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Host Committee Announces Plans for Big Ticket Gala
Jay Leno Headlines, Chris Berman Emcees, Hall of Fame
Participates in Host Committee Black-tie Affair during Super
Bowl Week
During the NFL Commissioner's Luncheon at the Westin Kierland
Resort in Scottsdale, Super Bowl Host Committee President Bob
Sullivan announced that Jay Leno will be the headline
entertainment at the Host Committee's Big Ticket Gala. The
black-tie event will be held at the Phoenician Resort in Phoenix
on Wednesday, January 30, just days before the AFC and NFC
champions take the field for Super Bowl XLII in Glendale.
A renowned sports fan, Jay Leno is in his 16th season as host of
NBC's The Tonight Show, and will tape his show early that day in
Los Angeles in order to be in Phoenix for the Gala. The Big
Ticket Gala will mark the second time the late-night television
star has come to Arizona for Super Bowl events; in 1996 he taped
episodes of The Tonight Show in Arizona during Super Bowl XXX
week.
"We are thrilled that Jay will be joining us for our Big Ticket
Gala,˛ said Host Committee President Bob Sullivan. "From the
first moment we began planning this event we felt he would be
the ideal person to have as the headline entertainment, and we
couldn't be happier that he agreed. Jay is the definition of an
entertainer, and he will certainly help make it a very memorable
evening."
The Host Committee also announced today that legendary ESPN
football anchor Chris Berman will emcee the Big Ticket Gala.
Berman has been named the National Sportscaster of the Year six
times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters
Association, and has also won 10 Emmy awards. The ESPN veteran
is a well-suited host for the evening, as the Big Ticket Gala
will feature a significant presence from the Professional
Football Hall of Fame; Berman, who also emcees the Hall of
Famešs annual induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio, will help
honor numerous Hall of Famers who will be in attendance.
The Big Ticket Gala will showcase the Hall of Famešs traveling
exhibit of football memorabilia and will include a live and
silent auction; among numerous other items, the auction will
feature a Harley Davidson motorcycle autographed by Jay Leno,
former Raiders linebacker Howie Long, and the other Hall of
Famers in attendance. Tickets to the gala are available through
the Host Committee, by emailing
bigticket@azsuperbowl.com .
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit
Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National
Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations
leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to
implement Arizona's action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which
culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of
Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
