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"Sports Innview With Ann Liguori"
Ann Liguori Biography
Ann Liguori, as a leader in the sports broadcasting and marketing industries,
(having had great success as a sports talk show host, interviewer, producer,
reporter and journalist for radio, television and print media outlets), has
been ahead of her time. From her childhood days competing in sports with the
boys, (earning 16 Varsity letters in High School), and playing on her high school
boy’s tennis team because they did not have a girl’s team at the
time, Ann has spent a good part of her career, paving the way for women in sports
and sports broadcasting. She is the President of her own television sports production
company and owner of the award-winning "Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori"
weekly television series, seen on regional sports networks throughout the country.
The show has aired since 1989 (Mickey Mantle was her first interview) and the
show is the longest-running, weekly sports show on cable, hosted, owned and
produced by a woman. Ann has acquired a library of over 600 half-hour interviews
on video with legends in sports, entertainment and business. Liguori has become
one of the top interviewers in the business and is known for asking tough questions
in a respectful way. As a producer for many of her shows, she also books the
top names and is able to secure some of the most difficult interviews. And on
many of her shows, she plays golf with major stars - - while simultaneously
interviewing them - - using golf as a "window into the souls" of her
guests.
In 2001, Ann became the first woman in sports media to be honored with the Association
for Women in Communication’s "Headliner’s Award," previously
awarded to Katherine Graham, Barbara Walters, Sylvia Porter and Gail Sheehy,
to name a few. The award is AWC’s highest honor bestowed upon a professional
member, and is presented on the basis of recent national or international accomplishments.
Last year, her "Sports Innerview" show was named the winner of the
Media Award in the "Television" category by the International Network
of Golf (ING), a media-based networking organization with more than 1,000 members.
Ann was also recently honored with the "Trailblazer’s Award"
from the National Association of Women Business Owners, Long Island Chapter.
Ann also co-hosted "Golf 2000 with Peter Jacobsen," a nationally-syndicated
golf magazine television show in which she booked, produced and appeared in
the celebrity golf segment each week. Ann also was the first woman to host and
produce her own weekly, prime-time series for The Golf Channel. "Conversations
with Ann Liguori," featured Ann golfing with and interviewing stars such
as Celine Dion, Joe Pesci, Sylvester Stallone, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Dan Quayle,
Charles Barkley, the late Charles Schulz and many more. Ann booked all the guests
for the show and hosted it. Her company produced the show. In addition, Ann
is a much sought-after corporate spokesperson and motivational speaker, addressing
a variety of groups at conventions, book signings, universities, golf events
and other venues.
Ann is one of only two original WFAN Radio sports talk show hosts still on the
air at the New York station, which was the first in the nation to go to an all-sports
format in 1987. Her Sunday evening show (9pm-1am) features interviews with top
sports personalities, including athletes, coaches, columnists and agents, plus
a live chat session (on annliguori.com), as well as calls from listeners. She
is the golf and tennis correspondent for WFAN and each year covers The Masters,
U.S. Open (Golf and Tennis), the British Open, Ryder Cup, NYC Marathon and other
assignments for the station. Ann has covered five Olympics for network radio
as a show host and reporter, including the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games, the
1992 Albertville and 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Summer
Games and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where she reported on alpine
skiing for CBS Radio/Westwood One, doing live play-by-play of the men's and
women's downhill competitions. "A Passion for Golf - Celebrity Musings
About the Game" is Ann's book featuring a collection of interviews she
has done while on the golf course with some of the most successful celebrities
in sports, Hollywood, music and business. Ann has also produced for the Audio
Book Club, "A Passion for Life, Celebrity Musings from the Fairways,"
which is an audio version of some of her top interviews.
Ann has written a celebrity golf column for the Sports Section of USA TODAY
and has contributed to "W" Magazine, "Golf Travel & Leisure,"
"The Masters Journal" and other sports publications. Ann hosts the
Ann Liguori American Cancer Society Golf Classic every May at the Westhampton
Country Club on Long Island, which has become one of the premier events to attend
in The Hamptons and has raised millions of dollars for ACS in the six years
she has hosted it. Ann plays in numerous celebrity/charity golf tournaments,
served on the Board of Trustees for the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences,
is on the Advisory Board of the Women’s Sports Foundation, is on the Board
of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Florida (USF)
where she has established an endowed scholarship in memory of her brother Jim.
