Comcast SportsNet celebrates Black History Month

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COMCAST SPORTSNET CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Chicago, IL (January 26, 2012)Comcast SportsNet, the television home of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, celebrates Black History Month in February with four special feature stories highlighting prominent African-American athletes, teams and sports moments that will air every Sunday night in February on SportsNet Central presented by GMC at 10:30 PM. In addition, Comcast SportsNets newly-enhanced websiteCSNChicago.comwill provide a pair of profile feature stories on two of Chicagos greatest basketball icons. Comcast SportsNet celebrates Black History Month is presented by the U.S. Marines.

Beginning Sunday, February 5 and airing every Sunday night in February at 10:30 PM on SportsNet Central presented by GMC, Comcast SportsNet celebrates Black History Month will present a new feature story highlighting the tremendous impact African-Americans had on the sporting world from a local perspective. CSNChicago.com will also make each feature story video available for viewing immediately after they air on Comcast SportsNet. Note the following Black History Month feature stories and air dates:

AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN HOCKEY (Sunday, February 5 at 10:30 PM): Well chronicle the history of African-American participation in the sport of hockey, which will feature interviews with current African-American standouts in the NHL today, including Blackhawks goaltender Ray Emery and Philadelphia Flyers RW Wayne Simmonds.

1971-72 THORNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM (Sunday, February 12 at 10:30 PM): Arguably the greatest Boys Basketball team the history of Illinois high school athletics. The Thornridge High School Falcons in Dolton, IL, led by Chicago-area basketball legend Quinn Buckner, won back-to-back state titles in 1971 & 1972losing only one game in those two seasons. Buckner, who won a national collegiate title with Indiana in 1976 and an NBA title in 1984 with the Boston Celtics, discusses the amazing run of that remarkable high school team.
MAC IRVIN (Sunday, February 19 at 10:30 PM): The Godfather of Chicago basketball, who passed away at the age of 74 this past December, was instrumental in the development of numerous NBA stars (including Kobe Bryant, Shawn Marion, Shaquille ONeal, Antoine Walker and Tim Hardaway) through his successful AAU program. His sons have carried on his legacy giving back to the basketball world, but his influence continues to carry far beyond his family. (NOTE: CSNChicago.com Bulls Insider Aggrey Sam will also pen an additional original feature story on the extraordinary life of Mac Irvin.)

FRED MITCHELL (Sunday, February 26 at 10:30 PM): A true gentleman in every sense of the word, Fred Mitchell was the first African-American sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune. His brilliant athletic career as a record-setting place-kicker at Wittenberg University, along with his decades-long devotion to helping those in need in the community, earned Mitchell a national collegiate football award being named after him: The Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award. Well take a look back at his life covering the stories that have changed the local sports scene, while examining the changes of African-Americans working in the media.

In addition to the Mac Irvin feature, CSNChicago.coms Aggrey Sam will feature an additional, original Black History Month themed feature story on yet another local basketball icon, Lloyd Walton:

LLOYD WALTON: A Mt. Carmel H.S. and Marquette University superstar whose brilliant mind and drive to help others earned him a Masters degree following his brief stint in the NBA. Walton will also be receiving his Doctorate later this year. Hes currently the NBPAs Midwest coordinator for the Rookie Transition program who advises players throughout the league on a variety along with being a standout motivational speaker.

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