Bergstrom Inc. title sponsors 3rd season of Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl on WTVO and WQRF

October 20, 2016

The third season of the Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl will return to WTVO Channel 17 and WQRF Fox 39 this weekend.

Competition in the popular half-hour television show will begin on Saturday, October 22, at 6:30pm on WTVO Channel 17 and Sunday, October 23, at 9:30pm on WQRF FOX 39. Back-to-back Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl champions Auburn High School square off against NIC-10 rival Rockford East High School.

"We are very proud to be part of such as an important and exciting show in our community,” said Jack Shaffer, president and CEO of Bergstrom. "Fostering the education and growth of young people in our community is a very important part of the Bergstrom mission. We wish all teams competing in this year’s show the best of luck!”

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. All the teams participating will compete for the chance to win tens-of-thousands of dollars in scholarships to Northern Illinois University.

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

To learn more about Bergstrom’s sponsorship of the show, please contact Effie Reyes at 815-874-7821 ext. 6150.