She is also a USF Alumni Board Member. Ann serves on the Advisory Board of the
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center and hosts a series of "Games of
Summer" sports interviews there which are taped for her syndicated Sports
Innerview show.
Ann was recently among the first class from her Brecksville High School in
Ohio to be inducted into the Brecksville High School Alumni Hall of Fame, joining
the Mayor of the town and three previous Mayors who were also inducted. Ann
was named "Woman of the Year" at the Caitlin Memorial Golf Tournament
at the Hackensack Country Club, was the Honoree at the 2003 Westhampton Beach
Performing Arts Center Golf Tournament and the Honoree at the 2003 Coalition
on Child Abuse & Neglect Black Tie Gala.
ANN LIGUORI CONTINUES A CAREER OF FIRSTS IN SPORTS BROADCASTING
A history of '"Women in TV Sports" would not be complete without highlighting
Ann Liguori. Here’s why:
• Ann Liguori established her own sport’s television production
company when she formed Ann Liguori Productions, Inc. in 1989.
• Ann is the owner, producer and host of the longest-running sports show
in television history hosted by a woman - - "Sports Innerview with Ann
Liguori." The series, which has been airing weekly on cable networks since
1989, was created by Liguori - - and her first interview was with Mickey Mantle.
Since then, she has interviewed a ''who's who" in the sports, entertainment,
business and public service fields, creating an archives list of more than 600
guests from Nancy Lopez to Norman Schwartzkopf. (See her archives at www.annliguori.com.)
• At a time when women were virtually invisible in TV sports, Liguori
created her own program, shopped it on Madison Avenue and acquired national
sponsors, produced the show, booked the guests and distributed it on cable networks
throughout the country. Fourteen years later, the show continues to air weekly
in 40 million households.
• Ann was the first woman to host a sports call-in show on WFAN/New York,
the first radio station to go to an all-sports format back in 1987. Ann continues
to host a weekly, four-hour, sports call-in show on WFAN on Sunday evenings
from 9pm - 1AM., where she talks baseball, football, basketball, hockey and
top issues in sports and takes phone calls from her fans.
• Ann is also WFAN's correspondent at major golf and tennis tournaments,
including golf’s Masters, US Open, PGA •hampionship and Ryder Cup
and tennis’ US Open at Flushing Meadow.
• Ann has covered five Olympics (two Summer and three Winter Games) for
the network radio rights holders. Her duties have ranged from hosting shows
to reporting from venues such as track and field, figure skating, gymnastics,
basketball and alpine skiing.
• Ann was the first woman to host and produce a prime-time series on The
Golf Channel. Her show, "Conversations with Ann Liguori," featured
Ann interviewing top personalities in sports, entertainment, business and public
life about their success stories and their passion for golf. The show was produced
by Ann Liguori Productions, Inc., and aired the first three years of the Channel's
inception.
• Ann is the author of "A Passion for Golf, Celebrity Musings About
the Game" . . . and also produced the audio book version, "A Passion
for Life, Celebrity Musings from the Fairways."
