2007 NEWS ARCHIVE Comcast adds Underground Vallie air dates DUBLIN, Ohio (December 31, 2007) -- Comcast Local has extended its agreement with The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to air Underground Vallie, the most recent television product produced by The Team. The show, which featured professional skateboarder and Michigan native Garold Vallie, debuted with great excitement and fanfare on December 13, 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 a stunning defeat of then undisputed champion Mike Tyson. Once ranked as a top 10 amateur skateboarder in the world, 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. The additional air dates on Comcast Local are (all times Eastern): January 15 -- 10:00 PM
Finnerty makes Ravens debut against Seahawks DUBLIN, Ohio (December 23, 2007) -- Cullen Finnerty, the subject of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's television documentary Cullen's Quest, made his Baltimore Ravens debut on Sunday in the team's season finale against the Seattle Seahawks. Finnerty dressed for the Ravens for the first time this season. He originally joined the Ravens after the club signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in May. Finnerty became the winningest quarterback in college football history after capping off a stellar career at Grand Valley State University, leading his team to the NCAA Division II national championship three times during his four-year career. Cullen’s Quest also tells the history of Grand Valley State University football through the eyes of longtime radio play-by-play announcer Dick Nelson, a broadcaster who has been in the radio booth from the winless years of the program’s first seasons to its current position perched atop the NCAA Division II football landscape. Cullen’s Quest is a production of Going Pro LLC, a joint venture between The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media and i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment. The documentary was created by Stephen Evans and Dave Whinham, a GVSU alum and former Lakers assistant coach. Evans, Whinham, and i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment’s Greg Galloway served as executive producers for the program.
Oakland County Cruisers coming in 2009 DUBLIN, Ohio (December 20, 2007) -- Professional baseball has finally arrived in Oakland County, Michigan. The Oakland County Cruisers have reached an agreement to join The Frontier League of Professional Baseball and will begin play at a brand new stadium in Waterford Township, MI, in 2009, announced Rob Hilliard, managing partner of the Oakland County Cruisers. The Cruisers hired The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media assist the organization in its efforts to bring professional baseball, including a newly-built baseball stadium, to Southeast Michigan. The Oakland County Cruisers ownership group will actually begin its baseball operations this season. The group has purchased the Midwest Sliders from the Frontier League and will operate it as a traveling team in 2008 prior to relocating it to Oakland County in 2009 as the Oakland County Cruisers. "This is a very exciting time for the Cruisers organization," said Dave Whinham, President and CEO of The Team. "The selection of the team name and the acquisition of their new team shows real progress in the relatively short time the ownership group has had to establish their local operations." Added Hilliard, “Our partners are thrilled to be able to announce this important step in bringing a new era of baseball to Oakland County. The ‘Oakland County’ moniker underscores our commitment to make the team as well as our facility a quality of life enhancement for all County residents.” Supervisor Carl Solden said that Waterford Twp. is “proud to welcome the Cruisers to the community.” He added, “Today is the first of many memories that this team will create for baseball fans, not only in Waterford and Oakland County, but throughout southeast Michigan." Currently, the Frontier League has teams operating in the suburbs of Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, and is eying potential expansion sites in suburban markets outside of Cleveland and Kansas City. Other Michigan-based teams in the Frontier League are the Kalamazoo Kings and the Traverse City Beach Bums. From the Oakland County Press :
