The Cowboy Channel Stage to Host Daily Panel Discussions at The Cowboy Channel Cowboy Christmas

LAS VEGAS

For the third consecutive year, The Cowboy Channel will feature a series of Rodeo 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, the panel discussions will start at 1 p.m. and feature a variety of current and former Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champions, legends in the sport, industry leaders and many more.

The Cowboy Channel Stage is located within the footprint of Cowboy Commons – Where Friends Gather, the new area located at the east end of the renovated South Hall.

Hosted by Hayley Novak, 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. 5 – Theme: Gold Buckle Horsepower
Featuring Ty Erickson, Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp

Friday, Dec. 6 – Theme: Bad Cat Bronc Busters
Featuring Billy Etbauer and Zeke Thurston

Saturday, Dec. 7 – Theme: To Get Rich, You’ve Got to Have Speed
Featuring Vegas NFR Icons Speed Williams and Rich Skelton

Sunday, Dec. 8 – Theme: The House that Joe Built
Featuring Vegas NFR Icon Joe Beaver, Jenna Beaver and John Douch

Monday, Dec. 9 – Theme: The Funny and Serious Sides of Bull Riding
Featuring John Harrison, Trey Kimzey and Trevor Reiste

Tuesday, Dec. 10 – Theme: Rodeo Roof Raisers
Featuring Fred Whitfield and Shad Mayfield

Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Theme: Rodeo’s Rocky Balboa Brothers
Featuring Stetson Wright and Ky Hamilton

Thursday, Dec. 12 – Theme: O Canada
Featuring Tyler Craft, Scott Guenthner and Tyler Milan

Friday, Dec. 13 – Rockstar Rookies
Featuring Jeter Lawrence, Cole Clemons and Oceane Veilleux

Saturday, Dec. 14 – Best of the Bucking Best
Featuring Cullen Pickett, Sammy Andrews and Dustin Delmas

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 a.m.
The Call: Hosted by Steve Kenyon – starting at 11 a.m.
Should’ve Been a Cowgirl Podcast – starting at noon
Zero In – starting at 1:30 p.m. (following the Deep Dive Panels)
NFR Tailgate – starting at 2 p.m.

Free to the public, Cowboy Christmas is open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (PT) daily at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall and features more than 375 exhibitors and interactive elements for rodeo fans.

Sold out for more than 359 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 2035, the purse in 2024 is $12.5 million. Qualification is based on the 2024 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.