Turner Sports

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Turner Sports
Format Baseball, Basketball, Nascar, and Golf
Production
Running time 3-5 hours
Broadcast
Original channel TBS, TNT (1975-)
Original run 1975 – Present

Turner Sports is the division of Turner Broadcasting System responsible for sports broadcasts on Turner channels including TBS and TNT, and formerly Turner South, before that network's sale in 2006 to Fox as SportsSouth.

Contents

[edit] Sports

[edit] TBS

  • Major League Baseball on TBS
    • Contract 2007-2013; Division Series and NLCS.
    • 2008-2013: 26 Sunday games, All-Star Selection Show, Division Series, and alternating ALCS/NLCS.
  • Atlanta Braves Baseball
    • Contract 2007-2013; 2007: 70 Braves games nationally.
    • 2008-2013: 45 Braves games on WPCH-TV

[edit] TNT

  • NBA on TNT
    • Contract 2002-2008; All Star Game, Inside the NBA, and one conference final.
  • NASCAR on TNT
    • 2007-2014; 6 races including Pepsi 400, along with Nascar on TNT Live! Pre-Race show.
  • Golf
    • British Open, PGA Championship, President’s Cup and the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.

[edit] Former

[edit] Turner South

[edit] TBS

[edit] TNT

[edit] Key people

  • David Levy, President
  • Jeff Behnke, Executive producer
  • John McNamara, SVP Ad Sales
  • Trish Frohman, SVP Ad Sales and Marketing
  • John Cooper, General Counsel

[edit] See also

v • d • e
Sports properties of Turner Broadcasting System (includes TNT and TBS)
American Football
Auto Racing:
Baseball:
Basketball:
See also: United States sports broadcasting lists