PUEBLO, Colo. (May 18, 2009) - Winner of 21 Sports Emmys® in 14 years, HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” will feature the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) in their 146th episode. The segment, Thrill Ride, will feature correspondent Jon Frankel as he explores the world of professional bull riding and takes a closer look at why PBR’s superstars are the toughest athletes on earth.
Tune-in on Tuesday, May 19 at 10 p.m. EST/PST. The show is available on HDTV and will air exclusively on HBO. Please visit the following link for additional air times: http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet.
About the PBR:
PBR attracts over 1.7 million live attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. With over 450 hours of prime time programming annually and a viewership of 100 million, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air and broadcasts on FOX, NBC, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico, and prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions across the five countries.
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