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2 unusual facts about In the Arena


In the Arena

In the Arena was a one-hour show on CNN that premiered October 4, 2010 as Parker Spitzer and was hosted by former New York Democratic governor Eliot Spitzer and Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist Kathleen Parker.

In an interview published by The Hollywood Reporter, newly appointed CNN President Ken Jautz said the network was relying heavily on Parker Spitzer and on Piers Morgan replacing Larry King Live to raise ratings with "livelier and more engaging" programming.



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Flowers Hall

The first basketball game in the arena was a preseason NBA basketball game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.

José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

Local producer Angelo Medina spearheaded a group that wanted the legislature to curb the managing powers of SMG, recently named to oversee operations and activities, because they feared that the company's relationship with non-local television companies would limit the participation of local talent in the arena.

Peaks Ice Arena

During the 2002 games both men's and women's ice hockey games and practices were held in the arena.

Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth

Dramatic music by Ken Caillat, strobe effects, and smoke machines were used in the arena during games to enhance play.

Private Gladiator

By stripping the general (Toni Ribas) of all his rank and power, then sending him to become a slave who must fight in the arena to entertain the citizens, the thought is that the general will die an early death and never bother him again.

Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center

TobyMac also recorded and filmed the Grammy award winning live album Alive and Transported in the arena.

Texas Terror

Texas Terror - A franchise in the Arena Football League in the late 1990s.

TNA Turning Point

LAX won the match by hanging the Mexican Flag above the ring, thus earning the right to have the Mexican National Anthem played in the arena.

Winnipeg Falcons

Although an official part of the Summer Olympic Games, hockey and figure skating events were held in late April and early May, while the weather was still cool enough for suitable ice conditions in the arena.

XV International AIDS Conference, 2004

On the third day of the conference Professor Dennis Altman of Melbourne, a leading figure in the arena of international HIV/AIDS politics since the 1980s, delivered the Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture.