FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 13th, 2017

MEDIA CONF CALL: TIRICO, HICKS, LERNER AND TILGHMAN PREVIEW ARNOLD PALMER INV., TUES, 11:30 AM ET

**MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL**

NBC Sports Group Hosts Mike Tirico, Dan Hicks, Rich Lerner and Kelly Tilghman to Preview Arnold Palmer Invitational

Tuesday, March 14, 11:30 a.m. ET

 

Arnold Palmer Invitational
Media Conference Call

Media Dial-in Number:
800-230-1093

NBC Sports and Golf Channel hosts Mike Tirico, Dan Hicks, Rich Lerner, Kelly Tilghman and Mike Tirico will preview this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where Golf Channel and NBC Sports will celebrate Arnold Palmer’s legacy with special coverage throughout the week.

Lerner and Hicks will serve as play-by-play hosts for Golf Channel and NBC’s live tournament coverage, respectively. Tilghman will host Golf Channel’s wraparound news coverage – Golf Central – on-site at Bay Hill Club & Lodge throughout the week; and Mike Tirico will serve as show host during Golf Channel and NBC Sports’ tournament coverage.

Golf Channel – the network Arnold Palmer co-founded in January 1995 – and NBC Sports will celebrate the lasting impact of the sport’s most iconic figure through a series of dedicated tributes and remembrances surrounding its weeklong coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Nearly 50 live hours of tournament and news coverage across Golf Chanel and NBC will originate from Bay Hill throughout the week.

Media wishing to listen and ask questions are welcome to call the toll-free number above.

-NBC Sports Group-