LAS VEGAS, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that BEAT THE ODDS, a weekly 30-minute sports betting and entertainment television series, will debut on over 100 gray TV channels from September 2, 2022.
BEAT THE ODDS will feature news, data and analysis, mixed with legendary sports and betting stories, all designed to educate and entertain bettors and sports fans at all levels. The show combines expert opinions from nationally renowned analysts with sports stories and betting stories focused on iconic wins, memorable upsets, bad beats and stories of odds makers and takers. risks.
FOX5 KVVU-TV in Las Vegas will partner with Emmy-winning production company Tupelo Media to produce the weekly program. Gray owns both FOX5 KVVU and Tupelo Media Group (formerly known as Tupelo Honey).
“BEAT THE ODDS brings two of the most popular aspects of sports to audiences: betting analysis and compelling storytelling,” said FOX5 Vice President and General Manager Michael Korr.
Veteran FOX5 News anchor Dave Hall will host BEAT THE ODDS. He will be joined in the studio by expert handicappers Jack Ross (aka “Fat Jack”) and Ted Sevransky (aka “Teddy Covers”), as well as Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall and traveling journalist Mariah Janos.
Jack Ross has been a leading sports analyst for 20 years. His national weekly radio show “The Fat Jack Sports Hour” can be found on stations across the United States. He is also a regular contributor on SIRIUS XM. Ted Sevransky, known as “Teddy Covers”, is a professional sports bettor and radio and television analyst, who is regularly featured on WagerTalk.com. Brandon Marshall won his Super Bowl 50 ring as a linebacker playing for the Denver Broncos when they defeated the New England Patriots.
“BEAT THE ODDS is a different kind of sports betting show,” said Cary Glotzer, CEO of Tupelo Media Group. “It will give sports bettors top-notch analysis and information, and it will be very entertaining, with articles on the history of the sport and how sport influences culture. That’s why we’ve developed the broadcast – to create a format that truly engages sports and betting fans.
The show’s executive producers are Korr, Glotzer, and Tupelo Media Group technical director John Servizzi.
For more information visit www.beattheoddstv.com/
About Tupelo Media Group:
Tupelo Media Group (formerly known as Tupelo Honey, “Tupelo”) produces and aggregates more than 800 live sports and entertainment shows annually. It produces coverage of sporting events involving the PFL (Professional Fighters League), NFL, MLS, TBT (The Basketball Tournament), ACL (American Cornhole League), College Football and College Basketball. The programs it produces air on NBC Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports, Turner Sports, NFL Network, ACC Network, SEC Network, and more. Additionally, Tupelo creates, develops and produces original programming for national syndication, including live music concerts for Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and other digital platforms. Tupelo is 100% owned by Gray Television.
About Gray:
Gray Television, Inc. is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Gray is the largest owner of local TV channels and premier digital assets in the United States. Its television stations serve 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36% of US television households. This portfolio includes 80 markets with the highest rated TV channel and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest rated TV channel. It also owns video program companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios, as well as studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. For more information, visit www.gray.tv.
VScontacts:
FOX5 KVVU-TV
Michael Korr, 702.436.8202
michael.korr@kvvu.com
Tupelo Media Group
Cary I. Glotzer
Cary@tupelohoney.net
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