Starting Monday, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will have extensive coverage of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD. Included in the coverage will be former Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams who has been used by the network in the past as a golf analyst. Williams is an avid golfer and has plenty of time to play now that he’s no longer the coach at Maryland. In addition to using Williams, CSN Mid-Atlantic will expand its nightly SportsNet Central program to an hour for all of its editions throughout the week in order to bring the latest news from Congressional.
There will also be coverage on Comcast SportsNet’s website, CSNWashington.com. We have Comcast SportsNet’s press release.
COMCAST SPORTSNET TO PRESENT COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 111th U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT CONGRESSIONAL JUNE 13-19
ON-AIR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE EXPANDED ‘SPORTSNET CENTRAL’ FORMAT, LATE ‘WASHINGTON POST LIVE’ EDITIONS AND SPECIAL GUEST ANALYST GARY WILLIAMS
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT TO BE FEATURED ON CSNWASHINGTON.COM THROUGHOUT TOURNAMENTBethesda, Md. (June 10, 2011) – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will present comprehensive coverage of the 111th U.S. Open Championship at Congressional Country Club from Monday, June 13, to Sunday, June 19. The extensive on-air programming and online content surrounding the event will be guided by the network’s large stable of expert analysts, reporters and special guests, including former University of Maryland men’s basketball coach Gary Williams.
‘SportsNet Central’ will lead Comcast SportsNet’s on-air coverage of the U.S. Open throughout the week-long tournament with expanded editions, special guest analysts and on-site news, analysis and opinion from Congressional. The daily news program – which airs live at 6 p.m., 10 p.m., 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. – will be presented in a special one-hour format from 6-7 p.m. each day of the tournament (June 13-19), as well as at 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 19. The program’s multiple other daily airings will also feature complete coverage of the U.S. Open throughout the week.
‘SportsNet Central’ coverage of the U.S. Open will be led by Chick Hernandez and Brent Harris from Congressional, with Kelli Johnson and Russ Thaler reporting. Special guest analyst Gary Williams will be on location with Comcast SportsNet from Friday, June 17, to Sunday, June 19. Julie Donaldson and Chris Miller will anchor the 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. editions of ‘SportsNet Central’ each day from the studio – with the exception of Monday – and will be joined by Golf Channel’s Mike Ritz, who will serve as in-studio analyst. Michael Jenkins will host the 1 a.m. ‘SportsNet Central.’
In addition to its regular live airings at 5 p.m. each weekday, ‘Washington Post Live with Ivan Carter’ will also be presented live at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, and Friday, June 17. The daily half-hour talk show will feature a host of golf-related guests – including Ritz and John Feinstein – throughout the week to deliver news, analysis and opinion surrounding the event.
CSNwashington.com will provide extensive written content and exclusive video surrounding the U.S. Open throughout the week-long tournament. The site’s in-depth coverage will be led by a team of experienced reporters, including longtime golf writer Len Shapiro, John Eisenberg, Ryan O’Halloran and Rich Tandler.
There you have it.
