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For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 1998
Raycom Sports To Televise Pro Beach Volleyball Events
National Sports Marketer Inks Two-Event Deal With AVP
Charlotte, N.C. -- National sports marketing and event management company Raycom Sports has signed a deal with the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) to televise two tournaments in August 1998, it was announced today.
The tournaments--the August 1-2 Miller Lite Open in Milwaukee and the August 14-16 Miller Lite U.S. Championships in Hermosa Beach, California--will be regionally syndicated in areas of the country with high volleyball interest. Raycom Sports will produce the events as well.
The AVP is incredibly excited to add Raycom Sports to our television partners for the 1998 season,” said Harry Usher, Chief Executive Officer of the AVP. “Raycom Sports provides a great match for us as we bring exciting professional beach volleyball from Milwaukee and Hermosa Beach to great fans everywhere.”
basketball tournaments and a college football bowl game.
eyball worldwide. The AVP was founded in 1983, to preserve the integrity of the sport and to look after the players interests through a representative board of directors elected by the players.
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