January 20, 2008

Garold Vallie featured on the cover of Stuck Magazine

DUBLIN, Ohio – Professional skateboarder Garold Vallie, the star of Underground Vallie, a television show produced by The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media, is the coverboy of the January 2008 edition of Stuck Magazine.

Underground Vallie debuted with great excitement and fanfare in December 2007 to excellent reviews.

Vallie, a blue-collar professional skateboarder who, in addition to traveling the country as a pro skater, also works a 40-hour-a-week job, owns and operates a skateboard company, and is a husband, a father, an artist, and a musician. Fans will see Vallie and his attempts to unearth positive stories of accomplishment, achievement, and inspiration from unexpected places across the United States.

Many of the stories featured on Underground Vallie, both in the initial pilot and the ensuing television series of the same name, will be found by Vallie during his travels across the country en route to various skating competitions. Noteworthy celebrities showcased in the first episode include Saturday Night Live original cast member Garrett Morris. Morris has appeared in major motion pictures and several national sitcoms including Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show. Also featured is former boxing heavyweight champion James “Buster” Douglas who stunned the entire sports world with an amazing defeat of then undisputed champion Mike Tyson.

Vallie parlayed an outstanding amateur career, when he was ranked as one of the world's top 10 amateur skateboarders, into a successful professional campaign. Vallie has competed internationally since turning pro, participating in many of the most widely recognized competitions, including the annual Tampa Pro street contest, the Slam City Jam (Vancouver, Canada), the Dew Action Sports Tour, the Vans Triple crown, the Vans Warped Tour, and the Mobile skate park series.