Dan Cirucci: In Philly: Agassi, Sampras, Connors, Courier

Saturday, July 9, 2011

In Philly: Agassi, Sampras, Connors, Courier

InsideOut Sports + Entertainment announces that eight-time Grand Slam Singles Champion Jimmy Connors has been added to the 2011 Champions Series lineup to compete against Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Jim Courier in Philadelphia in the Champions Shootout at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, September 24.
Tickets and unique interactive VIP fan experiences for the 2011 Champions Series are on sale now with prices starting at $35 exclusively through ComcastTIX online at ComcastTIX.com, in person at the Wells Fargo Center Box Office or by phone at 800-298-4200.
Connors will be replacing John McEnroe for Philadelphia’s tournament of the Champions Series.
“I am thrilled to be competing in this year’s Champions Series against some of the greatest tennis players of all-time,” said Jimmy Connors. “Champions Series is a phenomenal opportunity for fans to reminisce while enjoying a great night of tennis and entertainment.”
“Adding Jimmy to the Champions Series is a great boost for the tour and for avid tennis fans across America,” said Jon Venison, tour co-founder. “Jimmy’s legendary career along with his popularity nationwide makes him the perfect addition to the current list of Champions.”
Connors will be added to a star-studded cast of players that already includes the likes of Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Bjorn Borg and Matts Wilander. The athletes will compete for a prize pool totaling $1 million to be shared by the top three finishers at the conclusion of the season. Each of the 12, one-night tournaments will feature four champions paired off in one-set semi-finals competing for ranking points, culminating with the winners contending for the title in an eight-game pro-set championship match.
The newly expanded and reformatted Champions Series will kick off in Fort Lauderdale and continue the highly competitive tennis circuit to a total of 12 U.S. cities over a five week season through October 22.
The Champions Series is a tennis circuit for champion tennis players over the age of 30, created in 2005 by InsideOut Sports + Entertainment, the New York based firm which is co-owned and operated by former SFX executive Jon Venison and former world No. 1 Jim Courier.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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