October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention and cure.
IMG Speakers represents a number of inspirational breast cancer survivors who are available for special events throughout the month of October.
Meredith Baxter
Ernestine Bradley
Linda Ellerbee
Peggy Fleming
Ann Jillian
Judy Rankin
Robin Roberts
Marcia Wallace
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IMG AND BUTCH LEWIS PRODUCTIONS FORM JOINT VENTURE COMPANY
IMG Worldwide, Inc. (IMG) and Butch Lewis Productions, Inc. (BLP) has formed a joint venture to develop and operate a talent management company that primarily represents minority entertainers and celebrities in the areas of endorsements, broadcasting, licensing, programming and lectures. Together they will create an entertainment powerhouse that gives global opportunities to promote and market minority talent.
Butch Lewis, legendary boxing promoter, film and music producer and philanthropist has been the man behind the success of many of the most celebrated names in sports and entertainment for over three decades. The dynamic BLP team with its long standing relationships, credibility and business expertise has joined forces with IMG, the premier global sports, entertainment and media company. BLP will staff and manage the day-to-day operations utilizing its extensive relationships and contacts in the world of sports, entertainment and media to introduce potential clients to the venture. IMG will staff and manage the overall sales and marketing efforts for the company.
Are You Ready For Some Football?
IMG Speakers represents numerous sports personalities from both the NFL and NCAA leagues who are available for speaking engagements, autograph signings and appearances.
The following NFL personalities are represented by IMG Speakers:
James Brown
Cam Cameron
Bob Costas
Tom Coughlin
Mike Ditka
Rich Gannon
Greg Gumbel
Jimmy Johnson
John Madden
Eli Manning
Peyton Manning
Steve Mariucci
Joe Montana
Jim Nantz
Chad Pennington
Wade Phillips
Mike Shanahan
Michele Tafoya
Mike Tirico
LaDainian Tomlinson
Trey Wingo
IMG works with the following NCAA football talent:
Erin Andrews
Bill Callahan
Troy Calhoun
Lee Corso
Mike Leach
Kirk Herbstreit
Danny Hope
Don McPherson
Archie Manning
Rece Davis
Please contact IMG Speakers today regarding fees and availability.
TV Show Host Wendy Williams is Now Available for Speaking Engagements through Butch Lewis Productions & IMG Speakers
IMG/BLP, the joint venture partnership formed earlier this year by IMG Worldwide, Inc. (IMG) and Butch Lewis Productions, Inc. (BLP) has signed daytime talk show host Wendy Williams as a new client.
IMG/BLP exclusively represents Wendy in all business areas including, broadcasting, speaking engagements/personal appearances, licensing and endorsements.
Called a “breakthrough in daytime,” by The New York Times, Wendy Williams burst onto the national talk show scene in July 2009 with the launch of her daily, syndicated program, The Wendy Williams Show. Her hit show appears on FOX Network across the United States and on cable channel BET throughout the United States and internationally. The show has been renewed through the 2011-2012 season and began airing in the United Kingdom, Africa, and the Middle East in July 2010.
Wendy was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (only the second African American woman to be honored by the organization) in November 2009. Prior to her daytime TV show, Wendy had the top rated radio show The Wendy Williams Experience which aired on WBLS in New York and had over 12 million listeners nationwide.
Wendy is also the author of two New York Times best sellers.
Please contact BLP or IMG Speakers for fees and availability.
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IMG Clients Compete in the 2010 US Open
Stay tuned as tennis greats from around the world prepare to battle for a US Open win this year. The intense competition, electrifying action and unparalleled excitement in Flushing Meadows is why fans and players alike love the US Open.
IMG clients competing in this year's tournament include:
Maria Sharapova
Venus Williams
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
James Blake
The following IMG personalities are available for corporate hospitality events throughout the tournament:
Lindsay Davenport
Chris Evert
Mary Joe Fernandez
Brad Gilbert
Billie Jean King
John McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe
Martina Navratilova
Monica Seles
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Erin Andrews Signs New Multi-Year Deal With ESPN
Erin Andrews, one of the most recognized and respected faces on the sidelines of college sports, has signed a new multi-year deal with ESPN. In addition to her highly successful sideline reporting, as part of her new contract Andrews has been rewarded with an enhanced role at the network with significant additional responsibilities.
ESPN announced today that its two-time Emmy ® Award winning College GameDay Built by The Home Depot will expand to a three-hour format and now be aired from 9 a.m. to noon ET, providing an extra hour of college football analysis, news and features every Saturday during the season beginning September 4, 2010. ESPNU will televise the new first hour of the popular show -- originating from the site of the day’s best game or the game with the most compelling storyline -- from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. From 10 a.m. to noon, GameDay will continue to air on ESPN. The first site of the season is yet to be announced. Each location throughout the year will generally be determined on the preceding Monday.
In her new role Andrews will join the prominent new College GameDay lineup, anchoring several segments during the first hour on ESPNU, and contributing reports, interviews and features during the ESPN portion of the show. Andrews will also work as the sideline reporter on the game from which College GameDay originates, if the game is on an ESPN network (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc.). As an exciting addition to her newly expanded responsibilities across ESPN platforms, Andrews will become a regular contributing reporter on ABC’s Good Morning America, providing select reports throughout the year.
