PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The June episode of the award-winning Traveling Golfer television show pays tribute to a Myrtle Beach favorite, Arcadian Shores, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
The show also gives a tip of the cap to the historic architectural career of Rees Jones, one of the most renowned names in golf course design. Arcadian Shores was the first solo design project after Rees Jones separated from his illustrious father, Robert Trent Jones.
Show host Tony Leodora turns the spotlight on Arcadian Shores general manager and PGA member Frank Coughlin, who provides a special introspective on this venerable golf course.
“I started coming to Myrtle Beach in 1985 and it wasn’t long after that I played my first round at Arcadia Shores.” recalls Leodora. “Rees Jones introduced me to the course and told many interesting stories. I returned many times and was very proud to see the major renovation that took place in recent years.”
“Arcadian Shores always held a special place in my heart. After all, it was my first real paycheck.” said the 82-year-old Jones, flashing his typical wry sense of humor.
The June episode of the Traveling Golfer airs as a scheduled weekly feature show on NBC Sports and NBC Sports + throughout three markets in the Mid-Atlantic regions. NBC Sports airings are 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and 11 a.m. on Thursdays. NBC Sports + airs the show at 8 p.m. Mondays and Fridays. In addition, the show airs nationally, three times every day, on the Fun Roads Network (funroads.tv/schedule) – in 71 markets across the country including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Wichita, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Nashville, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Minneapolis. Orlando and many more.
Additionally, national and international expansion has taken place via the new WingDing MEDIA™ Network, which reaches more than 120 million million households via on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast and iTunes.
The show also airs on the Traveling Golfer network of websites, including The Golf Director Network and The Myrtle Beach Golf Channel (see full list of sites on www.travelinggolfer.tv).
As part of every Traveling Golfer show there is the feature, “Tech Talk”, hosted by Tour Edge Golf experts, such as President Dave Glod. With years of experience as a club maker, Glod presents an inside look at the research and development of high-quality golf equipment.
Responding to golfers’ never-ending demands to learn more about interesting golf courses and golf resorts across the country and around the world, well-traveled host Tony Leodora created the Traveling Golfer so he could take viewers on video trips to some of the most exciting golf locations. In each of its 10 years on the air, the show has been honored by the International Network of Golf with one of its prestigious awards. In four of those years the Traveling Golfer was named the No. 1 Golf Television Show in America.
The Traveling Golfer is a series of monthly shows hosted by Leodora and his partners, Jeff Gilder and Executive Producer, Dustin Gilder. All have many years of experience in televised golf. The featured destination stays on the website for one month, before being replaced by a new show. Alternate shows also air in a two-month rotation. All old shows are archived for continued viewing on the YouTube Network and on the home website, www.travelinggolfer.tv.
For more information about the Traveling Golfer, or to find out how a property can be featured on the show, call TL Golf Services at (610) 721-8186 , WingDing MEDIA™ at 843-272-1901 or e-mail Tony Leodora at tleodora@comcast.net. or Jeff Gilder at jeff@wingding.tv.
