Production on its third season to begin later this year
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 17, 2010) – Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh is setting politics aside for his other passion: golf. Golf Channel announced today that the political lightening rod will star in the third season of the network’s hit original series The Haney Project. Following on the heels of previous celebrity students NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley and Emmy Award-winner Ray Romano, the series will chronicle Limbaugh’s attempts at improving his golf game with the help of Hank Haney, one of the world’s best golf instructors and Tiger Woods’ former swing coach.
The Haney Project, which concluded its second season with Ray Romano earlier this month, has been a critical and ratings success for Golf Channel. The first season which starred Charles Barkley marked the highest-rated launch of an original series in Golf Channel history. Limbaugh and Haney will begin shooting The Haney Project’s third season later this year which will air in spring 2011.
Rush Limbaugh is currently the host of the most listened to radio talk show in America, The Rush Limbaugh Show, which is broadcast on over 600 radio stations nationwide. In addition to The Haney Project, Limbaugh will be talking about his love for the game in an upcoming episode of Golf Channel’s inspirational summer series Golf in America which will be returning for its second season on June 22 at 9 p.m. ET.
“The Haney Project is a perfect example of how Golf Channel marries some of the biggest names in entertainment with golf to create fun, edgy programming,” said Tom Stathakes, Golf Channel senior vice president of programming, production and operations. “Rush Limbaugh is a major entertainer and personality, and he shares our passion for the game of golf, which is a great combination.”
The Haney Project is part of Golf Channel’s new slate of original programming featuring A-list Hollywood talent and fascinating sports personalities. This summer, Golf Channel has an extraordinary line-up of original programming including the touching documentary Caddy for Life: The Bruce Edwards Story, based on the New York Times best-selling novel by John Feinstein (Premiered Monday); the 13th season of Big Break (Premiering June 21 at 9 p.m. ET) which will pit 11 highly-skilled female golfers against each other for a chance to play on golf’s biggest stages; and the second season of Golf in America hosted by film and television actor Anthony Anderson and chronicles real-life stories across the country as told through the game of golf (Premiering June 22 at 9 p.m. ET).
The Haney Project is produced by Golf Channel in conjunction with The WorkShop, LLC, an independent multi-media production company based in Bryn Mawr, Penn.
About Golf Channel
Golf Channel is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. The Golf Channel cable network, co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, added to a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s best news, instruction and original programming. Golf Channel’s digital platform of businesses is led by GolfChannel.com, the number-one golf destination on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf, as well as services that help the recreational player with how to play, what to play and where to play golf.
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