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News Release Nick Charles to Host CNN/Sports Illustrated’s Exclusive Prime Time Wimbledon Coverage
Posted: Wednesday July 05, 2000 05:25 PM Event Marks Network's First Sports Event Programming Nick Charles will host CNN/Sports Illustrated's exclusive prime time U.S. coverage of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, beginning Monday, June 26, through Sunday, July 9, every night from 9 - 11 p.m. (ET). The programming includes exclusive coverage of a feature match selected daily, as well as highlights, news, features and interviews. Charles will be joined by CNN/Sports Illustrated reporters Phil Jones and Jim Huber, who will contribute on-site reports and interviews. The BBC will provide match play color analysis. CNN/Sports Illustrated will air 28 hours of Wimbledon coverage. The event marks CNN/Sports Illustrated's first venture into sports event programming. The network will also air the WUSA, the Women's United Soccer Association, beginning in 2001. CNNSI.com will provide complete coverage of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, including live scoring, video and audio streaming, player pages, competition brackets, photo gallery, chats, 'Insider' reports, exclusive highlights and features and more. Coverage is located at cnnsi.com/tennis/2000/wimbledon. Award-winning sports anchor Nick Charles is a senior correspondent for CNN/Sports Illustrated, serving as a lead reporter at major sporting events and as host of PAGE ONE WITH NICK CHARLES, a show investigating the most current and compelling topics in sports, airing on CNN and CNN/Sports Illustrated. Charles joined CNN one month before it launched in 1980. CNN/Sports Illustrated, currently seen in almost 16 million homes, is a 24-hour sports network, offering 24-hour coverage of the world of sports, with in-depth reporting and live coverage of breaking news and press conferences. CNNSI.com is Time Warner's sports Web site, the home of Sports Illustrated on the Web and the sports site for CNN.com and CNN/Sports Illustrated, the sports news network. The site features the renowned journalism and photography of Sports Illustrated and content from CNN/Sports Illustrated, as well Turner Sports' NBA, golf and motor sports coverage. -CNN/Sports Illustrated- CONTACT: Amy Sasser 404/827-5021 Amy Stober 404/827-5583
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