E-dition No. 1,087 • Friday, November 22, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) More on Brunswick’s Acquisition of EBI’s Assets They say that timing is everything, and news of Brunswick’s acquisition of Ebonite International’s brands and the intellectual property associated with those brands came two days after the December issue of Bowlers Journal International already was […]

E-dition No. 1,086 • Monday, November 18, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Dykstra Discusses Brunswick’s Acquisition of Ebonite It was a story that broke after hours on Friday afternoon and quickly blew up on social media over the weekend. On Saturday, BJI Editor Gianmarc Manzione caught up with Brunswick CEO Corey Dykstra to get more […]

E-dition No. 1,085 • Friday, November 15, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) QubicaAMF World Cup Ready to Roll in Indonesia QubicaAMF’s annual international showcase for bowling — the World Cup — will get under way on Sunday with the official practice session at Jakabaring Sport City in Palembang, Indonesia. The 2019 field is expected to […]

E-dition Nos. 1,083-1,084 • Friday, November 8, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) 60 Hours of PBA Action Set for FOX and FOX Sports FOX Sports and the Professional Bowlers Association have unveiled the 2020 Go Bowling! PBA Tour television schedule, which includes more shows on the FOX broadcast network, the first show featuring women bowlers, […]

E-dition No. 1,082 • Friday, October 25, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) The Cyber Report will be taking a rare — but absolutely well deserved — vacation next week. The next Report will be a double edition on Friday, Nov. 8. In the interim, please continue to send business-related news and information to bjibob@aol.com. Now, […]

E-dition No. 1,081 • Friday, October 18, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com)   Bill Supper to Receive 2020 BBIA Industry Service Award Bill Supper has been selected to receive the Billiard and Bowling Institute of America’s Industry Service Award for 2020. The presentation will take place during BBIA’s annual convention at the Omni in Cancun, […]

E-dition No. 1,080 • Friday, October 11, 2019 Editor: Bob Johnson (bjibob@aol.com) Hall of Fame Writer Pearl Keller Passes Away Pearl Keller, a PWBA and USBC Hall of Fame member, passed away on Oct. 2 in Brighton, Mass. She was 95. Keller was inducted into the PWBA Hall of Fame in 1997 in the Builder […]