BASEBALL GUEST LIST
BASEBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Mickey Mantle Hall of Fame Legend; New York Yankees 1989
Hank Aaron All-time Home Run Champion 1989
Bob Feller Hall of Fame Pitcher; Cleveland Indians 1989
Gary Carter All-Star Catcher; New York Mets 1990
Andy Van Slyke All-Star Outfielder; Pittsburgh Pirates 1994
Gene Orza & Donald Fehr Major League Baseball Players Union - Legal Counsels
1993
Tommy John Major League Pitcher, 26 seasons 1991
Tommy & Sally John John, accompanied by his wife (show #2) 1993
Syd Thrift (2 shows) Former General Manager for New York 1993
Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates
Terry Pendleton 1991 MVP and NL Batting Champion 1994
Tom Pagnozzi Two-time Gold Glove winning catcher; St. Louis Cardinals 1994
Stan Musial Hall of Famer; St. Louis Cardinals 1990
Ralph Terry Former Pitcher; New York Yankees, and 1991
currently Pro-Tour Golfer
Dom DiMaggio Hall of Famer; Boston Red Sox 1990
Joe Pepitone Former All-Star; New York Yankees 1992
Davey Johnson Manager, Cincinnati Reds 1992
Steve Sax All-Star Second Baseman 1993
Mike Schmidt Former NL MVP & All-Star 3rd Baseman 1995
Warren Cromartie Major Leaguer, also played in Japan 1994
Marvin Miller Founding Executive Director of Baseball’s 1993
Players Association
Howard Johnson Colorado Rockie; Former New York Mets All-Star 1993
Kevin Mitchell Home Run Champion; All-Star Outfielder 1993
Ken Griffey, Jr. All-Star Outfielder; Seattle Mariners 1993
Randy Johnson Strikeout Ace & All-Star; Seattle Mariners 1993
Pete Rose (2 shows) Baseball’s All-time hit leader; Banned from the 1995
Hall of Fame for betting on the game
Terry Cashman The ‘Ballader of Baseball’; writer of sports songs
1994
Dusty Baker 1993 NL Manager of the Year; San Francisco Giants 1994
Barry Bonds Three-time National League MVP 1994
Bobby Bonds Hitting Coach for San Francisco Giants; also 1994
Barry Bonds’ dad
Bob Quinn General Manager; San Francisco Giants 1994
Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter Hall of Fame Pitcher; 5-time World Series winner
1995
Phil Niekro 300-game winner; 24 years in the major leagues 1993
Cecil Fielder Home Run & RBI Champion; All-Star 1994
Ted Williams Baseball legend 1999
Phil Rizzuto Yankee Hall of Famer; Broadcaster for more than 1994 40 years;
Former AL MVP
Gene Michael General Manager of the New York Yankees 1994
Brooks Robinson Hall of Fame 3rd baseman; Winner of an 1992
unprecedented 16 Gold Gloves
Kenny Lofton 1993 MLB stolen base leader; Gold Glove winner 1992
Mark Grace 1993 NL All-Star & two-time Gold Glover 1993
Matt Williams Two-time Gold Glover; NL All-Star 1993
Devon White Two-time AL All-Star & Five-time gold glover 1993
Roberto Alomar Four-time All-Star and three-time gold glover 1993
Jim Sundberg & Bob Boone Catchers (1970’s); combined 13 Gold Gloves
1993
Nolan Ryan Future Hall of Famer; perhaps baseball’s all-time 1993
Greatest Pitcher ever
Frank Viola Former Cy-Young Award winner 1991
Greg Maddux Four-time Cy Young Award winner 1994
David Justice All-Star outfielder; Atlanta Braves 1993
Deion Sanders Star outfielder; Cincinnati Reds and All-Pro 1993
Cornerback; Atlanta Falcons
Albert Belle All-Star Outfielder; Cleveland Indians 1994
Sandy Alomar, Jr. All-Star Catcher; Cleveland Indians 1993
John Hart General Manager; Cleveland Indians 1994
Jim Bouton Former New York Yankee; Author, ‘Ball Four’ 1994, 2003
Johnny Bench Hall of Fame Catcher
