Terri Graham, Rusty Howes,
HR Sweat, Meridith Howes, Chris Evon,
Carol Caefer, Jim Ludwig.
Howes and Original
Team at Pickleball
Channel Receive
US Open Pickleball
Championships 2019
Impact Award
R
Steve Kennedy (left) and Scott Moore in
Men’s Senior Pro Doubles.
Scott Moore won gold in Men’s Senior Pro
Singles and Mixed Senior Pro Doubles.
usty Howes and the
original team at Pickleball
Channel, including Howes’
wife, Meredith, HR Sweat and
Will and Cat Bigham were
the recipients of the US Open
Pickleball Championships 2019
Impact Award.
Howes and his team launched
the Pickleball Channel in 2014
as an online media carrier for
people who loved pickleball.
Howes’ initial market research
found that there were no
professional broadcast-quality
videos for the sport, despite an
overwhelming desire to watch
pickleball nationwide. With the
commitment, support and title
sponsorship from Hyland’s Leg
Cramps, Pickleball Channel has
grown exponentially in the last
five years, with more than 7.5
million views.
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