AFL China: 'Climbing the Wall' Debuts Monday, January 6
January 3, 2014 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA (January 3, 2014) - The historic first ever US-style professional football game to be played in China, will now be seen on TV in the United States.
The Comcast Network, centered in Philadelphia, but with reach into most of New Jersey, Delaware, Baltimore, Washington DC, and Virginia will debut the program Monday night, January 6 at 7:30 p.m. "Climbing the Wall: Football in China" will follow a special Comcast Eagles playoff show.
"Climbing the Wall" presents the entire All-Star clash featuring the stars of the US AFL, as it happened in Beijing at the Capital Sports Stadium. Nick Davila of the Arizona Rattlers leads the West squad, facing off against Dan Raudabaugh and the East. Regarded as the two best quarterbacks in the AFL, they renew a special rivalry that saw them face off in the last two ArenaBowl Championship games.
The show, hosted by Lou Tilley, features an all-star roster of football stars and broadcasters including: Brian Baldinger, Ricky Watters, Randy Miller, Tom Goodhines and Cortney Bailey, who weave the parallel story of AFL China and Ganlan Media International efforts to kickoff China's first pro football league in the year ahead.
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia will also air the program less than a week later on January 12 at 7 p.m. in the Delaware Valley. Both Comcast networks will replay the program to fit their schedules. (Check your local listings).
To date, three other major regional sports networks have signed on to air the program around the United States.
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