Saturday, November 27, 2010

Nelson Burton Jr. Returns to ABC Sports Broadcast Team for 2011 PBA Tournament of Champions

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Here will be a familiar voice on ABC Sports when professional bowling returns to the network in January.PBA Hall of Famer Nelson ‘Bo’ Burton Jr., who served as color commentator for Pro Bowlers Tour telecasts on ABC for 23 seasons from 1975-1997, will return as a special guest commentator during the network’s live broadcast of the record $1 million PBA Tournament of Champions Saturday, Jan. 22, on ABC at 2:30 p.m. from Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas.The Tournament of Champions finals, which will also pay a record $250,000 to the winner, marks the return of the PBA Tour to ABC for the first time in 14 years.
“Bringing the Tournament of Champions back to ABC is outstanding,” said Burton, a 17-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist who formed a memorable announce team with legendary broadcaster Chris Schenkel throughout Burton’s time on the network.
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