Golf News for Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | Media

The Haney Project will return to Golf Channel's Monday schedule

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After a brief hiatus, which left Ray Romano in doubt of reaching his goal of breaking 80, The Haney Project will return to Golf Channel's Monday night prime-time programming block on May 24 at 9 p.m. ET.

Featuring Everybody Loves Raymond star and Emmy Award-winner Romano, season two of Golf Channel's most buzzed-about original series chronicles Romano's attempts at improving his golf game under the guidance of one of the world's best golf instructors and Tiger Woods' former swing coach Hank Haney. The series has been on hiatus since April 5.

Romano follows on the heels of NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley who starred in The Haney Project's first season, which marked the highest-rated launch of an original series in Golf Channel history. The second season follows the same entertaining format that made the premiere season of The Haney Project a critical and ratings success. aney's instruction, they will be equally entertained by Romano's larger-than Like its predecessor, the second season is engaging, funny and chock full of great golf tips for people who play the game. While viewers will certainly benefit from Hlife personality.

The Haney Project is part of Golf Channel's new slate of original programming featuring A-list Hollywood talent and fascinating sports personalities. Golf Channel's other original programming standouts include Being John Daly, which chronicles the infamous golfer's road to redemption, and Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf, where celebrities compete head-to-head on the green.

The Haney Project is produced by Golf Channel in conjunction with The WorkShop, LLC, an independent multi-media production company based in Bryn Mawr, PA.

About Golf Channel
Golf Channel is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. The Golf Channel cable network, co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Exclusive partnerships with the world's top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, added to a programming schedule distinguished by golf's best news, instruction and original programming. Golf Channel's digital platform of businesses is led by GolfChannel.com, the number-one golf destination on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf, as well as services that help the recreational player with how to play, what to play and where to play golf.

For additional information, contact:

Dan Higgins, Golf Channel Public Relations, 407-355-4018, dhiggins@golfchannel.com
Beth Mellow, Dan Klores Communications, 212-981-5143, beth_mellow@dkcnews.com



 
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