KTTC to host Harlem Globetrotters

ATLANTA, Ga. (KTTC) — The Harlem Globetrotters and Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) proudly announce that they will broadcast a live Harlem Globetrotters game from their historic sports home at American Dream in New Jersey on August 18, 2024. The event will begin at 6 p.m. CST/7 p.m. EST on more than 90 Gray-owned local television stations, including KTTC (CW) Channel 10.2.

“Our historic home continues to attract partners who want to help amplify this moment,” said Keith Dawkins, President of the Harlem Globetrotters and Herschend Entertainment Studios. “It’s been over 40 years since audiences last saw the Globetrotters LIVE on television, and we’re grateful to Gray Media for helping us revitalize our brand for a whole new generation.”

The broadcast will be produced by Gray’s Raycom Sports, a national leader in sports production and syndication with deep roots in college basketball, football and professional sports. On-air talent for the broadcast will be announced shortly.

“We are thrilled to be working with the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters! Over the past 45 years, we have produced over 10,000 events including college basketball, American football, NFL, NBA, NHL and MLS games,” said Hunter Nickell, CEO of Raycom Sports. “We are now honored to feature the Globetrotters on Gray stations across the country.”

Raycom Sports currently syndicates ACC football and basketball games year-round on CW affiliates nationally and is the broadcast partner of the PWHL, a first-of-its-kind women’s hockey league that debuted in 2024.

Peachtree TV has been serving the Atlanta market since 1967, making it one of the longest-running stations in the area. Peachtree Sports Network launched in October 2023 and focuses on live local sports programming throughout the year.

About the Harlem Globetrotters / Herschend Entertainment Studios

The Harlem Globetrotters™ are THE creators of basketball style, defined by their dynamic athleticism, unique talent and historic influence on the modern game of basketball. Since 1926, the Globetrotters, proud members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, have used their legendary world tour to showcase their iconic brand of basketball to tens of millions of people in more than 124 countries and territories on six continents.

They expanded the brand by returning to network television for the first time in 40 years with their Emmy-nominated NBC series “Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward,” which also airs on Telemundo as “Harlem Globetrotters: Ganando Con La Comunidad.”

Content partners include Hidden Pictures, Atmosphere TV and Hearts Media Production Group; consumer partnerships include Sprayground, Undercrwn, Macys, Hybrid; and additional partnerships include our Official Tour Partner Jersey Mikes, Official Ball Partner, Spalding, Viral Nation, Hoopculture and Citi.

Established in 1951 by the U.S. Department of State as the Goodwill Ambassadors, the team leverages its moniker to drive its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts around its strategic pillars of health and wellness, education, and community empowerment. These efforts have resulted in partnerships with companies such as Microsoft, the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy, the National Archives, “Great Assist” in partnership with Jersey Mike’s Subs, Campus Multimedia Court of Creativity, and Comic Relief Red Nose Day.

For more information about the Harlem Globetrotters™ and the Tour, visit the official Globetrotters website: www.harlemglobetrotters.com. The Harlem Globetrotters™ is a subsidiary of Herschend, the largest family-owned theme park company.

About Gray Media

Gray Media, or Gray, is an Atlanta, Georgia-based multimedia company formerly known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation’s largest owner of local television stations and premier digital assets, serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36% of U.S. television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the highest-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest-rated television station, as well as the largest group of Telemundo affiliates with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic television households.

The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency that provides national and local clients with digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s other media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios, as well as production studios Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. Gray owns a majority stake in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com.

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