Legendary. Brilliant. Distinguished.
All words that describe the broadcasting career of Pat Summerall, the host of Sports Stars of Tomorrow and Future Phenoms. Summerall has done it all throughout his illustrious broadcasting career, including play-by-play of 26 Super Bowls as well as the Masters and U.S. Open tennis...
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Legendary. Brilliant. Distinguished.
All words that describe the broadcasting career of Pat Summerall, the host of Sports Stars of Tomorrow and Future Phenoms. Summerall has done it all throughout his illustrious broadcasting career, including play-by-play of 26 Super Bowls as well as the Masters and U.S. Open tennis.
Simply put, Summerall's understated voice has been the sound of sports for generations of fans.
Summerall began his broadcasting career in 1962 after playing ten seasons in the NFL. He worked for CBS until 1994, when Summerall joined FOX as the network's lead play-by-play voice for NFL football. In 1999, Summerall was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame. He has also been given the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Outside of sports broadcasting, Summerall has also been the spokesman for True Value hardware, and also the original voice of the popular Golden Tee video game. In 2006, Summerall released his autobiography "Summerall: On and Off the Air," which immediately became a hit across the nation.
Summerall and his wife, Cheri, live in Southlake, Tex.
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National Correspondent Mike Rigg caught the sports bug at an early age.
"I remember going to my first NBA game when I was 11 years old," Rigg said. "I knew from that night on that I wanted to make my living in the world of sports."
The Denver-area native has quickly...
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National Correspondent Mike Rigg caught the sports bug at an early age.
"I remember going to my first NBA game when I was 11 years old," Rigg said. "I knew from that night on that I wanted to make my living in the world of sports."
The Denver-area native has quickly and impressively ascended up the journalism ladder. Rigg has ten years of television experience, and is thrilled to work so closely with high school athletes on a national show.
"I love the idea that we're catching the rising stars, telling the stories of athletes that will be playing professionally in four or five years," Rigg said. "This is a cutting-edge show that any high school sports fan must see."
Before joining the show, Rigg spent eight years as an award-winning anchor and producer for various television affiliates. He came directly from KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City, where he served as a sports anchor and reporter, and also won an Associated Press award for producing Oklahoma's top sports segment in 2006.
Rigg began his television career in 1999 at 6News in Lawrence, Kan. He has also worked at WIFR-TV in Rockford, Ill., and KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, Wyo. While in Wyoming, Rigg was named the state's top sports anchor by the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters.
Rigg was born and raised in Greenwood Village, Colo., and graduated from Cherry Creek High School. He is also a proud graduate of the University of Kansas.
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Growing up in the Northwest, Jerome Butler couldn't help but become a sports fan. Rooting on Clyde Drexler and his Portland Trailblazers, or walking over to watch the Salem Dodgers to watch Mike Piazza make his pro debut, there was no shortage of teams or players to root for.
Jerome attended McNary High School in...
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Growing up in the Northwest, Jerome Butler couldn't help but become a sports fan. Rooting on Clyde Drexler and his Portland Trailblazers, or walking over to watch the Salem Dodgers to watch Mike Piazza make his pro debut, there was no shortage of teams or players to root for.
Jerome attended McNary High School in Keizer, Oregon before finding his way to Texas for college at TCU.
"I was there for the end of the Southwest Conference, the WAC and Conference USA. I was there for LaDanian Tomlinson's coming out party when he and the Frogs took down USC and Carson Palmer in the Sun Bowl. That's when I knew I needed to find a way to make sports part of my career." Butler said.
With a background in television, Jerome turned his focus to sports. After working for ESPN, ABC Sports and NBC, he would find a home producing television shows for Gameday Producitons in Fort Worth, Texas.
Jerome has produced over 350 unique television programs during his time at Gameday. From Olympic sports to NASCAR, and high school to the pros, his experience has given him a unique perspective on sports in general. His shows and stories have won national awards for their creativity and production value as well as content.
"I am thankful for all of the opportunities that I have had to be a part of the game, whatever game it may be." Said Butler . "It has been an honor to share with the audience my perspective on sports, and with Sports Stars of Tomorrow, a look at the athletes I feel they will be watching for a longtime to come."
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