ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike Show Coming to Myrtle Beach

January 18, 2011

mikeandmike.jpgThe popular ESPN Radio show “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” featuring hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic, will broadcast from the 17th annual Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club on April 11. The four-hour radio show will also be simulcast live on ESPN2 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The announcement was made today by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday.

The live Mike & Mike broadcast will be the culmination of a first quarter promotion that will feature Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday on ESPN Radio and ESPNRadio.com.  Mike & Mike is one of the most popular sports talk shows in the nation with more than 11 million weekly listeners on ESPN Radio and viewers on ESPN2.

“What better way to spread the word about a Myrtle Beach golf vacation than the nation’s most popular sports talk radio show,” Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday president Bill Golden said. “Greeny and Golic have a huge national following and to have them talking about coming to Myrtle Beach for three months leading up to the Masters, when golf is at its zenith, will be great for the destination.”

Click to enter the Mike & Mike Sweepstakes!Mike & Mike in the Morning is a national radio program focused on the world of sports. It is produced by ESPN Radio and is syndicated by ABC Radio Networks on over 130 stations nationwide. In January 2006, it began simulcasting on ESPN2. The show features sports news, analysis and interviews. Guests include big-name athletes, coaches and commentators. Last year, the popular duo published a book entitled, “Mike & Mike’s Rules for Sports and Life” which debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times Best Seller List.

A national contest promotion began on January 17 and will award one winner and the guest of their choice a Mike & Mike prize package that includes a trip to Myrtle Beach to meet Greeny and Golic, two Sunday practice rounds at The Dye Club, two player spots in the Monday After The Masters golf tournament, VIP tickets to the “Hootie & Friends” concert at the House of Blues, a behind the scenes meet-and-greet with Mike & Mike, and other prizes.

The Monday After the Masters is one of the largest celebrity pro-am golf tournaments in the country and benefits the educational needs of children in South Carolina and the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation.

For more information about the 17th Annual Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Pro-Am Golf Tournament, visit HootieGolf.com.