University of St. Thomas retains The Team to assist with head football coach search DUBLIN, Ohio (December 18, 2007) -- The University of St. Thomas Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist with its upcoming search for a permanent Head Football Coach. “We believe that this search is an opportunity for us to find a candidate who can lead our football program to the top of the MIAC and the elite of Div. III, said Steve Fritz, Director of Athletics at St. Thomas. This is a very exciting time for all involved with our program and university. We are very pleased to have Frank Pergolizzi and the TEAM assisting us with the search.” “We very much look forward to working with the St. Thomas athletic department and helping them to increase the quantity and quality of the applicant pool for their head football coaching position,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services. The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Western Michigan University. Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, the University of Texas at San Antonio, Eastern Nazarene College, Stevens Institute of Technology and the University of Arkansas-Monticello. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
After successful premier party, Underground Vallie set to debut DUBLIN, Ohio (December 12, 2007) -- Underground Vallie, the most recent television product produced by The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media, is set to make its television debut on Thursday, December 13, 2007, on Comcast Local in Michigan. The show debuts following a much-celebrated premier during an event in Southgate, MI, the hometown of the show's star, Garold Vallie. 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. The premier attracted hundreds of family members, fans, and locals at Malarkey's Irish Sports Pub and elicited a myriad of emotions from laughter to tears and everything in between. 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 a stunning defeat of then undisputed champion Mike Tyson. Once ranked as a top 10 amateur skateboarder in the world, 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. The show will air on Comcast Local throughout the months of December and January. A complete list of scheduled airings December is listed below (all times Eastern): December 13 6:30 PM ET- DEBUT The pilot will also air regionally this winter in selected local markets across the United States. Based in Columbus, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America. Additionally, The Team’s Collegiate Services division offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services.
The Team retained to produce TV pilot on pro skater Garold Vallie DUBLIN, Ohio (December 1, 2007) -- Underground Vallie, a one-hour pilot on professional skateboarder, Garold Vallie premiers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, on Comcast Local throughout the State of Michigan. The announcement was made by The Team: Sports, Entertainment and Media President, Dave Whinham. 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 a stunning defeat of then undisputed champion Mike Tyson. “We are extremely excited to be working with Garold on this project,” said Whinham, “Garold is a unique individual with a positive insight into life. Given Garold’s experiences and his ability to unearth some really fascinating stories, we believe that we can produce a compelling television product that will ultimately develop into a successful television series.” “This project is something that I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” said Vallie. “We’ve all gone through our problems and had our own separate issues, but it’s so uplifting and inspiring when you get to shake hands with and talk to people who have overcome so much and have followed their dreams. It’s that journey to success that fascinates me, and those are the stories that we’ll be exploring.” Once ranked as a top 10 amateur skateboarder in the world, 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. Vallie, who owns and operates Nemesis Skateboards, has been producing signature skateboards since 2000 and has his own line of signature bearings available through Ninja Bearings. Vallie will host an official premiere party prior to the Comcast debut at Malarkey’s Irish Pub in Southgate. Friends, family, and fans will join Vallie for a first glimpse at the show starting at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. Prior to the Malarkey’s gathering, Vallie will sign autographs at Anime to Skateboards located at 13677 Eureka Rd. in Southgate from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. In addition to Nemesis and Ninja Bearings, other show sponsors include Wolverine Solutions Group, Modern Skate and Surf, Malarkey’s, Flamingo Skateshop, Comcast and Anime to Skateboard. Underground Vallie is a production of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media. The pilot was created by Garold Vallie, Stephen Evans and Dave Whinham. December 13 6:30 PM ET- DEBUT The pilot will also air regionally this winter in selected local markets across the United States. Based in Columbus, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America. Additionally, The Team’s Collegiate Services division offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services.
