USA Wrestling Weekly’s September 14, 2012 broadcast posted for viewing

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
09/14/2012


The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, September 14, 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/YOrKzFl-yGo

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• Coverage from the conclusion of the FILA Junior World Championships including:
- U.S. women’s freestyle action, including Junior World bronze medalists Erin Golston and Alli Ragan and National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner
- U.S. men’s freestyle action, including Junior World bronze medalist Patrick Downey, and National Freestyle Developmental Coach Bill Zadick
• Junior World Team Leader and President’s Award winner Louis Rosbottom
• NCEP National Team Coaches Apprentice Program goes to Thailand, with interviews of Mike Guingona and Bryan Thompson
• Preview of U.S. Women’s World Team Wrestle-off this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs places third in voting for USOC Male Athlete of the Month, which featured numerous Olympic stars in all sports
• Olympic champion Jake Varner returns to hero’s welcome in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif.
• Marcie Van Dusen joins staff at Beat the Streets – Los Angeles
• 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: Colorado USA Wrestling;  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 Chad Kriz 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