BIG WAVE SURFER LAIRD HAMILTON PROFILED ON "UNTOLD" SPIKE TV'S NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES DELVING INTO THE COMPELLING LIVES OF SPORTS' BIGGEST NAMES
Episode Premieres on Friday, February 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT Spike TV takes an in-depth look at some of sports' most compelling figures and the challenges they've endured in the new one-hour sports dcoumentary series entitled Untold. Surfer Laird Hamilton is profiled in the premiere episode premiering Friday, February 18 (9:00pm-10:00pm ET/PT). The one-hour documentary series is hosted by acclaimed sports announcer Marv Albert.
Untold goes behind the headlines - to tell the story of innovative big wave surfer Laird Hamilton. Hamilton discusses his personal challenges -- growing up a victim of racism; his struggles with his father, 1960's surfing legend Bill Hamilton, and the challenges of being true to the sport of surfing.
Untold is produced for Spike TV by Dan Klein whose recent projects include HBO's Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, the 70's, O.J.: A Study in Black & White, City on Fire: The Story of the '68 Tigers, Playing The Field: Sports and Sex in America. Keith Brown is Vice President, News and Documentaries, Spike TV.
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