The Team partners in effort to bring professional baseball to Southeast Michigan DUBLIN, Ohio (October 12, 2007) -- The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media has been retained by Ride The Wave Indy Baseball, LLC to assist the company in its efforts to bring professional baseball, including a newly-built baseball stadium, to Southeast Michigan. “The Team is very excited to be a part of this initiative,” said Dave Whinham, President and CEO of The Team. “Rob Hilliard and his partners have done a remarkable job in advancing their mission of bringing professional baseball to southeastern Michigan and we believe the experience and expertise that The Team can provide will be a perfect compliment to their efforts.” Ride the Wave Indy Baseball’s goal is to build a 4,000-seat stadium and place an expansion minor league baseball team in Waterford Township by the 2009 season. Waterford Township, located in Oakland County, is a northern suburb of Detroit. "Southeastern Michigan is one of the best sports and entertainment markets in the country and we wanted to be sure we had top-flight professional and experienced resources to work effectively in this dynamic environment," said Rob Hilliard, managing member of Ride The Wave Indy Baseball. "Members of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media have had extensive dealings in the Detroit metropolitan region," added Hilliard. "Put quite simply, The Team affords us our best chance for success." Whinham, a native of Detroit, has considerable successful experience with start-up professional sports teams. Additionally, The Team’s Kurt Luttermoser, a resident of Brighton, Mich., who will handle day-to-day activities with Ride the Wave Indy Baseball, is a veteran of the Detroit sports and entertainment industry. Ride the Wave Indy Baseball has identified a site for the new stadium. Those plans will be announced in the coming weeks. It is expected that the construction and ongoing operation of the stadium will be privately funded. The Team is also assisting with the identification of potential funding partners. Ride the Wave Indy Baseball will also be making announcements regarding league news, key partnerships, and other details soon. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America. Additionally, The Team boasts a burgeoning collegiate consulting practice. The Team’s Collegiate Services Division was launched in July 2006 and offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, sponsorship sales assessment and training, gender equity and compliance consulting, and executive search services.
Wisconsin-Superior engages The Team to assist with athletic department revenue and visibility generation DUBLIN, Ohio (September 27, 2007) -- The University of Wisconsin-Superior Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist it with assessing and improving its corporate advertising and sponsorship program, revenue generating events, and attendance and ticket sales. The Team, through its Collegiate Services Division, will provide assessment, recommendations, and direction for all activities related to generating revenue and visibility for the athletic department and the Health & Wellness Center. “UW-Superior is very excited to partner with The Team” said Director of Athletics Steve Nelson. “We look forward to working with them to make our department not only a contender in the very competitive WIAC, but also in the nation.” The Team will conduct a structural assessment of the department's existing programs as well as conduct a number of interviews with Superior's sponsors and athletic department/Health & Wellness Center staff. The Team staff will then assist Superior in developing a plan for improvement and work with the athletic department to implement that action plan over the upcoming year. “We very much look forward to working with the Superior athletic department and helping them grow and improve their overall sponsorship and marketing program,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services. The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Western Michigan University. Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the University of Texas San Antonio, and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. The Division also provides management services to the Central Illinois Collegiate Summer Baseball League and the Mid State League in Columbus, Ohio. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
UTSA retains The Team for consulting services DUBLIN, Ohio (September 20, 2007) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist it with assessing and improving its corporate advertising and sponsorship program. The Team, through its Collegiate Services Division, will provide assessment, training and ongoing support for all sponsorship and advertising related activities within the University’s athletic department. “The Team has many years of experience in sponsorship and advertising sales within the sports industry. UTSA looks forward to the opportunity to work with The Team to increase our sponsorship and advertising dollars," said Jim Sarra, UTSA's Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. “We very much look forward to working with the UTSA athletic department and helping it grow and improve its overall sponsorship and marketing program,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services. The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Western Michigan University, Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the University of Wisconsin, Superior, and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. The Division also provides management services to the Central Illinois Collegiate Summer Baseball League and the Mid-State League in Columbus, Ohio. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team chosen to assist Wisconsin-Oshkosh with search for new head football coach DUBLIN, Ohio (September 11, 2007) -- The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist withits upcoming search for new head football coach. “With the involvement of the Team we will have a larger, more diverse, and experienced pool of coaches to pick from,” said Wisconsin-Oshkosh Director of Athletics Al Ackerman. “We very much look forward to again working with the Oshkosh athletic department and helping them to increase the quantity and quality of the applicant pool for their head football coaching position,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services. The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Western Michigan University. Cabrini College, Manatee Community College, Crown College, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the American Southwest Conference, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference. The Team previously assisted the Oshkosh athletic department with assessment and improvement of the corporate sponsorship and advertising program. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team's Pergolizzi named Commissioner of the Central Illinois Collegiate League DUBLIN, Ohio (June 18, 2007) -- Frank Pergolizzi, Director of Collegiate Services for The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media, has been named Commissioner of the Central Illinois Collegiate League (CICL). The CICL wooden bat summer college baseball league that was founded in 1963 and is a charter member of the National Association of Summer Collegiate Baseball (NACSB). It is currently a four-team league with rosters totaling approximately 95 players. The CICL receives direct financial support from major league baseball. In his capacity as Commissioner, Pergolizzi will be responsible for the daily operation of the league, marketing and public relations, expansion, and long range planning. “I am excited about this opportunity and look forward to working with the CICL in the years ahead" Pergolizzi said. "Summer collegiate baseball is a great developmental opportunity for young men. Our teams make positive contributions to their home communities and I am pleased to be part of this long and successful tradition.” The 2007 summer season began June 7 and concludes on August 11. To be eligible, each player must have completed at least one year of college and still have eligibility remaining. Current teams include the Dansville Dans, Dubois Bombers, DuPage Dragons, and Quincy Gems. Over 1,000 CICL players have gone on to sign professional baseball contracts since the league began in 1963. Forty current and former CICL players were drafted in the most recent MLB Draft. Over 160 CICL alumni have played in the Major Leagues, including current National League MVP Ryan Howard and reigning American League All-Star Jonathan Papelbon, Hall of Famer’s Kirby Puckett and Mike Schmidt, and former All-Stars Jeff Brantley, Gary Gaetti, and Joe Girardi, just to name a few. “We are very excited to welcome Frank Pergolizzi to the CICL as our new commissioner,” said Jeanie Cook of the Danville Dans. “He brings with him a wealth of experience along with the resources of The TEAM. I am confident he will continue the rich tradition of the CICL while increasing opportunities for young athletes from all over the country. We will be well served by his tenure.” The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. The division has serviced a number of collegiate clients since its start, including the University of Pittsburgh, Louisiana Tech University, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Western Michigan University, Manatee Community College, and Crown College. The Division also provides management services to the Mid-State League in Columbus, Ohio, and has provided consulting services to four different NCAA conferences. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
Three more conferences tab The Team for consulting services DUBLIN, Ohio (June 4, 2007) -- The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media has recently been retained by three collegiate conferences to provide consulting services, announced Frank Pergolizzi, Director of The Team’s Collegiate Services Division. “As our Collegiate Services Division continues to grow, we continue to look for opportunities that allow us to serve the college athletics community in as many ways as possible,” said Pergolizzi. “By working with these three conferences we are able to utilize our expertise in this realm to assist these great organizations that simply do not have the same resources as some of their Division I brethren but still strive to provide outstanding opportunities to student-athletes across the country.” Pergolizzi spent nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I Director of Athletics, most recently at Southeastern Louisiana University. He also had stints as an Athletics Director at East Tennessee State University and Saint Francis (Pa.) College. The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team brings Cyndi Lauper, True Colors Tour to Columbus DUBLIN, Ohio (June 1, 2007) -- The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media has teamed with Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center and Shadowbox to bring the True Colors Tour featuring Cyndi Lauper to Columbus. The Team will also assist Value City Arena with marketing and advertising of the event, which will be held at Value City Arena on Wednesday, June 13. “We are extremely excited to be working with the great people at Value City Arena and with Shadowbox to bring this event to Central Ohio,” said Dave Whinham, President and CEO of The Team. “Event marketing and promotion is a large part of our practice and we could not pass up the opportunity to bring an icon like Cyndi Lauper to our city.” In addition to Lauper, the five-hour concert will also feature Erasure, Debbie Harry, the Cliks, and The Dresden Dolls and will be hosted by comedian Margaret Cho. The Columbus stop of the tour will be one of 16 cities to host the event. Other tour stops include Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Washington D.C., Dallas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Atlantic City, Boston, Toronto, Atlanta, San Diego, Houston, and Berkley, Calif. The event will be presented locally by Shadowbox, a sketch comedy and rock-n-roll club in Columbus, as well as Outlook Media. Tickets are on sale now at the Schottenstein Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Ticket prices are $93.50, $58.50, and $38.50. Parking at the Schottenstein Center for this event is free. For more information on the tour, log on to www.truecolorstour.com.
Cullen's Quest premiers on Comcast May 31 DUBLIN, Ohio (May 30, 2007) -- Cullen’s Quest, a one-hour documentary featuring the compelling journey to the National Football League by Cullen Finnerty, the winningest quarterback in college football history, premiers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, throughout the state of Michigan on Comcast Local. A Brighton, MI, native, Finnerty recently capped off an unprecedented career as the quarterback of Grand Valley State University by leading his team to the NCAA Division II national championship, the team’s second consecutive championship and the third won by Finnerty in his four years at Grand Valley. Cullen’s Quest also tells the history of Grand Valley State University football through the eyes of longtime radio play-by-play announcer Dick Nelson, a broadcaster who has been in the radio booth from the winless years of the program’s first seasons to its current position perched atop the NCAA Division II football landscape. Cullen’s Quest is a production of Going Pro LLC, a joint venture between The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media and i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment. The documentary was created by Stephen Evans and Dave Whinham, a GVSU alum and former Lakers assistant coach. Evans, Whinham, and i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment’s Greg Galloway served as executive producers for the program. The show will air on Comcast Local throughout the months of June, July, and August. A complete list of scheduled airings is below (all times Eastern): Thursday, May 31 at 8:00 pm
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contracts The Team for consulting services DUBLIN, Ohio (May 1, 2007) - The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media has been retained by the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to conduct workshops with its member institutions during the conference’s summer meetings scheduled for July 31 – August 1, 2007. Specifically, The Team will conduct workshops on marketing, sponsorship sales, identification and recruitment of minority candidates for coaching positions, and gender equity planning. The workshops will be conducted by Frank Pergolizzi, Director of The Team’s Collegiate Services Division, and Dave Whinham, President and CEO of The Team. “This is an outstanding opportunity for The Team to share our many years of experiences in these specific areas with the members of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference,” said Pergolizzi. “We have previously served some of the schools in the WIAC and look forward to working directly with each institution to make their athletic departments as strong as they can possibly be.” The Team previously provided consulting services to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Team assisted Whitewater with its football coaching search, specifically in the areas of identification and recommendation of minority candidates. With Oshkosh, The Team worked with Athletic Director Al Ackerman on assessment and development of an action plan aimed at improving the athletic department’s corporate sponsorship and advertising program. The WIAC is an NCAA Division III conference that boasts nine members. In the most-recently completed academic year (2005-06), the WIAC claimed six NCAA Division III national championships. The six WIAC crowns were captured in women's volleyball (UW-Whitewater), men's cross country (UW-La Crosse), men's indoor track and field (UW-La Crosse), women's indoor track and field (UW-Oshkosh), men's outdoor track and field (UW-La Crosse), and women's outdoor track and field (UW-Oshkosh). UW-La Crosse also won a national championship in women's gymnastics, which is awarded by the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA). The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team to produce television documentary featuring college football's all-time winningest quarterback DUBLIN, Ohio (April 23, 2007) - The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media will tell the compelling story of Cullen Finnerty and his journey to the NFL during a one-hour television documentary set to air regionally throughout the summer on Comcast. Cullen's Quest will be created and produced by The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media in association with i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment. The Team's Stephen Evans and Dave Whinham will serve as Executive Producers of the show. The winningest quarterback in college football history, Finnerty will attempt to defy the odds and join the extremely exclusive list of NCAA Division II quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft. Finnerty, who compiled a 51-4 overall record in four years as a starter at NCAA Division II’s Grand Valley State University, owns more victories than any other quarterback in the history of college football. He led the Lakers to three national championships and played in four championship games during his four-year career. With Finnerty at the helm, Grand Valley won back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006, finishing each of those seasons undefeated. The premier airing of Cullen’s Quest will be at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2007. The documentary will continue to air throughout the summer on Comcast Local. “This is a great story of a true champion who has accomplished so many outstanding