ORLANDO, Fla. -- Golf Channel announced that Jack Graham has joined the network as vice-president, golf events and executive producer. Graham will oversee the network's live golf coverage and report to Tom Stathakes, senior vice president of programming, production and operations.

A six-time Emmy award winner, Graham was a fixture at ABC Sports for 25 years in roles such as the producer of the network's golf coverage, an associate director of Monday Night Football and an associate director at various competitions at two Winter Olympic and one Summer Olympic Games. Since 2004, he has served as a freelance producer and director for various networks at events ranging from college football on ESPN to the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Golf Channel (www.GolfChannel.com), co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Golf Channel features a programming schedule that includes more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, as well as news, instruction and original productions. In 2009, more than 2,100 hours and over 750 original hours will air in native HD featuring tournaments and all-new original series. In addition to more than 40 PGA Tour events and at least 15 European Tour events, Golf Channel will air selected LPGA Tour stops, The Presidents Cup and the Solheim Cup in HD. The network became the exclusive cable home of the PGA Tour in 2007, and televises part or all of every PGA Tour event. In addition, the network is exclusive television home of the Nationwide Tour, European Tour and Canadian Tour, and the exclusive cable home of the Champions Tour. Also featured is a generous mix of other competition from the LPGA Tour, USGA, PGA of America, Asian Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour of Southern Africa.

For more information contact, Golf Channel Public Relations, 407/355-4653.