LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Sports Council and FSN PRIME TICKET have partnered to present the 2006 LA Sports Awards, an annual awards show created by the Sports Council. The January 21, 2007, gala event marks the first year with FSN PRIME TICKET as telecast partner.
Bill Macdonald, FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET reporter, and Petros Papadakis, FSN Pac-10 football analyst, serve as Masters of Ceremonies for the gala, which is held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. FSN PRIME TICKET live telecast coverage begins at 8 PM on Sunday, January 21.
" 'Greatest Moments in Sports' is a unique fan-driven program. It's a natural extension of our team partnerships and continues the FSN PRIME TICKET commitment to providing sports access and information to regional fans," said Steve Simpson, vice president and general manager, FSN WEST and FSN PRIME TICKET.
The LA Sports Awards annually recognizes the most impactful, memorable and emotional moments in local sports. Los Angeles-area and Orange County-based sports teams and professional organizations provide their top three respective moments for consideration. Winners in each of 18 categories are determined by fan voting online. An additional four honors - Sportsman, Sportswoman, Sports Executive of the Year and Overall Greatest Moment - are chosen by the LA Sports Awards media panel.
Southern California sports fans begin casting their ballots on Monday, December 18 at www.lasports.org. There, three top moments in the following 18 categories - Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Avengers, Chivas USA, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Galaxy, golf, horse racing, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, motorsports, Olympic sports, Los Angeles Sparks, tennis, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans and Division I schools - are listed for consideration and selection.
Online voting continues through January 8, 2007. Winners in all categories will be revealed at the gala event and during the live FSN PRIME TICKET event telecast on January, 21, 2007.
About the "Greatest Moments in Sports"
The LA Sports Awards event is an annual fundraiser for the non-profit LA Sports Council. Proceeds are used to further its mission of promoting economic development through sports in Southern California. The LA Sports Awards was created by the Sports Council in 2005.
About Los Angeles Sports Council
The Los Angeles Sports Council is one of the nation's leading civic sports support organizations. Funded entirely from the private sector, it attracts major sports events to the greater Los Angeles area and supports the area's outstanding collegiate and professional sports teams. Founded in 1988, the non-profit Sports Council has brought events with a collective economic impact of more than $1 billion to the area. The Sports Council is managed by President David Simon and a small professional staff. The Board of Directors includes many of the leading sports and business entities and personalities in Southern California and the Council itself includes hundreds of individual and corporate members. For more information on the Sports Council, please visit www.lasports.org.
About FSN PRIME TICKET
FSN PRIME TICKET is home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Clippers, Anaheim Ducks, AVP, Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Los Angeles Sparks, Los Angeles Avengers, USC Trojans, UCLA Bruins, local high school sports and Big West, WCC, ACC and Pac-10 conference competition. FSN PRIME TICKET and its sister network, FSN WEST, are celebrating 20 years of providing local sports coverage to Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii. Together, FSN PRIME TICKET and FSN WEST present more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market, producing over 700 live sporting events and telecast 5,000 hours of original programming every year. For complete national and regional sports news, provocative opinions, telecast schedules and updated statistics, log-on to www.foxsports.com.