feats in relative obscurity,” said Dave Whinham, who also serves as President and CEO of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media. “But the NFL is full of small-school success stories, and with the buzz from NFL scouts that has begun to surround the Finnerty Camp, this could certainly become one of the most compelling stories in this year’s NFL Draft.” Finnerty received little attention from NFL scouts until recent weeks. More than half of the NFL teams sent representatives to last month’s Pro Day workout at Grand Valley and every NFL team had representatives watching the Brighton, MI, native when he worked out at Central Michigan University’s Pro Day in mid-March. “Cullen’s Quest is a positive story about a quality individual working hard and giving his all to accomplish his dream of playing in the NFL,” said Michael Fitzsimmons, programming director for Comcast Local. “It's inspirational television and we are proud to be able to present it to our Comcast Local audience.” Not since J.T. O’Sullivan was selected in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft has there been a Division II quarterback taken during the Draft’s seven rounds. A relative unknown by many, Finnerty enlisted the services of long-time NFL quarterback and quarterback coach Steve DeBerg to assist him in advancing his mission of defying the odds and hearing his name called on Draft weekend. Under DeBerg’s tutelage, Finnerty blossomed, drawing favorable comparisons to former DeBerg pupils Tony Romo (starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys), Rex Grossman (starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears), and Byron Leftwich (starting quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars). Cullen’s Quest is a production of Going Pro LLC, a joint venture between The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media and i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment. In addition to Evans and Whinham of The Team, i.d.e.a.s. Entertainment’s Greg Galloway will also serve as an Executive Producer of the program. ABOUT THE TEAM: SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, & MEDIA Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America. Additionally, The Team’s Collegiate Services division offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Collegiate Capital LLC, a division of The Team, provides financial solutions and management alternatives to colleges, universities, and municipalities as it relates to the construction and renovation of stadia, arenas, multi-use and joint-use facilities, parking structures, student housing, and student unions. ABOUT i.d.e.a.s. ENTERTAINMENT ABOUT COMCAST LOCAL
The Team adds Western Michigan as Collegiate Services Division client DUBLIN, Ohio (April 11, 2007) - The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media has been retained by Western Michigan University to provide consulting services to the school’s athletic department. The services will be provided through The Team’s Collegiate Services Division and will be led by Frank Pergolizzi, Director of the Collegiate Services Division. Specific duties to be performed by The Team include assistance to Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard as it relates to planning and direction for the school’s overall athletics program. “We look forward to working with Kathy as she plans for the future of Western Michigan University’s athletics program,” said Pergolizzi. “Kathy has a great vision and is striving for excellence at Western Michigan and we hope to provide as much support and assistance as possible as she implements her vision.” Pergolizzi spent nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I Director of Athletics, most recently at Southeastern Louisiana University. He also had stints as an Athletics Director at East Tennessee State University and Saint Francis (Pa.) College. The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media mourns the passing of Coach Eddie G. Robinson DUBLIN, Ohio (April 4, 2007) - The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media mourns the passing of legendary Grambling State University head football coach Eddie G. Robinson. Coach Robinson passed away on April 3, 2007, at the age of 88. The Team was selected in June 2006 as the national fundraiser for the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and in November 2006 kicked off a national fundraising effort for the museum. In its role, The Team continues to work closely with the Eddie G. Robinson Museum Commission, The Friends of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum, and the Robinson family in support of the Museum's establishment. "The United States has lost a great man and an American icon," said Dave Whinham, President and CEO of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media. "The thing that I will always remember about Coach Rob is the fact that he attempted to give a little piece of himself to every person he ever met. I just happened to be one of those lucky people, and I will be forever grateful." In lieu of flowers, the Robinson family asks that donations be made to the Friends of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum. Those wishing to contribute may call 1-866-WINS-408 or log onto www.robinsonmuseum.com and donate online. Contributors may also mail a donation to the Friends of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum at P.O. Box 550 Grambling, LA 71245.