"I am very pleased and excited about my new role with the network and I'm especially looking forward to the new opportunities presented with College GameDay and Good Morning America," Andrews said.
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Venus Williams releases new book Come to Win
Venus Williams and 46 of her colleagues, friends, and mentors deliver a volume of invaluable wisdom, motivation, and inspiration in her new book, Come to Win.
With contributions from a wide range of men and women who have reached the very top of their games - including former CEO and bestselling author Jack Welch, fashion designer Vera Wang, actor Denzel Washington, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Venus Williams' Come to Win is a book every aspiring professional, coach, and sports enthusiast should read.
In Come to Win, Venus also reflects on what she has learned from her own coaches, including her father and mother, and how their wisdom contributes to her own remarkable achievements, from her history-making tennis career to the launch of her own businesses—V-Starr Interiors, an interior design firm, and EleVen, an athletic clothing line.
To learn more about Venus Williams please visit www.imgspeakers.com/Venus-Williams, or to hear Venus discuss her book with The Washington Post please click here
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IMG Speakers Welcomes New & Exclusive Talent
Brad Stevens - Head Men's Basketball Coach, Butler University
Tanith Belbin - Olympic Ice Dancing Champion
Daniel Boulud - World-Renowned Chef
Nate Appleman - Award-Winning Chef and Restaurateur
Colin McDowell - Legendary English Fashion Commentator
Brad Gilbert - World-Renowned Tennis Coach and ESPN Analyst
Also available exclusively through IMG Speakers are ESPN personalities Scott Van Pelt and Josh Elliott.
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Patrick McEnroe releases new book
Patrick McEnroe has been in the world of professional tennis in one way or another for most of his life. As a player, coach, and ESPN commentator, he's seen it all. In Hardcourt Confidential, McEnroe uses his twenty-five-plus years in the trenches of the game to tell true tales and wild stories about the players you think you know (from Sampras to Agassi to Roddick to the Williams sisters), how and why the game has changed since he first swung a racket, and what the future holds in store for American tennis.
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IMG Signs Brad Stevens, Head Coach of Butler University Men's Basketball Team
In his inaugural season as head coach, Brad Stevens became the first coach in Butler history to guide the team to a school and league record 30 wins in a season. He also led the team to capture the Great Alaska Shootout, Horizon League regular season and tournament championships and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Building on his success from his first season, in 2008 Stevens produced a team that had 26 wins, "Top 25" national ranking, a second straight Horizon League regular season championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament and picked up his first Horizon League coach of the year award. In 2009-10, he led Butler to a 33-5 overall record, attained the Horizon League's first18-0 conference record, won a fourth consecutive league regular season championship, a second championship league title in three years and a national runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament. Since 2007 the Bulldogs have recorded 89 wins, breaking the previous three-year NCAA Division I record of 81 wins held previously by Mark Few of Gonzaga and Mark Fox of Nevada.
During his past three years as coach, Stevens has been awarded two consecutive Horizon League Coach of the Year awards, named NABC All-District 12 Coach and was a finalist for numerous other national coaching awards. He also became the third-youngest Division I coach to guide his team to 30 wins and has moved into seventh place on Butler's all-time list for coaching victories after just one season
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Annika Sorenstam to Serve as Honorary Chair of 2011 U.S. Women's Open
"I am extremely honored to be able to serve in this role with the USGA," said Sorenstam. "The U.S. Women's Open is our premier championship and when I won at the Broadmoor in 1995, it was my first professional victory in the United States. Both the championship and the venue will always hold a special place in my heart and I look forward to going back.”
As honorary chair, Sorenstam will help promote the championship and appear at the ticket launch press conference in 2010. She will also host an exhibition during the week of the championship in which she will provide tips and demonstrate golf shots for spectators.
“We approached Annika to serve in this capacity because we wanted to honor her accomplishments at past USGA championships and her connection to the 1995 U.S. Women’s Open at The Broadmoor,” said Stephen Bartolin, Jr., president and CEO of The Broadmoor.
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DANIEL named #8 on World's Best Restaurants List
Daniel Boulud's signature restaurant, DANIEL, was named #8 on S. Pellegrino's annual "World's 50 Best Restaurants" list. DANIEL was also the recipient of the 2010 James Beard Award for 'Outstanding Restaurant', one of the most prestigious awards in the culinary industry.
Additionally, Daniel Bolud is Owner and Chef of ten award-winning restaurants as well as the iconic Feast & Fetes catering company.
For more information, please visit: Daniel NYC or The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
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Sir Steve Redgrave Named Greatest English Sporting Icon
Sir Steve Redgrave beat off competition from sports legends including England's 1966 World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore, Sir Roger Bannister, the world's first four-minute miler, and David Beckham in the Commonwealth Games England national survey.
Sir Steve, who also has three Commonwealth gold medals, won 23 per cent of the votes ahead of Moore with 19 per cent.
Sir Steve said: "It's a great honour to be voted as the country's Greatest Sporting Icon of all time. I'm very proud to be English and to be voted ahead of some of England's all time sporting legends is fantastic."
Sir Steve is currently preparing to bike across America for charity. Follow his trek on Twitter.
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