From Canada NewsWire Group:
NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Aug. 2 /CNW/ – Everyone’s talking about it! Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3rd, from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Eastern time, John Daly will drive 20 golf balls from Canada to the U.S.A., over Niagara Falls. Daly will pull fans to the edge of their seats as he tees up at Table Rock, Canada to his target Goat Island, in an attempt to land just one golf ball at Terrapin point, USA.
Feed information for news editors:
JOHN DALY VS. NIAGARA FALLS, Wednesday August 3rd, 7 ET. One hour Live HD presentation on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada and Indemand, airing network INHD in the USA.
Daly will hit 10 balls from each of 2 tee blocks
Front haul info for hilite access:
Anik F1 T3
Virtual channel table: 517
Virtual channel number: 141
L-Band frequency: 1025.75MHZ
Polarization: Vertical
MPEG: 2The IRD required for Rogers Sportsnet fronthauls is a Motorola DSR 4400/4500 or any of the digital IRT or MPS units.
Organizers have also arranged for a short hilite feed at 2015 ET on Galaxy 11K T15 – Analog
There is no embargo following the conclusion of the show, please provide standard courtesy of :05 for Rogers Sportsnet/InHDDaly will also announce his first partnership with Canada’s own Canadian Golf Tour. Joined by Cantour Commissioner Richard Janes at a 9:00 A.M. press conference on August 3rd, Daly welcomes the tour to Thundering Waters. The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort Pro Am Classic is the grand finale of this year’s Canadian tour stops. (www.cantour.com) In addition to his morning press conference at Thundering Waters, Daly’s day will include a fundraising golf cart parade around the city center for The Boys and Girls Clubs of Niagara Falls. For more information on these, and the day’s events, please visit www.thunderingwaters.com.
Press Conference:
At Thundering Waters, Wednesday, August 03, 2005. 9:00 A.M.
Golf Cart Parade:
Starts at Thundering Waters and parades through downtown 12:00 P.M.
John Daly VS. Niagara Falls:
7:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M. Eastern, Live at Table Rock, Niagara Falls.
Post event press conference:
Sheraton Fallsview Hotel & Conference Centre 8:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. with John DalyFor further information: More info or book interview with JOHN DALY contact
Aine Curran, Curran Events Media Inc,
P (905) 306-1210,
C (416) 890-5553,
E aine@curranevents.com;
Tom Ondrejicka, Canadian Golf Tour, (416) 526-1053