ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Host Millions of Milkshakes for Charity

Nov. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Who: Emmy award-winning SportsCenter anchor, Neil Everett, invites Hollywood’s “thirstiest” athletes to Millions of Milkshakes to launch his signature milkshake, the “HOWZIT! Shake” to benefit United Friends of the Children (http://UnitedFriends.org). Neil Everett is the weekday anchor for SportsCenter for the 1 a.m. EST/10 p.m. PST broadcast which averages up to 115 million viewers a month. Neil Everett is celebrating more than 10 years with ESPN and is known for helping to expand the SportsCenter brand to the West Coast.

What: Millions of Milkshakes is the world’s most famous milkshake bar which has allowed celebrities to create their own signature milkshake to benefit charitable organizations and causes. Neil Everett will create the “HOWZIT! Shake” which references the popular Hawaiian greeting, howzit, which Neil also uses to open each SportsCenter broadcast.

Neil joins the list of celebrities who have created their own signature drink at Millions of Milkshake which include Miley Cyrus, Pamela Anderson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler, Paula Abdul, Ciara, Lil Kim, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Perez Hilton, Fred Durst, Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, Ron Artest, Russell Simmons, Stephanie Pratt, Forest Whitaker and LaToya Jackson just to name a few.

When: Saturday, December 17, 2011, at 4 p.m. PST

Where: Millions of Milkshakes at Culver City, 6000 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90230

Why: Neil Everett will create the “HOWZIT! Shake” to benefit United Friends of the Children which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of foster children and to supporting former foster youth in their journey to become successful, independent adults.

Opportunities: Local celebrity athletes will be invited. There will be red carpet photo opportunities for press, live on-site media interviews for talent, and one-on-one interview opportunities with ESPN's SportsCenter anchor, Neil Everett.

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About Neil Everett (http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2009/10/29/everett_neil)
Neil Everett joined ESPN in July 2000 as an anchor for ESPNEWS and SportsCenter. Neil helped to launch ESPN’s new Los Angeles Production Facility in March 2009 to co-host the 1 a.m. EST / 10 p.m. PST West Coast edition of SportsCenter with Stan Verrett.

During his tenure as a SportsCenter anchor, Everett has added Hawaiian surfing sayings and other state references to the show's famous repertoire of catchphrases. When noting the time of an event, he will often use the Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone. He also uses "Howzit" (Hawaiian slang for "How's it going?") to start each show and "Recognize the WAC!" in reference to the University of Hawaii Warriors, who play in the Western Athletic Conference.

Everett closes each show's introductory summary by shouting the words "Right now!" He also makes references to Spokane and Gonzaga University (located in Spokane), as well as references to the University of Oregon (his alma mater). He uses the catchphrase, "Bartender, Jack!" (as in Jack Daniels), in reference to home runs in baseball highlights. He often refers to The Grateful Dead lyrics, such as quoting "Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be" -- a verse in the song Tennessee Jed -- when referring to the University of Tennessee Volunteers sports teams. He also frequently uses the verse from the Grateful Dead song, St. Stephen, "One man gathers what another man spills." He also makes numerous references to The Big Lebowski, a movie set in his current town of Los Angeles, with references such as "The Dude abides" and "careful man, there's a beverage here" and " Mark it eight Dude" during Top Ten Plays. Also as of the 2010 Oregon Ducks Football season he gives a shout out to "Supwitchugirl" and their smash hit "I Love My Ducks (Return of The Quack)" by singing the chorus.

About Millions of Milkshakes (http://millionsofmilkshakes.com/about/)
Since the moment Millions of Milkshakes was opened in October 2008, customers have been lining up to get their “dairy fix.” Millions of Milkshakes has now become a celebrity hot spot with a long waiting list of actors, musicians, and athletes from all over the world requesting to make their own signature shakes.

Celebrities who have been to Millions of Milkshakes are Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Pamela Anderson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler, Paula Abdul, Ciara, Lil Kim, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Perez Hilton, Fred Durst, Director Bryan Singer, Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, Ron Artest, New Boyz, Quinton Aaron, Omarion, Russell Simmons, Stephanie Pratt, Forest Whitaker, Jackée Harry, Melody Thornton, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Vivica A. Fox, Chinese Superstar Han Geng, Niecy Nash, LaToya Jackson, Aubrey O’Day, Donny Osmond, Kym Johnson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy, Gretchen Rossi, Jabbawockeez, Leeza Gibbons, Tami Farrell, The Girls Next Door, Day 26, Adrienne Bailon, Aaron Carter, Karina Smirnoff, Peaches Geldof, Jonny Makeup, Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, Tim Allen, Antonio Sabato Jr., Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, Flavor Flav, Jon Gosselin, Ben Stein, NFL Reggie Bush, and Corey Feldman.

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