Airing Sunday, January 11, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and re-airing several more times during the week, pro surfer Cory Lopez stars in FUEL TV’s original 30-minute series “Firsthand.”
 
Cory Lopez is an icon of the progressive surfing era. He’s also known for redefining “charging” in the death-pits of Teahupoo in Tahiti. A 17-year pro surfing veteran, with 11 of those spent at the elite level, Cory is seasoned to say the least. But it’s his relaxed and approachable style however that defines his character.
 
Get to know Lopez in his adopted home of San Clemente, California. Follow Cory to the U.S. Open of Surfing as he competes against the top WQS surfers in the world. Go back to his roots in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida to see where it all started. Witness a day of fishing with Cory’s long-time friends and one of the best charter crews in the region.
 
Finally, you to can be a film star, too, by following Cory and crew on a road trip up the East Coast to premier the new O’Neill film, “The Life”. Drop into the life of Cory Lopez in this episode of “Firsthand.”
 
Cory’s sponsors include: O'Neill, DVS, Anarchy, Freestyle, Mayhem.
 
Upcoming air times for “Firsthand” – Cory Lopez
Sunday – 1/11/2009                            8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT
Sunday – 1/11/2009                            11:00 pm ET/ 8:00 pm PT
Monday –1/12/2009                            5:00 am ET / 2:00 am PT
Tuesday - 1/13/2009                          9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT
Friday – 1/16/2009                             6:30 am ET / 3:30 am PT
Friday – 1/16/2009                             4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT
Friday – 1/16/2009                             7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT

Taking you into the daily lives of action-sports athletes, “Firsthand” provides exclusive footage and interviews with surfers, skateboarders, snowboarders, BMX riders, and the like as they comb the globe for the perfect wave to surf, a fresh pool to skate, or untracked powder to snowboard. Experience their favorite local haunts and discover how they live off board or bike.
 
About FUEL TV
FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in 25-million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit http://www.fuel.tv