Three SEC finalists for National Freshman of the Year. 1  Three student-athletes from the SEC are among the 25 initial finalists for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award. 2  Martin Jarmond has been hired by Boston College and will become the youngest Power 5 athletic director in the nation.
The Weather Channel launched on May 2, 1982. Programming began with an introduction to the channel by Batten and Coleman, which led into an inauguration ceremony that launched the channel's first official broadcast at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time that evening, anchored by meteorologists Bruce Edwards and AndrÃ© Bernier.
It still baffles my mind that there is nothing Disney about the Disney Channel anymore (except for the logo). However that wasn't the case when Disney Channel first launched. The channel first launched in 1983, at a time when the company seemed to be on its last legs. Its original concept was to air movies, shows, and specials aimed at the entire family, not just kids.