Cabrini College tabs The Team to assist with its men's basketball coach search DUBLIN, Ohio (January 26, 2007) - The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media has been tabbed by Cabrini College to assist it with its search for a new men’s basketball head coach. As part of its service to Cabrini, The Team will assist with contacting potential candidates, as well as providing follow-up research on each candidate, such as following up on references and providing general background information. “The Team is grateful for the opportunity to work with Cabrini College in its search for a new men’s basketball coach,” said Frank Pergolizzi, Director of The Team’s Collegiate Services Division. “Our organization’s efforts will allow Cabrini to really take an in-depth look into each of its candidates and put Athletic Director Leslie Danehy in a position have as much information as possible about each of the candidates prior to making this very important decision.” Pergolizzi spent nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I Director of Athletics, most recently at Southeastern Louisiana University. He also had stints as an Athletics Director at East Tennessee State University and Saint Francis (Pa.) College. The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media retained by Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Athletics DUBLIN, Ohio (January 26, 2007) - The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Department of Athletics has retained The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media to assist it with assessing and improving its corporate advertising and sponsorship program. “We are excited about our relationship with The Team,” said Oshkosh Athletics Director Al Ackerman. “Our goal is to improve our sponsorship and advertising program. We are excited about the experience that The Team brings to this project and look forward to working with them during the coming months.” The Team will conduct a structural assessment of the department's existing sponsorship and advertising program as well as meet and interview a number of current Oshkosh sponsors. The Team staff will then help Oshkosh develop a plan for improvement and work with the athletic department to implement that action plan over the upcoming year. “We very much look forward to working with the Oshkosh athletic department and helping them grow and improve their overall sponsorship program,” said Frank Pergolizzi, The Team’s Director of Collegiate Services. The Collegiate Services Division also features Collegiate Capital LLC, a one-of-it-kind program that provides financial solutions and management alternatives to colleges, universities, and municipalities as it relates to the construction and renovation of stadia, arenas, multi-use and joint-use facilities, parking structures, student housing, and student unions. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
Collegiate Services Division adds two clients DUBLIN, Ohio (January 24, 2007) - The Collegiate Services Division of The Team: Sports, Entertainment, and Media has added a pair of clients to its college consulting practice, Collegiate Services Director Frank Pergolizzi announced. The Team will be working with Athletic Director Peter Boucher at Manatee Community College and Athletic Director Jim Hunter at Crown College. “We are excited to add those two great institutions to our growing list of clients,” said Frank Pergolizzi, Director of The Team’s Collegiate Services Division. “Both Peter and Jim are young and enthusiastic athletic directors who are doing outstanding jobs at their respective schools and we look forward to assisting them as they continue to build and develop their athletics programs.” Pergolizzi spent nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I Director of Athletics, most recently at Southeastern Louisiana University. He also had stints as an Athletics Director at East Tennessee State University and Saint Francis (Pa.) College. The Team: Sports, Entertainment, & Media's Collegiate Services Division, launched in July 2006, offers an array of products and services to college athletics administrators, including certification consultation, strategic planning, program review, feasibility studies, gender equity and compliance consulting, and financial services. Based in Dublin, Ohio, The Team began operations in January 2002 and has successfully managed transactions for an array of entities throughout the sports and entertainment industries, including teams at all levels, venues, buyers, sellers, licensed products, television and media projects, feature films, and other related businesses. Along with brokering professional sports and entertainment opportunities, The Team also offers comprehensive consulting services to sports and entertainment organizations throughout North America.
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