Joe McIlvaine General Manager; New York Mets 1995
Eric Karros ’92 Rookie of the Year; 1st baseman; LA Dodgers 1995
Whitey Ford Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Yankees 1995
Pat Gillick General Manager, Baltimore Orioles 1996
Bobby Bonilla Former NY Met; All-Star outfielder for Orioles 1996
Duke Snider Hall of Fame slugger 1996
Don Mattingly New York Yankee All-Star 1st baseman 1996
Rich ‘Goose’ Gossage Legendary reliever; played for Yankees and
9 other teams 1997
Graig Nettles All-star 3rd baseman, NY Yankees and others 1997
Roy White Member of the ‘77-’78 World Champion Yankees 1997
Paul Blair Member of the ’77-’78 World Champion Yankees 1997
David Mantle Son of Mickey Mantle; Mickey Mantle Foundation 1997
Orlando ‘El Duque’ Yankee Pitching Sensation 1999
Hernandez
Roger Clemens 5 time Cy Young Award Winner 1999
George Brett Hall of Famer, 13-time all star, all 21 years with
KC Royals 1999
BASEBALL HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS I & II:
SHOW I : Featuring Joe and Dom DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Bob Feller
& Stan Musial ; SHOW II : Featuring Albert Belle, Deion Sanders, Barry Bonds,
Matt Williams, Greg Maddux, David Justice, Ken Griffey Jr., Kevin Mitchell &
others
BASKETBALL GUEST LIST
BASKETBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
David Stern NBA Commissioner 1992
Bob Cousy Hall of Famer; 13-time All-Star 1992
Curly Neal Star Dribbler for Harlem Globetrotters 1991
Connie Hawkins Former All-Star; NBA Hall of Famer 1991
Nancy Lieberman-Cline Female Basketball Legend; Olympian 1989
Pat Williams General Manager; Orlando Magic, Author 1991, 2003
Digger Phelps Former Notre Dame Head Coach 1992
PJ Carlesimo Coach/GS Warriors 1992, 98
Julius Erving Basketball Legend; NBA Hall of Famer 1992
Mike Dunleavy NBA Head Coach; Milwaukee Bucks 1991
Oscar Robertson Hall of Famer; Perennial All-Star 1992
Jerry West Hall of Famer; LA Laker General Manager 1991
Kenny Anderson NJ Nets point-guard; NBA All-Star 1993
Wilt Chamberlain Hall of Famer; Former LA Laker 1993
Chuck Daly Head Coach; NJ Nets; two-time Championship 1993
coach with Pistons; Coach for the Dream Team
Willis Reed Hall of Famer; GM for NJ Nets 1993
Bill Walton Hall of Famer; NBC Commentator 1993
Charles Grantham Executive Director; NBA Player’s Association 1993
Pat Riley Former Coach, NY Knicks; Led Lakers to four 1993
championships in the ‘80’s
Danny Ferry Forward, Cleveland Cavaliers; Played in Italy 1992
Tom McMillan Former NBA Player and Congressman 1994
Doc Rivers New York Knick 1994
John Lucas Former player; currently coach, 76ers 1994
Rick Pitino Head coach; Kentucky Wildcats 1995
Rebecca Lobo Olympic Gold Medallist 1996
Nancy Lieberman-Cline Former basketball star; Sports commentator 1996
Mike Krzyzewski Coach of Duke University 1996, 98
Dick Vitale Legendary Sports commentator 1996
Rick Barry NBA Hall of Famer 1996
Armon Gilliam Forward for the NY Nets 1996
Happy Hairston Star forward of NBA Champion Lakers in ’71, ’72 1996
Rebecca Lobo Star player with the WNBA’s New York Liberty 1997
Val Ackerman President, WNBA 1997
Carol Blazejowski General Manager, WNBA’s New York Liberty 1997
Teresa Weatherspoon Star point guard with the WNBA’s New York Liberty
1998
Bobby Cremins Coach of Georgia Tech 1998
John Calipari Coach of New Jersey Nets 1998
Jim Boeheim Coach of Syracuse University 1998
James Worthy Fox Sports Analyst & Former Laker Great 1998
