E-dition No. 1,053 • Friday, April 19, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) PBA Visit Benefits Local Youth in Portland, Maine Perhaps one of the reasons the fans in Portland, Maine, have embraced the Professional Bowlers Association and its players so strongly, and vice versa, is that the visits to Maine’s largest city (fewer than 67,000 […]

E-dition No. 1,052 • Friday, April 11, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) PBA Viewership Leaves 2018 Numbers in the Dust The PBA Tour’s historic television package with FOX Sports and its social media impact, boosted by its new relationship with FloSports, continue to show impressive gains in 2019.  During the PBA World Series of Bowling […]

E-dition No. 1,051 • Friday, April 5, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   19 Bowling Shows Added to CBS Sports Network Schedule In addition to its schedule of PBA Tour telecasts, CBS Sports Network will televise 19 bowling shows in 2019, with the finals of eight events televised live, including the stepladder finals of five […]

E-dition Nos. 1,049-1,050 • Friday, March 22, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) We’re bringing you a double edition of the BJI Cyber Report today because the Report will be taking a “bye” next week. Watch your in-box on April 4 for the next edition. Meanwhile, visit bowlersjournal.com and bcmmag.com for breaking bowling business news.   […]

E-dition Nos. 1,047-1,048 • Friday, March 15, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Couch, Hoskins Prepare for Returns With Ebonite, Track Ebonite has signed Jason Couch to a national contract in preparation for his return to competitive bowling on the PBA50 Tour. Couch has bowled under the Ebonite banner since his first day on the PBA […]

E-dition No. 1,046 • Friday, March 1, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) PWBA Season Again Will Conclude at Richmond Raceway Richmond Raceway will be the site of the season-ending Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour Championship for the third consecutive year, and national sponsor QubicaAMF once again will be actively involved in the closing events of […]

E-dition No. 1,045 • Friday, February 22, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) In Cyber Report No. 1,044, in the story about Mark Voight’s passing, we inadvertently identified BPAA Secretary Kevin Krauss by his father’s name, Jerry. Later in the story, we inadvertently used Krauss’s name in a sentence that should have utilized Voight’s name. We […]

E-dition No. 1,044 • Friday, February 15, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Industry Leaders Remember Mark Voight Mark Voight had some time to put his affairs in order prior to his passing on Monday (Cyber Report No. 1,043), and that included making sure the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America would be able to start seeking […]