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INSIDE SPORTFISHING TAKES TOP HONORS AT THE SPORTSMAN CHANNEL ANNUAL PRODUCERS AWARDS
Wins award for "Best Saltwater Show"
Big Bend, WI/Laguna Beach, CA (February 16, 2005) – The Sportsman Channel is pleased to announce Executive Producer, Michael Fowlkes and Inside Sportfishing was recently awarded Best Saltwater Fishing Showat The Sportsman Channel’s Producer Appreciation Awards during the SHOT Show in Las Vegas in January. Inside Sportfishing’s action packed, educationally supported format took top honors at the prestigious event.
Inside Sportfishing airs three times a week on The Sportsman Channel (TSC). TSC is the first and only television network dedicated exclusively to hunting and fishing programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
“We are very excited to have Inside Sportfishing in our lineup and congratulate Michael and his crew for their win in a very competitive field,” stated President/CEO, C. Michael Cooley. “We look forward to working with this outstanding series in 2005.”
“It’s an honor to be recognized like this,” says Fowlkes during an interview from his studio in Laguna Beach. “Being singled out among so many exceptional shows is really something special. “
TSC holds their Awards show annually in conjunction with the SHOT Show. This is the first time TSC had an award opportunity for those who aired their programming in 2004. “We are very proud to have such quality programming on our network,” stated Cooley of the 55 nominees that made it to the finals.
About Inside Sportfishing and Michael Fowlkes
Now in its fifteenth season, Inside Sportfishing has also earned fourteen prestigious Telly Awards for it’s broadcast excellence, more than any other fishing show in history. “We just plug along, doing the best we can,” says Fowlkes. “We don’t get the kind of press a lot of shows do, probably because we’re not a personality driven format. We let the fish be the stars of our show. Inside Sportfishing is produced by fisherman, for fisherman and for the most part, the guys really seem to love the show, and that’s really what it’s all about.” For more details visit Inside Sportfishing online at www.insidesportfishing.com.
About The Sportsman Channel
Launched in 2003, TSC is presently available in over 11 million households and is the fastest growing outdoor network in the country, offering 100% hunting and fishing programming. The network has developed blocks of genre-specific shows, like “Friday Night Fish Fry” and “Monday Night Bow and Blackpowder.” For program listing and other information, visit The Sportsman Channel online at TheSportsmanChannel.com. The Sportsman Channel: All Hunting. All Fishing. All The Time.
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