Sports Stars of Tomorrow

infobox television
show_name = Sports Stars of Tomorrow


format = High School Sports
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Pat Summerall
Mike Rigg
country = USA
location = Ft. Worth, Texas
network = Syndication
first_aired = 2005
num_seasons = 4
num_episodes = 156 (as of August 9, 2008)
executive_producer = Mike Alexander
producer = Jerome Butler
Mike Rigg
story_editor = Ward Fasold
camera = Tracy Sutton
Matt Bragg
website = http://PrepTicket.com

Sports Stars of Tomorrow (abbreviated "SST") is a nationally-syndicated sports television show about high school athletics. The show, which is hosted by legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall, takes its viewers across the country in search of the brightest young stars in sports. [http://www.kvcindia.com/rss/computers/Jun06feed/TV_Tidbits_Notes_of_Interest_____Mediaweekcom.rss.html (2006. Legendary NFL Football player Pat Summerall will host SST] .] Sports Stars of Tomorrow is the only high school sports program in national syndication. [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/01/targetvision_adds_2_series.php Pursell, C. (2008, January 13).TargetVision Add 2 Series] .]

The show began in 2005 and provides in-depth feature stories about the top prep athletes in the United States. SST’s goal is to get an “off the field” look at the athletes, so they are frequently shown doing things like playing golf, strumming guitars, and studying. It is produced by GameDay Productions, a private television production company based in Fort Worth, Texas. When the show began in the fall of 2005 it reached out to just 20 percent of the country. Currently, it is airing innearly 90 percent of all homes nationwide and can be seen in markets like New York City (WABC-TV), Los Angeles (KCBS-TV), Chicago (WFLD), and Dallas-Fort Worth (KTXA) . [http://www.prepticket.com/tvshows.php Sports Stars of Tomorrow TV listings] .]

Sports Stars of Tomorrow partners with the website Prep Ticket, featuring clips of the show in the national section of the site. [http://www.prepticket.com The Online Companion to Nationally Syndicated Television Show] .]

tories covered

SST looks to answer these types of viewer's questions:

*Who will be the young superstar leading his team to an NBA title in five years?
*Which young quarterback will be the Super Bowl MVP in 2016?
*What names should we look for in the next generation of superstar athletes? [http://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/Sports-Stars-Tomorrow.html Sports Stars of Tomorrow Television Review] .]

Nine of the top 15 picks in the 2008 NBA Draft were previously featured on the program. Other prominent athletes that have been featured on the show are: Greg Oden, Tim Tebow, Chris Wells, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, and Matt Barkley.

One of the most memorable pieces the show has covered was the Terrelle Pryor story in 2007. The two-sport superstar and top rated football recruit from Jeannette, Pennsylvania now plays for Ohio State.

Producers and Reporters

Pat Summerall began his broadcasting career in 1962 after playing ten seasons inthe NFL. He worked for CBS until 1994, when Summerall joined FOX as thenetwork's lead play-by-play voice for NFL football. In 1999, Summerall wasinducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame. He hasalso been given the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete RozelleRadio-Television Award as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sportsfrom the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Jerome Butler has been the producer of Sports Stars of Tomorrow since it began in 2005. After working for ESPN, ABC Sports and NBC, he would find a home producing television shows for GameDay Productions. He has produced over 350 unique television programs during his time at GameDay, covering Olympic sports to NASCAR, and high school to the professional athletes.

Mike Rigg - Before joining the show, Rigg spent eight years as an anchor and producer for various television affiliates. He came directly from KOCO in Oklahoma City, where he served as a sports anchor and reporter, and also won an Associated Press award for producing Oklahoma's top sports segment in 2006. Rigg began his television career in 1999 at 6News in Lawrence, Kansas. He has also worked at WIFR in Rockford, Illinois., and KGWN in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While in Wyoming, Rigg was named the state's top sports anchor by the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters.

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