FLW Outdoors on OLN
Parker, Nixon join cast
FLW Outdoors added two of bass fishing’s heavy hitters to its television lineup for 2003 in the form of Hank Parker and Larry Nixon.
Boasting legendary professional fishing credentials, the duo brings nearly 50 years of competitive fishing experience to the show. Both men will host extensive on-the-water segments scheduled to air throughout the program’s 28-episode season, which runs Jan. 25 to July 5 Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. EST. Special championship episodes will air in September.
Parker is a two-time Classic champion and host of one of the nation’s highest-rated outdoor programs, “Hank Parker’s Outdoor Magazine,” which in 2003 will begin its 17th season on TNN. Parker’s fishing career started in 1978, and during the next 13 years, he finished in the money in more than 76 percent of the 120-plus bass tournaments he entered. Perhaps his popularity among the nation’s 77 million outdoor enthusiasts was summed up best by sportscaster Greg Gumble when he introduced Parker to a national TV audience as “the rod and reel answer to Michael Jordan.”
Nixon hit the bass-fishing tournament trail in 1977 and was the first professional angler to break the $1 million mark in career earnings. He has qualified for 22 Classics. Nixon is also a five-time Wal-Mart FLW Tour Championship qualifier with nearly $460,000 in FLW Tour earnings since joining the tour in 1998. He has earned six FLW Tour top-10 finishes, including two victories. For the last three years, Nixon has hosted his own fishing show, “Larry Nixon’s Fishing Lessons,” on OLN.
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