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Thursday, March 17th, 2016

FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH VISITS WITH DAVID FEHERTY ON NEXT EPISODE OF FEHERTY, MONDAY, MARCH 21 AT 9 P.M. ET ON GOLF CHANNEL

Conversation to Focus on Former President’s Passion for Helping Veterans; Grind of the Presidential Campaign Trail; And What One Can Learn About Someone on the Golf Course    

VIDEO: Bush on His Passion for Helping Veterans Transition to Civilian Life

VIDEO: Bush on What One Can Learn About Someone on the Golf Course

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 17, 2016) – Following Feherty’s record viewership for this season’s two-part premiere featuring World No. 1 Jordan Spieth, David Feherty will welcome his next guest – former U.S. President George W. Bush – for an interview that will premiere on Monday, March 21 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.

Taking place at the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the former President discusses a number of subjects, including:

  • His work at the Bush Institute, helping U.S. veterans assimilate to civilian life, particularly as they transition to the workforce
  • The grind of the presidential campaign trail and how it prepares you for office once elected
  • What one can learn from time spent with someone on the golf course
  • The pros and cons of aging

Record viewership surrounding Season Six premiere of Feherty

Feherty saw record viewership for its two-part season six premiere with Spieth. The premiere of Part I drew 325,000 avg. viewers per minute on a Live+Same Day basis, and the Part II premiere saw 351,000 avg. viewers, becoming the second and third most-watched Feherty premieres in the history of the series (2011-’16, trailing only the series premiere with guest Lee Trevino coming off U.S. Open week in 2011 – 368,000 avg. viewers).

Upcoming Guests this Season

Other guests scheduled to join Feherty in 2016 include World No. 2 golfer Jason Day (Monday, March 28); Pro Football Hall of Famers, running back Emmitt Smith and wide receiver Cris Carter; Emmy-winning NBC Sports personality Bob Costas; long-time golf analyst Peter Oosterhuis, who in 2015 announced his ongoing battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s; six-time Solheim Cup participant and women’s major champion golfer Paula Creamer; legendary play-by-play voice and “Mr. Baseball,” Bob Uecker; and former NBA all-star and head coach Doug Collins.

An Emmy-nominated television host, Feherty is described as “a smart, funny wild card whose cult celebrity is transcending the sport,” by Rolling Stone, and as “the last unscripted man on TV” by Men’s Journal. He has made a name for himself not only through his self-titled Golf Channel talk show, but as one of the most irrepressible personalities calling golf over the past two decades. A native of Northern Ireland and a former professional golfer who claimed 10 worldwide victories and a spot on the 1991 European Ryder Cup team, Feherty is now a proud American citizen who has risen above a history of alcoholism and addiction to become – in addition to his role as a television host – a New York Times best-selling author and a source of comedic relief for thousands of men and women in uniform.

-NBC Sports Group-