USA Wrestling Weekly’s October 14 broadcast posted for viewing

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
10/14/2011


The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, October 14 has been posted for fans to enjoy.

USA Wrestling Weekly is a new half-hour news broadcast which will be produced on a weekly basis. Presented in a news format, it provides updated information on USA Wrestling activities, as well as a variety of feature segments.

To see this week’s episode, visit the following link: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daPUnTx_17U 

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• World Champion Jordan Burroughs is honored at Nebraska-Ohio State football game, and is elected USOC Athlete of the Month for September
• U.S. teams finalize preparation for Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in training camps in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Coverage from the 2011 Veterans Greco-Roman World Championships in Raciborz, Poland, including all five U.S. medalists
• Poster of NFL star Roddy White promoting why football players should also wrestle is now available free to public
• Olympic champion Henry Cejudo tours Great Britain as part of USOC’s Team USA: Britain Bound program
• WCWA women’s college season preview, with look at top teams and athletes
• Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals to return to Utah for two more years
• First 65 athletes qualified for 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials are announced
• And More

There is a new embeddable video player on TheMat.com which allows fans and media to view the most recent episode of USA Wrestling Weekly, and cycle through past episodes. This player can be embedded in websites, blogs and other online media outlets.

The show is moderated by veteran wrestling broadcaster Scott Casber and is scheduled for distribution each Friday on TheMat.com.

Each episode will also be posted on USA Wrestling’s YouTube Channel. In addition, USA Wrestling Weekly will be offered to a variety of websites, and will also be available to television networks across the nation.

USA Wrestling Weekly is now aired on television by:
• Mediacom Cable, with distribution in six Midwestern states, bringing USA Wrestling news to one of the biggest wrestling hotbeds in the nation.
• The Fight Now USA cable network
• Long Lines Cable, with distribution in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota.
• CATV Service, which has served the Central Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania for over 55 years.
• Midco Sports Network, which services North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: InterMatWrestle.com; Takedown Media. Com; Tech-Fall.com, USA Wrestling – Tennessee, The Open Mat, USA Wrestling – Kansas, Lighthouse Wrestling, Maryland USA Wrestling, NYwrestling.com, BTSusa.org, and BTSgear.com.

USA Wrestling staff participates extensively in creating the content for the show. The production of USA Wrestling Weekly is handled by Takedown Wrestling Media, which produces a variety of other wrestling broadcast products. The Lead Producer for the show is Shawn Van Leeuwen of Takedown Wrestling Media. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Jason Bryant of USA Wrestling at jbryant@usawrestling.org