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BattleBots
''BattleBots'' (logo: Bꓭ)In season 10, the 2020-2021 TV season, the show introduced the "Bꓭ" logo is an American robot combat television series. The show was an adaptation of the British show '' Robot Wars'', in which competitors design and operate remote-controlled armed and armored machines designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament. For five seasons, ''BattleBots'' aired on the American Comedy Central and was hosted by Bil Dwyer, Sean Salisbury, and Tim Green. Comedy Central's first season premiered on August 23, 2000, and its fifth and last season ended on December 21, 2002. The show was in hiatus until it was revived on ABC in 2015. A six-episode revival series premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015, to generally favorable reviews and ratings. Additionally, ABC renewed ''BattleBots'' for a seventh season, which premiered on June 23, 2016. In February 2018, Discovery Channel and Science picked up the show for an eighth season, which premiered on May 11, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robot Combat
Robot combat is a mode of robot competition in which custom-built machines fight using various methods to incapacitate each other. The machines have generally been remote-controlled vehicles rather than autonomous robots. Robot combat competitions have been made into television series, including '' Robot Wars'' in the UK and ''Battlebots'' in the US. These shows were originally broadcast in the late 1990s to early 2000s and experienced revivals in the mid-2010s. As well as televised competitions, smaller robot combat events are staged for live audiences such as those organized by the Robot Fighting League. Robot builders are generally hobbyists and the complexity and cost of their machines can vary substantially. Robot combat uses weight classes, with the heaviest robots able to exert more power and destructive capabilities. The rules of competitions are designed for the safety of the builders, operators, and spectators while also providing for an entertaining spectacle. Robo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Rose
Christopher Rose (born January 27, 1971) is an American sportscaster for the NFL Network. He is also a commentator for the Discovery Channel series ''BattleBots'' and podcast host for Jomboy Media. Early life and career Rose, who was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, an eastside Cleveland suburb, attended University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio during high school and spent his childhood summers at North Star Camp. Rose attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and graduated in 1993. He served as station manager at the student-run radio station, WMSR. He is a lifelong fan of all three of Cleveland's major sports franchises (Guardians, Cavaliers, and Browns - for which he provides play by play during locally televised preseason games on WEWS-TV 5). Rose currently resides in California with his wife Michelle and has two sons: Brady and Josh. Broadcasting career ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' Rose is known as one of the hosts of ''The Best Damn Sports Show Perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Haislip
Alison Fesq Haislip (born February 6, 1981) is an American actress and former television personality for ''Attack of the Show!'' on the first incarnation of the G4 network and the NBC reality singing competition show ''The Voice''. Early life Haislip is a native of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey and a graduate of Voorhees High School. She graduated with honors from Boston College, having studied theater. She also trained at the British American Drama Academy. Afterwards, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. ''Attack of the Show!'' In October 2007, Haislip landed at G4 after being told by a G4 employee, who was a patron where she worked as a bartender, that she would be a great fit at the network. Haislip hosted "The Feed" segment and did correspondent work numerous times for ''Attack of the Show!'' before being hired full-time around Spring 2008. She often substituted as the show's co-host for Olivia Munn. For most of 2010, in addition to her pre-filmed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Florian
Kenneth Alan Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011–2018, and he also worked as a color commentator on the robot combat television series ''BattleBots'' and color commentator for UFC Fight Night. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL) as a commentator. Florian has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. He is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans. Florian is recognized for his tendency to finish his opponents, having earned stoppages in twelve of his fourteen career victories. He is also one of only two fighters in history to compete in four different weight classes in the UFC: Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight and Featherweight, the other being Diego Sanchez. Florian defeated Chris Leben on the inaugural season of ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bil Dwyer
William Michael "Bil" Dwyer (born March 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, game show host, actor, and writer. He is perhaps most well known as the host or play-by-play announcer on series such as ''BattleBots,'' ''I've Got a Secret'', and ''Extreme Dodgeball'', as well as several iterations of VH1's '' I Love the '70s'', '' I Love the '80s'', and '' I Love the '90s'', and a 2006 appearance on ''Last Comic Standing''. His debut comedy album, ''Am I Yelling?'', was released in September 2020 by comedy label Stand Up! Records. Personal life Dwyer was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois, the youngest of five children in an Irish Catholic family. He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1984 with a degree in radio and television. Before landing on comedy as a career Dwyer worked as a DJ, a salesman, and a tour guide at Universal Studios. Dwyer has been married since 1993 and has four children. He lives in Glendale, California. Dwyer spells his first name wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sklar Brothers
