Taking it to the limit

Noaki Schwartz

NEWPORT BEACH -- A local company has just completed a pilot program

on extreme sports called “Xtreme Soul” that will air early next year.

“It’s a television show dedicated to extreme sports, music and the

lifestyle,” said Dave Cornelius of Runway productions. “It celebrates the

exhilaration of extreme sports and uncovers what exactly inspires people

to push the envelope.”

Extreme sports are a step beyond normal athletic pastimes. They include a

variety of sports such as skiing or skateboarding and attract enthusiasts

who like an edge of danger. A popular example is sky surfing or skiing

down the face of a jagged, snow-covered mountain.

Extreme sports is relatively new, but has attracted an increasing number

of people. Many athletes, including skate lugers, live in Newport Beach,

Cornelius said.

“It’s an inane sport where someone lays flat on a skateboard going down

hill,” he said.

Cornelius hopes the show will capitalize on the sport’s growing audience

and has been approaching a variety of networks including ESPN, FOX Sports

and NBC.

“The audience for extreme sports is growing fast,” he said. “It is the

vision of ‘Xtreme Soul’ to add a whole new dimension to extreme sports

coverage.”

WHAT: “Xtreme Soul”

WHEN: From February to August

WHERE: On KDOC-TV Channel 56, a station that airs from Los Angeles to San

Diego