DEC 1, 2023
The Cowboy Channel Stage to Host Daily Panel Discussions at The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas
LAS VEGAS
For the second consecutive year, The Cowboy Channel will feature a series of Deep Dive Panel discussions at The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas. Held each day on the Cowboy Channel Stage on Level 1 of the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth 2545), the panel discussions will start at 1:30 p.m. and feature a variety of current and former Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champions, legends in the sport, industry leaders and many more.Hosted by Amy Wilson, the panels will delve into the personalities and behind-the-scenes stories and experiences that shape the world of rodeo.
The Rodeo Deep Dive Panel discussions will include the following themes and special guests:
Thursday, Dec. 7 – Theme: Feild of Dreams
Featuring Kaycee Feild and Shad Feild
Friday, Dec. 8 – Theme: Rookie Revolution
Featuring Keenan Hays, Kade Sonnier and Dean Thompson
Saturday, Dec. 9 – Theme: Reride!
Featuring Tuff Hedeman, Josh Frost and Stetson Wright
Sunday, Dec. 10 – Theme: Vegas NFR Icons
Featuring Billy Etbauer and Cody Ohl
Monday, Dec. 11 – Records Were Made to Be Broken
Featuring Dalton Massey, Riley Webb and Donnie Gay
Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Theme: Big Boots to Fill
Featuring Hali Williams, Marcus Theriot and Trey Kimzey
Wednesday, Dec. 13 – Theme: Rodeo Moms
Featuring Shari Cooper, Jennifer Kimzey Spencer and Robin Anderson
Thursday, Dec. 14 – Theme: Unsung Heroes of Rodeo with Bullfighters, Pickup Men and Hazers
Featuring Josh Edwards, Dusty Tuckness and Tanner Milan
Friday, Dec. 15 – Pro Rodeo Power Couples
Featuring Shelby Boisjoli and Haven Meged; Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Garrett Tonozzi
Saturday, Dec. 16 – Big Time Buckers
Featuring Peter Carr, Tyler Kraft and Cullen Pickett
Each day, The Cowboy Channel Stage also will feature additional programming (all times PT and subject to change):
The Luke Branquinho Show – starting at 10:30 a.m.
Should’ve Been a Cowgirl Podcast – starting at 11:30 a.m.
NFR Trading Cards - Autograph Signings – starting at 12:30 p.m.
Zero In – starting at 1 p.m.
NFR Tailgate – starting at 2 p.m. (following the Deep Dive Panels)
Free to the public, Cowboy Christmas is open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (PT) daily at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central and South Halls and features more than 400 exhibitors and interactive elements for rodeo fans.
Sold out for more than 360 consecutive performances in Las Vegas, the Wrangler NFR attracts the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Under the contract with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association that runs through 2025, the purse in 2023 is more than $11.5 million. Qualification is based on the 2023 PRCA World Standings.
For more information on the Wrangler NFR and The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas, please visit NFRexperience.com or through social media at /LasVegasNFR and use #WranglerNFR. For the latest Pro Rodeo news and Wrangler NFR coverage, please visit prorodeo.com or through social media at @PRCA_ProRodeo.