July 23, 2009

• Football Saturdays Link

Charlotte, N.C. - Raycom Sports' Emmy Award-winning summer television series, "Havoline Football Saturdays in the South," continues this weekend. This is the second of six one-hour episodes, hosted by Tim Brando and syndicated in 60 markets throughout the greater southeast and Atlantic coast.

This weekend's show brings fans an Emmy Award-winning segment on the history of Skipper, the Virginia Tech cannon fired before each game. A friendly rivalry with VMI led two enterprising Hokie students to start the tradition 46 years ago. Learn about how it came to be and how it became a tribute to President John F. Kennedy.

And meet Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour. A former walk-on and special teams captain at the University of Maryland, he grew his passion for football into one of the world's leading sports apparel companies.

For a complete listing of local affiliates and airtimes, please visit RaycomSports.com.

Raycom Sports is a leading independent sports marketing, event management and production firm. Raycom is the television rightsholder of ACC men's basketball and syndicated football telecasts. In addition, the company owns and operates the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte.

Raycom Sports' parent company Raycom Media, located in Montgomery, A.L., owns and operates 44 television stations covering over 12 percent of the United States across 18 states.