Bowling on Prime Network is the de facto name forten-pin bowling events broadcast on the now defunctPrime Network. In particular, Prime Network televised tournaments from the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (now theProfessional Women's Bowling Association) in1993. The official name of the telecasts wasTheBud Light LPBT Spring Tour. Leandra Reilly[1][2] (play-by-play) and Leila Wagner[3] (analysis) provided the commentary.
On July 3, 1996,News Corporation andLiberty Media announced that the Prime Sports networks would be relaunched as part of the newFox Sports Net group, with the eight Prime Sports owned-and-operated networks adopting brands that combined the "Fox Sports" name with the state or region served by the respective network.[4] the Prime Sports-branded affiliates were officially relaunched as Fox Sports Net on November 1, 1996.[5][6][7]
Bowling events continued to air on what would become Fox Sports Net.Michelle Feldman of theProfessional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) became the first female to score a 300[8] on American national television, when she accomplished the feat in a July 10, 1997 broadcast.[9]Fred Borden and Jan Schmidt provided the commentary.[10]