FOOTBALL GUEST LISTFOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Ki-Jana Carter Former Penn-State Running back; Heisman 1995
candidate in ’94; Bengals running back
Super Bowl championships
Bill Parcells coached two SB w. NY Giants, Jets, now with Dallas 1991
Jim Brown (2 shows) Hall of Famer; considered the greatest to ever play 1992,
‘96
Phil McConkey Former NY Giant; WCBS Commentator 1992
Bill Walsh Stanford Head-coach; Led 49ers to three Super 1992
Bowl championships
Gale Sayers Hall of Famer; Chicago Bears RB 1993
Rocky Bleier Former All-Pro; Pittsburgh Steeler RB 1993
Tony Dorsett Hall of Fame RB; Dallas Cowboys 1992
Matt Bahr Long-time NFL Field Goal Kicker 1991
Ottis Anderson Super Bowl MVP; Third All-time leading rusher 1991
in NFL history
Jim Kelly All-Pro Quarterback; Buffalo Bills 1992
Sean Landeta Punter of the decade for the ’80’s; Former 1993
All-Pro with NY Giants
Reggie Williams Former VP/GM of NY/NJ Knights; World League 1992
of American Football
Steve Sabol President, NFL Films 1993
Mike Utley Detroit Lion; Paralyzed in a 1991 game 1993
(Compelling interview with him from wheelchair)
John Mackey Hall of Famer; TE with Baltimore Colts 1994
Warren Moon Five-time All-Pro Quarterback 1993
Steve Young San Francisco All-Pro QB; 1992 NFL MVP 1993
Brian Bosworth All-American LB; two-time Butkus Award winner 1993
Currently an action-film star
Rob Moore Starting WR for NY Jets 1993
Rodney Hampton NY Giants running back 1994
Deacon Jones Member of the ‘Fearsome Foursome’ 1994
Gene Upshaw Executive Director, NFL Players Association 1995
Herschel Walker Running Back, NY Giants 1995
Bart Starr Hall of Fame QB; Green Bay Packers 1995
Nick Lowery NFL Field-goal kicking record holder 1996
Adrian Murrell NY Jets MVP; ’96 - ’97; Record holding rusher 1997
Jim Kelly, Marv Levy and Former Buffalo Bills QB; Former Buffalo Bills Coach
1998
Andre Reed Buffalo Bills WR
Bruce Smith and John Mackey Buffalo Bills DE; Hall of Famer TE 1998
Phillippi Sparks and New York Giant defensive star 1998
Michael Strahan Giants All-Pro defensive end 1998
Brett Favre 3-time MVP and quarterback of the Green Bay Packers 1998
Joe Morris Former NY Giant and partner in the NJ Red Dogs 1999
Harry Carson Former NY Giant and partner in the NJ Red Dogs 1999
John Madden Former NFL Coach; legendary announcer 2000
(taped in his infamous Madden Cruiser bus-talks about a variety of issues, very
colorful)
BOXING, TRACK & FIELD, MARATHON & SKATING
BOXING ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Lou Duva Trainer of Boxing Champions 1990
George Foreman Former Heavyweight Champion 1990
Shelley Finkey Evander Holyfield’s Manager 1992
Evander Holyfield Heavyweight Champion of the World 1992
Don Dunphy Legendary Ringside Boxing Announcer 1992
Larry Holmes Former Heavyweight Champion 1993
Lennox Lewis WBC & European Heavyweight Champ 1993
Bert Sugar Publisher/Writer, Boxing Illustrated 1993, 2003
Sugar Ray Leonard Five-time World Champion 1992
Kevin Rooney Boxing Trainer (formerly with Mike Tyson) 1994
Bob Arum Top boxing promoter 1994
Bobby Czyz WBC Super Cruiserweight Champ; Former Light 1997
Heavyweight Champ
Bud Schulberg Legendary Author, Screenwriter, "On the Waterfront"
2003
Boxing expert **last interview ever taped
BOXING HIGHLIGHT SHOW
A preview of the April 19th Evander Holyfield/George Foreman fight with interview
segments with Holyfield, Foreman, Lou Duva, Shelley Finkel, and Don Dunphy.
