ORLANDO, Fla. -- Golf Channel's hard-hitting and inspirational summer series Golf in America gears up for its second season with a line-up of new inspirational stories from celebrity personalities and everyday people who are all unified by the game of golf. Film and television actor Anthony Anderson (Law & Order) returns as the series' host and takes Golf Channel viewers across the country to uncover never-before-told stories that truly capture the heart and spirit of the game. The 10-part series will premiere on June 22 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

This season, Golf in America profiles a dynamic cast of characters from all walks of life. In addition to an array of human-interest stories and profiles, Golf in America will feature rare interviews with various personalities that have experienced what it's like to be in and out of the limelight. Each episode will feature three stories.

In the premiere episode, Rich Lerner travels to Asheville, N.C., to meet with outspoken former sports announcer Ben Wright who was fired from his job at CBS after making pejorative remarks about female golfers. Correspondent Jim Gray sits down with former world number-one golfer - and the somewhat reclusive - David Duval in the second episode to talk about the highs and lows of his career (he dropped in ranking as far as 882), and how a new family has changed his life.

Joining Lerner and Gray to help share these inspirational stories as series correspondents are Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman, Todd Lewis, Brandel Chamblee, Steve Sands and Scott Walker as well as best-selling sports author John Feinstein and Jim Axelrod, a national correspondent for CBS News who previously served as chief White House correspondent.

Additional episode highlights include:

• Conservative commentator and political lightning rod Rush Limbaugh sits for a one-on-one interview about his love for the game.

• Catch up with 99-year-old Errie Ball, the only living golfer who played in the first-ever Masters Tournament who is now still giving golf lessons in Florida.

•Discover a Philadelphia reformatory for troubled youth that has a one-of-a-kind golf program that teaches kids life and job skills by working on a golf course.

• Meet 6-year old golf prodigy Amari Avery who happens to have a striking number of similarities to Tiger Woods including the same birthday, family background, and growing up in Riverside, Calif.

• Golfer Dakoda Dowd, who at the tender age of 13 once held the title of being the youngest female to play at an LPGA Tour event, shares how she got both her life and golf game back on track after the tragic loss of her mother to breast cancer.

"Our producers spanned the country to discover some of the most intriguing people and heartfelt stories that we felt really transcended the world of golf," said Tom Stathakes, Golf Channel senior vice president of programming, production and operations. "We experienced such positive feedback from our viewers on the first season of Golf in America that we wanted to ensure season two was filled with episodes that would fascinate and inspire people in their own lives."

Golf in America 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 for the summer include the touching documentary Caddy for Life: The Bruce Edwards Story, based on the New York Times best-selling novel by John Feinstein (Premiering June 14 at 9 p.m. ET) and the 13th season of Big Break (Premiering June 21 at 9 p.m. ET) which will pit 11 highly-skilled female golfers against each other for a chance to play on golf's biggest stages.

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 more information contact:
Dan Higgins, Golf Channel Public Relations, 407-355-4018, dhiggins@golfchannel.com

Callie Burrows, Dan Klores Communications, 212-981-5209, callie_burrows@dkcnews.com