Tennis on Hughes

Tennis on Hughes was the de facto name of a series of syndicated professional tennis telecasts, produced by the Hughes Television Network. The telecasts were sold to commercial stations on an individual market basis by Taft Broadcasting.[1]

In 1978, Hughes televised eight tournaments, all slotted for 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Sundays (all Eastern time). The announcers for these broadcasts were Bud Collins and Donald Dell.

The tournaments were the following:

References
  1. Lorge, Barry (March 26, 1978). "Commercial Stations Latch Onto, Chop Up Summer Tennis". Washington Post.
  2. "THE SPORTS BEAT". Lakeland Ledger. August 28, 1978.
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