the days until Thursday when the live golf action hits. There’s the return of Feherty this week, Big Break Atlantis of which I’m totally hooked this season and other shows. Check out the lineup below. COMING UP ON GOLF CHANNEL: CHUBBY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2012
While many of you will be heading to work on this Monday, more than 1,000 golfers will be attempting to qualify for this year’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot in New York. Today is the day for U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at sites all over the country. Only 79 slots are open for the qualifiers […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2012
Headlined by the second installment of Big Break Atlantis, Golf Channel will be airing plenty of original programming this week. Not only will fans of Big Break see LPGA superstar Yani Tseng take part in one of the challenges, the original talk program, Feherty will show David Feherty talking with Donald Trump. There’s also other […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2012
I’ve accumulated a lot of links. They’re slowing down my browser so let’s clear them so I can let my computer get back some memory. Lots of stuff going on. Let’s start with ESPN stuff as it dominated the news today with its network upfront presentation to advertisers and also confirmed personnel moves. First, Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/14/2012
I have accumulated a lot of links today, but unfortunately, I won’t be able to get to them right now. I’ll save them for Tuesday, but I can get to a couple of sports media personnel moves. Lots of stuff to get to. This will be done in bullet form. It was broken earlier tonight […]
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One of Golf Channel’s most popular series, “Big Break” returns tonight. With an all-female cast this season, the dramatics may be ratcheted up a notch. The show goes from the cold and wind of Ireland last season to the beautiful tropics of the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas. The 12 member cast will […]