TRACK & FIELD ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Edwin Moses Olympic Hurdling Champion 1992
Carl Lewis Golf Medallist; Sprinter and Long Jumper 1995, ‘96
Mike Powell & Bob Beamon Past and Present World Record Long Jumpers 1993
Bob Richards Former Olympic Pole-vaulter 1990
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2 shows) Two-time Olympic Heptathlon Gold Medalist 1994
Ralph Boston & Bob Beamon Former Long Jump Champions 1993
Florence Griffith Joyner Olympic Golf Medallist 1993
Diane Dixon 400-meter World Record Holder 1995
Frank Shorter 1972 US Gold Medalist 1999
MARATHON ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Frank Shorter & Bill Rodgers Former Marathon Champions 1992
Alberto Salazar Renowned marathoner; Record holder for NYC 1995
GYMNASTICS ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Nadia Comaneci & Bart Conner Olympic Gold Medallist 1992
Shannon Miller Olympic Gold Medallist 1996
SKATING (FIGURE/SPEED) ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Katerina Witt Two-time Olympic Gold Medallist 1994
Scott Hamilton Olympic Gold Medallist 1992
Bonnie Blair Five-time Olympic Gold Medallist 1995
Dan Jansen Gold Medallist; World record holder 1994
HOCKEY&RACING GUEST LIST
HOCKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Bryan Trottier All-Star; Six-time Stanley Cup Champion 1991
Wayne Gretzky NHL All-Time Goal Scorer; LA Kings 1991
Brett Hull 1991 NHL MVP 1991
Mark Messier Former NHL MVP; NY Rangers All-Star 1993
Guy Lafleur Hall of Famer; Five-time Stanley Cup Champion 1992
Stan Mikita NHL Ambassador & Hall of Famer 1993
Phil Esposito Hall of Famer; President, Tampa Bay Lightning 1994
Ron Greshner & Carol Alt Former NY Ranger; w/ model/actress wife 1992
Gordie Howe All-time Hockey Great 1995
Mario Lemieux Captain, two-time Stanley Cup winners; battled 1995
Hodgkin’s disease to win scoring title
RACE CAR DRIVERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Emerson Fittipaldi Champion Indy Car Driver 1990
Rick Mears Four-time Indy 500 winner 1991
Bobby Rahal Indy 500 winner 1993
Lyn St. James 1992 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year 1993
Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Champion 1995
Casey Atwood One of the youngest drivers on the NASCAR circuit 1999
Dale Jarrett 1999 Winston Cup Champion 2000
Ned Jarrett Former NASCAR Champ and TV Analyst 2000
Bobby Labonte 2000 Winston Cup Champ 2000
Tony Stewart NASCAR driver 2000
OTHERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Rudy Giuliani Mayor of New York City; Baseball fanatic 1996
Shannon Miller Most decorated US gymnast of all-time 1996
Oleg Cassini Legendary Fashion Designer (dressed Jackie O) 1993
Bud Greenspan (3 shows) Legendary Olympic Filmmaker 1994
Mike & The Mad Dog Top rated sports radio personalities, WFAN 1992
Leigh Steinberg Super-agent, represents many athletes 1993
Barry Halper Owner, largest collection of Baseball memorabilia 1994
Bill Gallo Ten-time winner "Top Sports Artist Award" 1994
Leroy Neiman Internationally famous sports artist 1992
Gary Wichard Sports Agent for NFL players 1993
Donna Lopiano President; Women’s Sports Foundation 1994
Anita DeFrantz Member, International Olympic Committee 1995
Murray Olderman Sports Journalist 1996
David Mantle Son of baseball legend Mickey Mantle 1996
Mark McCormack Founder and CEO, International Management Group 1997
U.S. Youth Games Interviews with Mayor Giuliani and top NYC Coaches 1997
Brandon Steiner Sports Marketing Guru, Steiner Marketing 1998
Norb Garrett Editor, Sport Magazine 1998
Dawn Riley CEO, America True, America’s Cup 1998
