IIRC from 1985-1991 ABC handled about half the regular schedule, with ESPN taking over for most of the summer tour and NBC handling the rest. I think it might be in part because ESPN also held the rights to what then the Ladies Professional Bowlers Tour (now the PWBA) and Senior Tour (now PBA50), so Denny Schreiber (sic?), who was ESPN's point man for bowling at the time, had no shortage of gigs. Regardless, this as during the era when the PBA Tour was still worth watching. The shootout match format (which thankfully only lasted a couple of years) near the end of the 1990s was the end of the Tour's golden era in my overrated opinion.
@journeymanproject1756 1985 was the first year ESPN did bowling coverage. They typically had the LPBT/PWBA events Wednesday nights, then when they had their slate of PBA events; those were Saturday nights. NBC did the fall events from 84-91 (Earl Anthony & Jay Randolph). The shootout was stupid because it took a spot away for a guy to make TV. The golden pins were tolerable
This was the final ABC Sports PBA broadcast for 1990. The ABC Sports PBA Tour series finale would occur nearly seven years later, in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
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I didn't realize that ABC coverage of bowling went into the early summer events. I had thought they usually stopped in the spring.
IIRC from 1985-1991 ABC handled about half the regular schedule, with ESPN taking over for most of the summer tour and NBC handling the rest. I think it might be in part because ESPN also held the rights to what then the Ladies Professional Bowlers Tour (now the PWBA) and Senior Tour (now PBA50), so Denny Schreiber (sic?), who was ESPN's point man for bowling at the time, had no shortage of gigs.
Regardless, this as during the era when the PBA Tour was still worth watching. The shootout match format (which thankfully only lasted a couple of years) near the end of the 1990s was the end of the Tour's golden era in my overrated opinion.
@journeymanproject1756 1985 was the first year ESPN did bowling coverage. They typically had the LPBT/PWBA events Wednesday nights, then when they had their slate of PBA events; those were Saturday nights. NBC did the fall events from 84-91 (Earl Anthony & Jay Randolph).
The shootout was stupid because it took a spot away for a guy to make TV. The golden pins were tolerable
This was the final ABC Sports PBA broadcast for 1990. The ABC Sports PBA Tour series finale would occur nearly seven years later, in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Shawn Aeby that is what I meant to type.
Hugh Miller: 246
Dave Ferraro: 196
Hugh Miller: 256
Robert Lawrence: 193
Hugh Miller: 227
Scott Devers: 211
Parker Bohn lll: 247
Hugh Miller: 236
Bohn lll Wins!
THIS WAS ON SATURDAY JULY 28TH, 1990!
Great posting!
it was an exciting title match between parker bohn III and hugh miller
Andrew Phillips
Mark Roth and Earl Anthony have bowled some exciting matches
George N. Pappas and Ernie Schlegel have bowled some awesome matches
I could imagine Hugh's thoughts:
"Ah great. Now I gotta deal with Dever's junk ball destroying my line"
it's now AMF Boulevard Bowl. Anne-Marie Duggan owns a pro shop there.
Now it's Boulevard lanes. Anne Marie Duggan still has the pro shop. I bowl there on leave league night Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
irishpogi is there anyway I could get these PBA bowling shows? maybe trade?
love to have them great memories. thanks
Can you try to get the 1990 event from Kenner, LA? I think it is the Greater New Orleans open.
the semi final and title matches were exciting and very close
39:03 why everyone were quiet?
Very quiet crowd here!
1:07:28 today they should interview the second place finish
Parker Bohn III made the 10 pin and threw a clutch strike to win the quality inns International Summer classic
Andrew Phillips if you truly loved bowling you wouldn’t post spoilers, asshat.
what ball is Ferraro using?
Looks like Dave was using a Black U Dot.
Robert Lawrence's U-Dot is rolling like a reactive resin ball!!!
I like KABC-TV.
32:16- Bo decrees "It's my way or the highway".........
Just kidding
Do you have any pwba events from 1996?
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