Farrell Randal "Randy" Sklar and Jason Nathan Sklar (born January 12, 1972), professionally known as the Sklar Brothers, are American identical twin brother comedians and actors best known for hosting the show '' Cheap Seats'', which aired for four seasons on ''ESPN Classic''. Life and career Randy and Jason grew up in suburban St. Louis, to a Jewish family. They went to the University of Michigan, where they joined the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. While enrolled, they decided to pursue a career in comedy. In 1994, they moved to New York where they developed their comedy style at stand-up comedy clubs. In the summer of 1997, Jason and Randy starred in and wrote for MTV's sitcom/sketch/standup program '' Apt 2F''. It was their first television work. The show lasted one season. The Sklar brothers have also appeared in television shows such as ''CSI'', ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''Mighty Med'', ''Childrens Hospital'', ''Law & Order'', ''Becker'', ''Providence'', ''The Oblongs'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Taft
Jenny Taft (born September 5, 1987) is an American sports television personality who served as the moderator on Fox Sports 1's '' Skip and Shannon: Undisputed''. Taft additionally works as a lead college football sideline reporter on Fox broadcasts. Her broadcasting career began with the Fox Sports North (FSN) regional affiliate. Taft is also a pit reporter for BattleBots on the Discovery channel. Early years Jenny Taft was born on September 5, 1987 in Edina, Minnesota. She attended Edina High School. Taft then attended Boston University, where she played lacrosse. She majored in Broadcast Journalism and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2010. Taft speaks French fluently. Broadcasting career Fox Sports North Taft's broadcasting career began with Fox Sports in 2011. This early period of her career saw her fill a "Fox Sports Girl" role, as she served as a Fox Sports North sideline reporter for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. During her time as an FSN Girl, she was also a soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Salisbury
Richard Sean Salisbury (born March 9, 1963) is an American football analyst, former National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) quarterback, and actor. He is currently the host of '' The Sean Salisbury Show'' on KBME, Sportstalk 790, an iHeartRadio station in Houston, Texas. Early life Salisbury was born in Long Beach, California. He attended Orange Glen High School in Escondido, California. During his senior year at Orange Glen, he was a highly recruited quarterback, choosing USC over UCLA, BYU, Stanford, Notre Dame, Cal, Arizona and Arizona State. Salisbury averaged 26.5 points per game his senior year and was a high school All-American basketball player. UCLA and USC both offered Salisbury basketball scholarships. Salisbury has three children, Dylan, Dodge, and Shea. College Salisbury became USC's starting quarterback midway through the 1982 season, which they ended with a record of 8–3; NCAA sanctions prevented them from playing in a bowl game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly McGrath
Molly Anne McGrath (born June 6, 1989) is an American sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts. Career Early sportscasting work (2009–2013) While attending Boston College, where she was a cheerleading captain, McGrath pitched the athletic director to let her interview athletes and coaches for the college’s website, BCEagles.com. These interviews helped her put together a reel which she used to help secure her first on-air job. While at BC, McGrath also interned at NESN and WHDH-TV. After graduating, McGrath worked at ESPN as a production assistant, where she logged play-by-plays, produced highlights, and other support tasks for various ESPN shows. In 2011, McGrath was hired as a web reporter and in-arena host for the Boston Celtics. She hosted, produced, and edited daily updates, exclusive interviews and other packages for the Celtics' team website. She also hosted the show Celtics Now for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Ponder
Samantha Ponder (née Steele; born December 11, 1985) is an American sportscaster who is the host of ''Sunday NFL Countdown'' on ESPN. Prior to hosting Sunday NFL Countdown, Ponder worked as a reporter/host for ESPN college football and as a basketball sideline reporter. Ponder replaced Erin Andrews on '' College GameDay'' Saturdays at 10 AM ET on ESPN, as well as co-host of the Saturday 9 AM ET edition on ESPNU. In addition to her duties on College Gameday, Ponder had been the regular sideline reporter for ESPN's Thursday Night College Football with Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, and David Pollack from August 2012 until 2014. Ponder also appeared on the ESPN-owned Texas-oriented regional network Longhorn Network. Biography Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Ponder attended Central High School in Phoenix. Ponder first attended The King's College in New York City after high school. While in New York City, she applied for a hostess job at ESPN Zone where she met Ben Keeperman, a college foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Nye
William Sanford Nye (born November 27, 1955), popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American mechanical engineer, science communicator, and television presenter. He is best known as the host of the science television show ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' (1993–1999) and the Netflix show ''Bill Nye Saves the World'' (2017–2018), and for his many appearances in popular media as a science educator. Born in Washington, D.C., Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on Boeing 747, 747 airplanes. In 1986, he left Boeing to pursue comedy—writing and performing for the local Sketch comedy, sketch television show ''Almost Live!'', where he regularly conducted wacky science experiments. Aspiring to become the next Don Herbert, Mr. Wizard, Nye successfully pitched the children's television program ''Bill Nye the Science Guy'' to Seattle's public television station, KCTS-TV. The show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna D'Errico
Donna Jeanette D'Errico (born March 30, 1968) is an American actress and model. She posed for ''Playboy'' as its Playmate of the Month for September 1995 and had a starring role (1996–1998) on the television series ''Baywatch''. She continues to act in films and on television. Career Before appearing in ''Playboy,'' D'Errico had a Las Vegas-based limousine company. When ''Playboy'' chose her as its Playmate of the Month for September 1995, her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. She was chosen for a starring role on the television series ''Baywatch,'' as "Donna Marco" for two seasons, from 1996 to 1998. One installment of the program dealt with her ''Playboy'' layout. She was also a host of the show ''Battlebots'' and starred in '' Candyman: Day of the Dead''. For a time, she owned Zen Spa, a day spa in Calabasas, California. After leaving ''Baywatch'', she appeared in independent films, including '' Intervention,'' '' Inconceivable,'' and ''The Making of Plus O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