Charles Schulz rare & insightful, interview with most famous
cartoonist of all-time, Peanuts fame 1998
James Dodson award-winning golf writer and author of "Final Rounds"
show taped on location throughout Scotland 1997
Jerry Colangelo Owner, Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks 1999
Taped at Desert Mountain in Scotsdale, Arizona on golf course
Joe Cubas Renowned Sports Agent 1999
Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori
GOLF GUEST LIST
GOLF ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Sam Snead Golf Legend 1989
Gary Player PGA & Senior PGA Tour Champion 1991
Nancy Lopez LPGA Hall of Famer 1991
Pat Bradley LPGA Hall of Famer 1992
Debra McHaffie LPGA golfer 1992
Karsten Solheim Inventor, Ping Golf Clubs 1992
Joanne Carner LPGA Hall of Famer 1992
Charles Mechen, Jr. LPGA Commissioner 1993
John Daly PGA Champion & Tour’s longest driver 1994
Meg Mallon 1991 US Open Champion 1992
Betsy King LPGA golfer 1992
Judy Dickinson President of LPGA 1992
Peter Jacobsen Pro-Golfer and ABC Commentator 1994
Tom Kite PGA’s All-time leading money winner 1994
Davis Love III 1993 Ryder Cup member & PGA Veteran 1994
Roger Maltbie Pro-golfer & NBC Commentator 1993
Scott Hoch & Donnie Hammond PGA tournament winners 1993
Missie Berteotti LPGA tournament winner 1993
Lee Trevino PGA Legend; currently on Senior Tour 1990
Hale Irwin Three-time US Open Champion 1995
Jim Ritts Commissioner of the LPGA 1996
Laura Davies LPGA Star; longest driver on the Tour 1996
Annika Sorenstam Two-time US Open winner 1996
Kris Tschetter LPGA Star; US Open runner-up 1996
Craig Stadler PGA Veteran; Worked with Kevin Costner for ‘Tin Cup’
1996
Johnny Miller PGA Veteran; Golf Analyst 1997
Ely Callaway Callaway Golf Founder and Chairman 1997
Nancy Lopez/Betsy King LPGA Hall of Famers 1997
Patty Berg Founder of the LPGA; Original LPGA Hall of Famer 1998
Jim Ritts Commissioner of the LPGA 1997
Michelle McGann Colorful Personality on the LPGA Tour 1997
Meg Mallon 1991 US Open Champion 1997
Billy Casper, Hall of Famer taped at Morocco Golf Classic-King Hissan Event
1998
Steve Jones & Former US Open Winner 1998
Larry Laoretti Former Senior US Open Winner 1999
Dennis Walters Motivator and star of "Dennis Walters Golf Show"
Paraplegic 1999
Golf Course Design and Golf Travel Shows:
Actor Matthew McConaughey and Desert Mountain owner Lyle Anderson 1999
At Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona
Award-Winning Author James Dodson and Ann take viewer on a golf tour 1999
while on Lindblad Expeditions exploring the most historic links courses throughout
Scotland
Jack Nicklaus at Ocean Hammock in Palm Coast, Florida 2000
Ireland Golf Hidden Gems: Adare Manor, Connemara, Belmullet (Karne), 2000 Enniscone,
Ballyliffen
Ireland Golf: Doonbeg, Westport, Strand Hill, Bundoran, Port Salon, Rosapenna,
2001 Athlone, Glasson
Greg Norman at Doonbeg: legendary golfer Greg Norman talks about designing
Doonbeg Golf Course in Doonbeg, Ireland, about his success story and family
life. 2001
Ireland Golf: Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, Hilton Templepatrick, (Giants
Causeway), Lahinch 2002
Ashford Castle, Ireland: featuring their golf course, falconry, skeet shooting,
fly-fishing2002
and equestrian center. Golf Course Architect Kelly Blake Moran discusses his
course design at 2002
Laurel Links, Long Island. Tralee Golf Club, western Ireland: explore one of
the most gorgeous golf courses in 2003
the world, through the eyes and words of the locals. The course is designed
by Arnold Palmer and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the beaches where ‘Ryan’s
Daughter’ was filmed.
