(Tuesday, July 19, 1999)

KFWB NEWS 98 will be launching a new service on its award-winning website, kfwb.com, called the "KFWB CHARITY GOLF ONLINE GUIDE" hosted by KFWB Sports Anchor ERIC TRACY. Local charity golf tournaments will now have a place to publicize their fund-raising events.

For the golfing public these fund-raising tournaments offer golf enthusiasts the chance to play golf on many courses not otherwise available to them. Now with just a mouse click, golfers can check a 3-month schedule of upcoming tournaments or charity organizers can register their tournaments online.

With thousands of charity tournaments played on dozens of Southern California golf courses every year, tournament organizers have found it difficult to get exposure for their events. Susan Harrison, Regional Director of Sales for American Golf Corporation, says she hears that complaint and frustration all the time. "We host over 5000 charity tournaments a year in Southern California and tournament chairmen always want advice on how to let the public know about their events. We are excited about KFWB's gracious effort to use space on their website as a clearinghouse for these events. We will gladly direct organizations who book tournaments with us to kfwb.com."

Bob Thomas, Director of Communications for the 150,000 Southern California Golf Association (SCGA), has expressed excitement over KFWB's efforts with the Online Charity Golf page. FORE MAGAZINE, the official publications of the SCGA, publishes information about charity events, however, with long lead-times and limited space there are only so many events FORE can publicize. "Charity tournaments raise millions of dollars annually throughout Southern California and anything that can help that process increase is very, very welcome. This new KFWB site has that potential and I welcome it whole-heartedly." FORE Magazine's Upcoming Tournaments page will also direct it's readers to kfwb.com for a current listing of available tournaments.

Big Bothers of Greater Los Angeles (BBGLA) has two golf events annually that are major fund-raisers for them. Keith Pagett, BBGLA President & CEO, is thrilled about KFWB's plan. "Not only might we attract more players through the KFWB Golf Page, but it helps because we don't operate a website. We can now direct interested parties to kfwb.com for tournament information."

KFWB NEWS 98 (980 on the AM Dial) continues to serve as Southern California's ONLY All-News Radio Station with around-the-clock news and information, sports, business reports and the most reliable "Traffic on the Ones!" Each month, millions of Southern Californians log on to kfwb.com website. One of the more popular pages is the Lexus Golf Update featuring everything from tournament scores to instruction, humor and more!

Tournament organizers and golfers will log on to kfwb.com and click on "CHARITY GOLF." The page will give them two link options - (1) Current Schedule of Tournaments and (2) Register Your Tournament Here. It's that easy!

The Current Schedule of Tournaments link will have a 3-month calendar featuring dozens of tournaments in Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura and San Bernardino/Riverside county areas. The Register Your Tournament Here link will be an online registration form.

KFWB Sports Anchor ERIC TRACY, our resident golf expert, is supervising this site. He can be reached by email at erictracy@earthlink.net or via fax at 818-225-8256. Completed Tournament Registration Information can be mailed to: