The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is proud to welcome Time Warner Cable Mid-Ohio Division to its team of corporate partners, Executive Director Linda Logan announced today.

Gregg DiPaolo, Regional Vice President Marketing & Sales, will also join the Sports Commission's Board of Commissioners.

"We are excited to welcome Time Warner Cable and Gregg DiPaolo to our team of partners and Commissioners," Logan said. "Broad private support is the key to our success and Time Warner Cable should be commended and recognized for investing Columbus' future through our development as a sports destination."

Time WarnerCable's commitment will allow the Sports Commission to continue to pursue events such as the McDonald's All-American Basketball Games, the Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament and the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, just a few of the events Columbus has recently hosted or will host in the near future.

As part of the new partnership, a video recap of the The Morning Sports Report, the Sports Commission's annual meeting, is now available on Time Warner Cable's Local On Demand Channel. The channel is available at no cost to Digital Cable customers and is located on Channel 1111 in the Columbus area.

Other GCSC corporate partners include Nationwide Realty Investments, Experience Columbus, The Dispatch Printing Co.; JMAC/Columbus Blue Jackets; Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority; The Ohio State University; American Electric Power; Worthington Industries; Ricart Automotive; Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP; Pizzuti; Glimcher; NetJets; the Columbus Clippers; The Memorial Tournament; Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; American Dairy Association Mideast; Marathon; Continental Office Environments; Thrifty Car Rental, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP; and Artina Promotional Products.

The Greater Columbus Sports Commission was founded in June 2002 to attract professional, amateur, collegiate and youth sporting events to Columbus. Since its inception, the Sports Commission has attracted more than 100 events that have generated more than $105 million in visitor spending. For more information, visit www.ColumbusSports.org.

Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas - New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. As of December 31, 2008, Time Warner Cable served more than 14 million customers who subscribed to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services, representing more than 34 million revenue generating units. For additional information about Time Warner Cable, visit www.timewarnercable.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Brent LaLonde
Greater Columbus Sports Commission
614-562-0940 (cell)                
blalonde@columbussports.org

Judy Barbao
Time Warner Cable
614-481-5389
judy.barbao@twcable.com

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