SKIING, SWIMMING &TENNIS GUEST LISTSKIING ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Picabo Street 1994 Olympic Medalist; 1992 World Champion 1995
US Ski Team: freestyle members from the 2001 Winter Olympics free-style 2000
SWIMMING ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Donna DeVarona Former Olympic Swimmer; commentator 1990
Nancy Hogshead Three-time Olympic Gold Medallist 1992
TENNIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Martina Navratilova Tennis Legend 1990
Arthur Ashe Tennis Champion & Activist 1991
Bjorn Borg Five-time Wimbledon Champion 1991
Don Budge First Grand Slam winner 1990
Pat Cash Former Wimbledon Champion 1991
Ilie Nastase Former US Open Champion 1992
Richard Evans Tennis Journalist & Broadcaster 1992
Jimmy Connors Tennis Champion 1991
Tracy Austin Former US Open Champion 1992
Billie Jean King Tennis Legend & Pioneer for Women 1992
Pam Shriver Tennis Champion; Olympic Gold Medallist 1993
Mark Miles CEO of the ATP Tour 1995
Luke & Murphy Jensen Tennis ‘shock and rock’ brothers 1995
Rod Laver & Pancho Gonzales All-time Tennis Greats 1994
Leslie Allen, Pam Shriver, Professional Tennis Players 1997
Irina Spirlea, Iva Majoli
MILITARY:
General Norman Schwarzkopf
talks about leadership, his success story, his dislike for golf
and passion for other sports 2001
HOLLYWOOD/MUSIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS YEAR
Smokey Robinson Grammy-award winning singer and lyricist ; and 1997
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer
Matthew McConaughey Hollywood Star, A Time to Kill, Contact 1997
Leslie Nielsen Long-time actor, Airplane, Mr. McGoo 1998
Samuel L. Jackson Hollywood Star, Pulp Fiction, The Negotiator 1998
Alice Cooper Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame singer, avid golfer 1998
Kevin Sorbo Star of syndicated television show, Hercules 1998
Celine Dion World’s top recording artist 1998
Michael Bolton Grammy-award winner and avid golfer 1998
Vince Gill Grammy-award winning singer and songwriter 1998
Amy Grant Grammy-award winning singer 1998
Danny Gans Master of 1000 voices, 3-time Entertainer of Year 1998
Jon Voight Academy Award Winner
& James Van Der Beek both in "Varsity Blues" show about h.s. football
1998
Dennis Farina Actor, "Midnight Run", "The Mod Squad" 1999
Robert Wuhl Actor/comedian and star of HBO’s comedy, Arli$$ 1998
Kevin Costner Actor/Cast of "For the Love of the Game" 2000
Keanu Reeves Actor/Cast of football movie, "The Replacements" 2000
Chris O’Donnell actor and interviews with cast of "Vertical Limit"
2000
Conversations with Ann Liguori
Award-Winning Interviewer Ann Liguori talks with each personality about their
success story, their opinions on issues, their lives, often while golfing or
walking with them on the golf course. Each name is one, half-hour show (22 minutes
of interview content)
Actors:
Kevin Costner
Sylvester Stallone
Jerry Orbach
Grant Show
Jack Wagner
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Susan Anton
Robert Wuhl
Joe Pesci
Dennis Franz
Chris O’Donnell
Shari Belafonte
Jeff Daniels
Robert Stack
Dennis Farina
Joanna Kerns
Don Knotts
Cheryl Ladd
Tom Poston
Hal Linden
William Devane
Joe Mantegna
Cheech Marin
Ed Marinaro
Directors:
Ron Shelton
Comedian:
Alan King
Jim Morris (impressionist)
Singers:
Anne Murray
Gary ‘US’ Bonds
Kenny G
Vince Gill
Glenn Frey
Amy Grant
Alice Cooper
Meat Loaf
Author:
Jim Dodson
Sports:
Charles Barkley
Sugar Ray Leonard
Brooks Robinson
Pete Sampras
Johnny Bench
Yogi Berra
John Brodie
Raymond Floyd
Hale Irwin
Evel Knieval
Ray Knight
Deacon Jones
Ivan Lendl
Nancy Lopez
Paul Azinger
Politicians:
Dan Quayle
Cartoonist:
Charles Schulz
TV News:
Bryant Gumbel
Businessmen:
Dave Thomas
Robert Dedman
Guest List for Ann Liguori’s celebrity golf segment on nationally-syndicated
show, Golf 2000 with Peter Jacobsen.
Each personality is a 5-7 minute segment
Actors:
Samuel L. Jackson
Matthew McConaughey
Kevin Sorbo
Leslie Nielsen
Susan Anton
Danny Gans
Aidan Quinn
Robert Wuhl
Singers:
Celine Dion
Amy Grant
Vince Gill
Michael Bolton
Alice Cooper
Sports:
Charles Barkely
Brett Favre
Cartoonist:
Charles Schulz