ESPN To Broadcast Special On Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic

Hour-long special to highlight tenth annual celebrity event.

(PRWEB) December 20, 2003 --ESPN, a charter sponsor of the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, will air an hour-long special on the event on Sunday December 28 at 2:30 p.m. As a co-founder of the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the sports network has broadcast an hour-long special on the Classic each year.

The one-hour special will feature highlights from the weekend events, including the Pairings Party, V Gala and of course, the main event on Sunday.

   Each year, ESPN brings an entire production crew of 15-20 people to tape the Classic and all the weekends activities," said Graham H. Wilson, president of PRStreet, Inc, the agency that handles the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic. It is great national exposure for the Triangle and the efforts to raise funds for cancer research."
The program will be broadcast worldwide to 133 countries in five different languages. It will air again on ESPN2 on Tuesday December 30 at 11:00 a.m.

About the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic
Created in 1993, the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is the single largest fundraiser for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. In ten events, the Classic has raised $9.4 million for cancer research. Each year, more than 1,200 volunteers, 75 sponsors and nearly 100 celebrities team up for the Classic and related events. For more information on the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic, visit their Web site at www.golfclassic.org.

   
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