USA Wrestling Weekly’s June 1, 2012 broadcast posted for viewing
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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
06/01/2012
The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, June 1, 2012, 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://youtu.be/p78y6TWTxKk
This week’s show included the following feature segments:
Coverage of FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., with interviews of all 16 champions
Interviews with college coaches Doug Schwab Kerry McCoy, Rande Stottlemeyer and Greco-Roman coaches Dan Chandler and Shawn Sheldon during Junior World Team Trials
Interviews with Greco-Roman Olympians Ben Provisor and Chas Betts also at the Junior World Team Trials
Interviews with 60 kg freestyle wrestlers Shawn Bunch and Coleman Scott prior to their U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off in New York City
Coverage of Women’s World Cup in Tokyo, Japan and the Hari Ram Grand Prix in India
Jordan Burroughs photo added to Olympic and World Champions wall at the Olympic Training Center
And Much 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:
• Oklahoma Cox Cable, which reaches viewers in the Oklahoma City/Norman and the Tulsa metropolitan areas.
• 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