{"id":2775,"date":"2017-03-01T17:34:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wbbz.tv\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2017-08-17T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T23:20:11","slug":"beat-the-champ-rolls-from-transit-lanes-saturday-at-4p-m-high-school-qualifiers-this-weekend-at-lucky-lanes-in-fredonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/?p=2775","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Beat The Champ&#8221; Rolls From Rapids Bowling Center Sat.@4pm (encore Sun.@11p.m.) Qualifiers at Classic Lanes This Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WBBZ-TV Vice President and General Manager Chris Musial is proud to announce that &#8220;Beat The Champ&#8221; &#8211; Western New York&#8217;s only TV bowling show &#8211; will roll Saturday at 4p.m. from the Rapids Bowling Center in Niagara Falls on WBBZ-TV, Your Hometown MeTV Station, with an encore Sunday night at 11p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Watch as hometown bowlers George Szbleski; Jeremy Zimmerman; Chuck Jagodzinkski; and Kevin Bienko take to the lanes.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to qualify to bowl on &#8220;Beat The Champ&#8221; &#8211; you can roll to win at Classic Lanes this weekend.\u00a0 Here are the dates and times!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8220;Beat The Champ&#8221; originally aired for decades on Channel 4 with legendary hosts Chuck Healy and Van Miller. While it has not been seen for close to twenty years, the competition remains one of the longest running bowling programs on television<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Now, \u201cBeat The Champ\u201d is co-hosted by veteran sportscaster Paul Peck and Greater Buffalo USBC Association Hall of Fame bowler Sue Nawojski. Peck worked for decades at \u201cNews 4\u201d before becoming a financial advisor and play-by-play broadcaster for the UB Bulls football team. Janelle Sabin keeps the numbers on the Castilone Jeep, Chrysler, Plymouth Scoreboard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Allie Brandt Lanes, go to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliebrandtlanes.com\"> www.alliebrandtlanes.com <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Beat The Champ\u201d is produced by WBBZ-TV in cooperation with the WNY Bowling Proprietors. Information can also be found at the station website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbbz.tv\/\">www.wbbz.tv<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your chance to qualify is coming up this week, starting August 17th at Classic Lanes!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">WBBZ is seen throughout Western New York over-the-air on digital channel 67.1. Ch. 5 on Verizon FiOS (HD 505); Ch. 5 Dish; Ch. 67 DirecTV, and these Cable channels: Buffalo \u2013 Niagara Falls Metro area: Channel 5 (HD 1230); Batavia \u2013 Genesee, Wyoming, Orleans Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Parts of Erie and Niagara Counties Channel 71 (HD 1230); Dunkirk Channel 99 (HD 1230); Olean Channel 21 (HD 1230); Fredonia \u2013 Jamestown Channel 72 (HD 1230); Alfred- Angelica- Avoca- Bath- Bolivar Friendship- Hornell Channel 71 (HD 1230).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">WBBZ-TV is WNY\u2019s only locally owned and operated television station. 4545 Transit Road, suite 750 Williamsville, NY 14221. 716-630-9229. www.wbbz.tv \u201cLike\u201d WBBZ-TV on Facebook. 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