Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl Returns October 17th

Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl Returns October 17th

October 15, 2015

  

ROCKFORD, Illinois – (October 15, 2015) – The Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl is back, bigger and better than ever!

The popular half-hour television show kicks off its 31-week-run Saturday, October 17, at 6:30pm on WTVO Channel 17 and Sunday, October 18, at 9:30pm on WQRF FOX 39. Eyewitness News anchor Nick Toma will again serve as the show’s host. This year, he’ll be testing the knowledge of students from 32 local high schools, an increase from the 22 that competed during the inaugural season.

The season premiere of the Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl features Season One champion Auburn High School and Dixon High School competing for the chance to win tens-of-thousands of dollars in scholarships to Northern Illinois University.

WTVO/WQRF created the Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl to increase awareness of the importance of education in Northern Illinois and to highlight, challenge and reward the community’s best and brightest students.

"The show exceeded my every expectation,” says Kelly Lattimer, VP/General Manager of WQRF-TV, which provides services to WTVO-17 and produced the program. "From the start, we had wanted to create something that had mass and community-wide appeal. Based on positive feedback from the community and TV ratings, I feel we are accomplishing that. As a local broadcaster serving the community it's the kind of show we should be doing. It just makes for great TV for our local viewers and it puts the spotlight on continued improvement in education.”

Lattimer adds that the show would not be possible without the continued support from partners Bergstrom Inc. and Northern Illinois University as well as other sponsors committed to improving educational opportunities for students in the Stateline area.


Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl will air three times per week:

WTVO-17: Saturdays at 6:30pm

WQRF-39: Sundays at 9:30pm

MyNetworkTV-17.2: Sundays at 8:30am


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