Sputnik Entertainment Archives's video: JANIS GRIM INTERVIEW AT ALF BENEFIT EVENT 2016

We had a chance to interview Janice Grim who is one of the individuals who was being honored at Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Golf Classic benefit event. Janice talked to us about her history with the event and Ann over the years. FOLLOW US: http://www.sputnikent.com http://www.twitter.com/sputnikent Ann Liguori Foundation: http://www.annliguori.com Ann Liguori is a nationally known sports radio and television personality, talk show host, journalist, author, and television producer in the world of sports media. She was the first woman to host a call-in sports show on WFAN-New York, where she hosted a sports talk show for over 20 years and continues as the station's golf and tennis correspondent, covering events including The Masters, the U.S. Open, PGA Championships, US Open (tennis) and special competitions such as the Ryder Cup. She is also a golf and tennis correspondent for CBS Sports Radio Network. She has covered six Olympics (both the Summer and Winter Games) in a variety of roles including talk show host, reporter and play-by-play commentator for the network radio rights holders including ABC Radio Sports, CBS Radio Sports and Westwood One Radio Network. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Liguori spent most of her childhood in Brecksville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, after her father accepted a position as Dean of Business Administration at Cuyahoga Community College and moved the family there when Ann was 6 years old. Liguori is a University of South Florida (USF) graduate. She serves on the USF Foundation Board and has established an endowed scholarship in the College of Arts & Sciences in memory of her late brother Jim. She also serves on the Women’s Advisory Board of the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, is on the Board of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association (MGWA), is an Advisory Board Member for Doonbeg Golf Club in western Ireland and has served on the Board of Trustees for the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, NY Chapter. In 2008, Liguori founded the Ann Liguori Foundation to raise money for cancer prevention and cancer care. Each year, she hosts the Ann Liguori Foundation Charity Golf Classic which takes place in The Hamptons at a prestigious golf club. Monies raised continue to support a variety of not-for-profit organizations including KiDS NEED MORE, a camp on Shelter Island every August for young people with cancer and their siblings; American Cancer Society, St.Jude Children's Research Hospital, Els for Autism, Solid Rock Foundation, Play for Pink, East End Hospice, Southampton Hospital,Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and camps that teach nutrition for young people, just to name a few. The tournament was held at the Maidstone Club three of the last four years, at Sebonack Golf Club in 2011 and at The Bridge in 2013. 2013 marked the 15th year for her charity golf classic. In 2001, Liguori was the first woman in sports media honored with the Association for Women in Communications’ Headliner Award, previously given to Barbara Walters and Katharine Graham. In 2012, she was named one of the top women in sports media by the Los Angeles Daily News and that same year was honored with the Debbie Gibson Girls Humanitarian Award. Liguori was only the fourth female in the 52-year history of the Bob Hope Classic to play as a celebrity golfer when she played in the PGA Tour event in January, 2011. She played with eventual Master’s winner Bubba Watson on the second day of the tournament.